Private lessons at WMA
Lesson program details
WMA students who choose to add private lessons to their educational experience gain a wealth of inspiration from the focused personal attention, challenge and encouragement of artist-level private lessons.
We offer private music lessons in all instrument areas, including voice. Private music lessons are easy to register for, and our online payment below makes the process seamless. Scheduling lessons will occur - after registration is complete - at a mutually convenient time to the student and teacher. Questions regarding our private lesson program should be directed to Lynne Camenga at lcamenga@wma.us.
Private Lessons
Highlighting some of our private lesson instructors
Eun Joo Lee
Piano
Eun Joo Lee, a talented pianist from South Korea, began playing at age seven, performing at City Hall and later at prestigious venues during her time at a specialized Art High School in Busan.
Mrs. Lee studied at Pusan National University, receiving a scholarship and performing annually under Jung Soon Choi. Her standout performance of Bartok’s Rhapsody Op.1 at Kyumjung's Cultural Concert Hall made headlines.
In 2002, inspired by the Piano Summer at New Paltz, N.Y., Eun Joo pursued her master’s degree in Music at SUNY Purchase with Paul Ostrovsky. She expanded her repertoire with contemporary works and participated in numerous recitals and chamber groups. Eun Joo continued her studies at the Hartt School, University of Hartford, completing her Graduate Diploma Recitals in 2012 and 2013. Her interest in sacred music led her to study organ with Anthony Newman and Patricia Snyder.
Currently, she is a collaborative pianist for the Connecticut College Choirs and has recorded Brian Field’s "Three Planets" to raise climate change awareness. Mrs. Lee is a member of the Hartford Music Teacher Alliance and the National Music Teachers Association.
Here at WMA, Mrs. Lee, serves as adjunct music piano teacher with distinction, preparing her students for recitals, competitions and college admissions.
Ava D’Agostino
Voice
Ava D’Agostino is a soprano living in the Western Massachusetts area. She holds a Master of Music degree in vocal performance from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst where she studied under Dr. Jamie-Rose Guarrine, and she holds a Bachelor of Music degree in music education with a concentration in voice from SUNY Fredonia.
She has seven years of music teaching experience as a chorus director, program manager, private voice instructor and early childhood educator. Some of her operatic credits include The Fire/Nightingale in Ravel’s "L'enfant et les sortilèges" and the Witch/Mother in Humperdinck’s "Hansel and Gretel."
Yoonhe Ko
Cello
An Internationally recognized, award winning Cellist, she counts the 64th Coleman Chamber Music Competition at the top of a long list of distinctions.
During her collegiate career, she was featured as a soloist, winning concerto competitions at Ewha Womans University and Boston University Orchestra. As a recipient of the Aldo Parisot Prize, Ko earned her Master of Music Degree and Artist Diploma from the Yale School of Music. Her Doctorate in Cello Performance was accomplished under the tutelage of Rhonda Rider at Boston University.
Among her many celebrated performances, Dr. Ko performed under the baton of Keith Lockhart with the Boston Pops Orchestra, offering a stunning rendition of Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations.
Dr. Ko joined the faculty of Community Music School of Springfield, Massachusetts, in 2018 and currently serves as a String Coordinator of the Sonido Musica Program. Dr. Ko is a member of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Bethany Assembly of God Orchestra and cellist of the Quartetto Mosso String Quartet.
Jeff Fennell
Saxophone and woodwind specialist
Jeff Fennell is a saxophone and woodwind specialist, performing as both a studio musician for today’s Grammy artists and a touring musician with national acts across the country.
He moved to the Pioneer Valley in 2008 to study with Lynn Klock and Felipe Salles at UMass Amherst, where he performed works such as the Alexander Glazunov Concerto in E-flat Major with the UMass Orchestra, and performed with the JAG Saxophone Quartet at the World Saxophone Congress.
During this time, he was an original member of The Abletones, one of New England’s premier swing big bands, with whom he continues to perform today. After graduating, Jeff began writing and touring with groups including The Primate Fiasco and Miss Fairchild, and most recently co-founded The Valley Moonstompers, a Jamaican ska–focused ensemble. He is also an in-demand studio artist, working with the CSP Music Group. His most recent recording can be heard on Tyrese Gibson’s album Beautiful Pain.
As an educator, Jeff began teaching at the Community Music School of Springfield in 2015, supporting the Sonido Musica program, which now serves more than 35 public schools in Springfield and Holyoke.
In addition to providing private lessons and classroom instruction, he incorporates mindfulness-based stress reduction practices into teaching, offering students tools for stress management, confidence, and holistic wellbeing.
Chris Foe
Guitar
Chris Foe is a guitarist and composer whose work is performed and recorded widely throughout the New York, Boston, and Western Massachusetts areas.
Originally from West Michigan, Chris graduated summa cum laude from the SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Music where he studied under internationally renowned jazz guitarist John Abercrombie. During his years there, he was designated a James Moody Scholar and saw his music performed at major venues like Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola and The Falcon.
After later graduating from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a master's degree in jazz composition and arranging, Chris worked as a freelance arranger and engraver and became a fixture on the national competition circuit. His successes in that arena included a second-place finish in the American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers (ASMAC) Pete Rugolo Big Band Arranging and Composing Competition where his piece, “The Western Shore”, was judged against a record number of entries by a panel of judges that included Bill Holman, Gordon Goodwin, and Nan Schwartz.
Chris now specializes in music education, where he finds great joy in passing along the magic of music to learners of all ages and backgrounds.