BML Teachers by Instrument & Topics

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Aya Nishina


Primary Instrument: 
Composition, Music Theory, Ear Training, Child Education
Studio Neighborhood: 
Park Slope
Convenient Subway Lines: 
F train
G train
M train
R train
Influences: 
Sounds of the earth, Breaths, Lullabies and chants from around the world, Bhagavad Gita, Gamalan Music from Indonesia and Bali, Gagaku (Japanese Imperial court music from Heian period), Guillaume de Machaut, Josquin Desprez, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Carlo Gesualdo, Arcangelo Corelli, Heinrich Ignaz Biber, Jean-Philippe Rameau, J.S.Bach, Domenico Scarlatti, W.A.Mozart, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Frederic Chopin, Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms, P.I. Tchaikovsky, Gustav Mahler, Claude Debussy, Alexander Scriabin, Maurice Ravel, Anton Webern, Alban Berg, Bela Bartok, Igor Stravinsky, Nadia Boulanger, Alfred Cortot, Andrés Segovia, Dmitri Schostakovich, Herbert von Karajan, Olivier Messian, Akira Kurosawa, John Cage, Michelangelo Antonioni, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Luciano Berio, George Crumb, Gyorgy Ligeti, Luigi Nono, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Toru Takemitsu, Andrei Arsenyevich, Glenn Gould, Terry Riley, Martin Scorsese, Evan Parker, Bernard Woma, Cyro Baptista, Kaija Saariaho, John Zorn, Akira Nishimura, The Beatles, Ned Rothenberg, Brad Mehldau, Björk, Radiohead... (approximately in historical order).

Clynt Yerkes

Primary Instrument: 
Trumpet
Studio Neighborhood: 
Ditmas Park
Convenient Subway Lines: 
B train
F train
Q train
Influences: 

Miles Davis, Radiohead, Tower of Power, Parliament, Willie Nelson, Maceo Parker, John Coltrane, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Prince, Led Zeppelin, James Brown, Squarepusher, MMW, Johnny Cash, Joanna Newsom, Freddie Hubbard, Jeff Beck, Bjork, Aphex Twin, Mingus, Oscar Peterson, Herbie Hancock, Hector Lavoe, Celia Cruz, Wille Colon, Count Basie, Brian Lynch, Harry James, Kenny Wheeler, Roy Hargrove, Duke Ellington, Woody Shaw, Kool & the Gang, Red Garland, Cannonball Adderley, George Coleman, Joe Henderson, Elvin Jones, Christian Scott, Chick Corea.

Derek VanScoten

Primary Instrument: 
Guitar, Mandolin, Electric Bass, Tenor Banjo, Bouzouki, Ableton Live, DJ, Pro Tools
Studio Neighborhood: 
Park Slope
Convenient Subway Lines: 
2 train
3 train
B train
F train
G train
M train
Q train
R train
Influences: 

Any great rock guitarist / group, acoustic bands like the David Grisman Quintet and Solas, beat producers like The Roots and Flying Lotus, the beauty of classical music, the depth of jazz guitar, breathtaking song writing like James Taylor, Joni Mitchell and Sufjan Stevens, the groove and tone of any Motown or Staxx era artists, the attitude of punk rock, the sensation of group improvisation and the voice of my wife.

Jesse Schiffman

Primary Instrument: 
Flute
Studio Neighborhood: 
Long Island City, Queens
Convenient Subway Lines: 
7 train
G train
Influences: 

Carol Wincenc (flute faculty, The Juilliard School), Robert Langevin (Principal flute, New York Philharmonic), Michael Parloff (former Principal flute, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra)

Justin Williams

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Let It Go by Nuani

Primary Instrument: 
Electric Bass
Studio Neighborhood: 
West Harlem
Convenient Subway Lines: 
1 train
A train
C train
B train
D train
Influences: 

Earth Wind and Fire, Luther Vandross, Meshell Ngegeocelo, Scott Lefaro, Anthony Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Pino Paladino, Hiromi, Jonah Smith, Foreign Exchange, MF Doom, Madlib, The Roots, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Jurassic 5, D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, John Mayer, Bjork, Janek Gwizdala, Marko Djordjevic, Squarepusher, Nerve, Jojo Mayer, Meat Beat Manifesto, Dave Matthews Band, Derek Trucks Band, Charles Mingus, Herbie Hancock, Jill Scott, Alicia Keys, Kem, Stanley Clarke, Moby, ATB, Sarina Paris, Paul Oakenfold, The Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk, , Living Colour, John Legend, Floetry, Mary Mary, Future Sound of London, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Mobb Deep, Limp Bizkit, Ludacris, Gangstarr, DJ Hi-Tek, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Kindred and the Family Soul, Al Jarreau, Mike Stern, Phil Maturano, Clayton Camron, Chick Corea, Beck, Illusion of Safety, Killswitch Engage, Mudvayne, Anberlin, Yo-yo Ma, Tal Wikenfeld, Chaun Horton, Billy Kilson, Robert Zemekis, Penguin Clothing, Shepard Fairey, Wu-Tang Clan, Zack Galifinakis, Patton Oswalt, Seth Rogan, Ableton, McCoy Tyner, Prefuse 73, Acceptance, Thrice, Yellowcard, Alien Ant Farm, Slipknot, Dialated Peoples, A Tribe Called Quest, Ginuine, Aesop Rock, Slick Rick, System of A Down, Story of the Year, and plenty others.

Shanti Raval

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Bhimpalasi gat (short) by Shanti Raval

Primary Instrument: 
Clarinet
Studio Neighborhood: 
Washington Heights, Manhattan
Convenient Subway Lines: 
1 train
A train
C train
Influences: 
Western classical, North Indian music