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Larry Newman, Founder / Director of Children's Music Workshop
Larry Newman is
the Founder and Director of Children's
Music Workshop. He holds a Bachelor of Music Education, cum
laude degree from Temple
University's College of Music, a California teaching credential
and a Master of Arts in Music Performance from Eastern
Illinois University.
Formerly an instrumental music teacher in the Philadelphia
School District, Los Angeles
Unified School District, and Santa
Monica-Malibu Public Schools, Mr. Newman has supervised music
programs in more than sixty public and private institutions from
the Kindergarten through college levels. His rich diversity of
experience includes schools from East L.A. to Malibu and from South
Central L.A. to the San Fernando Valley.
Mr. Newman received the
2006 Lori
Petrick Excellence in Education Award from the Palisades
Charter Schools Foundation. The award is underwritten by the
Boone Foundation - a philanthropic group whose mission is to
support "passionate
people who provide excellent programs to youth".
Larry Newman was also
one of 40 teachers nominated for the 2007 25th Annual BRAVO
Award,
established in 1982 by the Music Center of Los Angeles County
to recognize individuals for innovation and excellence in arts
education. Mr. Newman also was awarded
a 2008
Best Buy Teach Award which rewards schools for engaging
students through technology.
Mr. Newman formerly was the trumpet
instructor at Glendale
College and also taught in the jazz studies department of Eastern
Illinois University as a graduate teaching assistant. At Eastern
Illinois, Mr. Newman directed the University Jazz Lab Band, taught
private undergraduate studio trumpet and was also a member of the
EIU Faculty Brass Quintet and solo trumpet player in the EIU Faculty
Jazz Combo.
As a professional trumpet
player, Larry Newman has toured The United States, Canada and Japan
with The
Glenn Miller Orchestra® under the direction of Larry O'Brien
(see
video),
performed in The
Claridge Hotel Casino Orchestra in Atlantic City under the
direction of Jack Six and sailed the Caribbean and Northwest with
the S/S Norway Big
Band (see
video) and other cruise ship orchestras.
He has backed such star entertainers
as Dizzy Gillespie, Jack
Jones, Florence Henderson, Jerry
Lewis, Billy
Eckstine, The
Fifth Dimension, Al Martino, Shirley
Jones, The Lettermen, Jim
Nabors, Jerry
Van Dyke, Jim Stafford, Michel
Legrand, Clark Terry, Cab
Calloway, George
Kirby, Margaret
Whiting, Benny Carter, The
Four Aces, The
Modernaires, Bobby Rydell, Joe
Williams, Roger
Williams, Slide
Hampton, The Smothers
Brothers, Fred Travalena, Rita
Moreno and others.
Mr. Newman worked as a trumpet
instructor on the 2004 Universal release, Ray,
starring Jamie Foxx as well as the 1999 movie, Anywhere
But Here, starring Susan Sarandon and Natalie Portman.
Mr. Newman is author of the Recorder
Fun Book and Pre-Band
Fun Book published by Brass Bell Publications. The books
are fast becoming one of the top classroom recorder methods in
the country and are used in hundreds of elementary schools throughout
the United States. He is also the author of the Violin
Fun Book and Beginning
Band Fun Books - group method books used in all Children's
Music Workshop music programs.
Larry Newman is leader of The
Pacific Palisades Brass Quintet and is a freelance trumpet
player in the Southern California area. ( Photos: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 )
Tana Barnett holds
a Bachelor of Music (Magna Cum Laude) in Music Education
and Saxophone Performance from the
University
of the Pacific and holds a teaching credential
in K- 12 music. Ms. Barnett was previously the director of
music at Hillsdale High in San Mateo and has taught at the
Kindergarten through high school levels. She currently maintains
a private music studio and is a freelance musician in the Los
Angeles area.
Desiree' Deasy teaches
violin and cello. While majoring in violin performance at the University
of Wisconsin, she studied under the tutelage of the internationally
acclaimed Fine Arts
Quartet. She recently returned from a world concert tour
with the Yanni Symphony Orchestra.
Ms. Deasy is also a certified Musikgarten® instructor.
Brenda Etterbeek received
her Bachelor of Music Degree from Miami
University and her Masters of Music Degree from the University
of Southern California. She has toured Europe with the Camerata
Wind Quintet has been a featured performer with the Echternach
Festival Orchestra in Luxembourg. She currently performs oboe with
the Mestizo Trio. In addition to Children's Music Workshop, Ms.
Etterbeek maintains a private teaching studio.
Mandy Fey holds a Masters
of Music degree in clarinet from the University
of Southern California and a Bachelor of Music Education degree
from Illinois
State Universtiy. Before moving to California, Ms Fey taught
elementary, middle and high school instrumental music in the Joliet
(Il) Public School System and has served as a music instructor
at Northern
Illinois Universtiy She has performed with the New
World Symphony, the Santa Barbara Grand Opera and others.
Bray Ghiglia teaches
woodwinds, brass and guitar. He has toured the U.S. as both a
woodwind, keyboard and guitar player. Bray recently completed
work on his first film score and is presently pursuing a Masters
degree in Psychology from USM.
Bray teaches instrumental music
several area middle and elementary schools. Visit www.brayghiglia.com
Howard Lubin holds
a California State Teaching Credential in Music as well as a
Bachelor of Arts in Music degree from Cal State Northridge. He
is a professional guitarist in the Los Angeles area and a member
of the Music Educators National Conference.
Howard teaches music
theory, music history, guitar, strings, woodwinds and brass.
Leah Katz received her
Bachelor of Music degree in viola performance at Indiana University.
Leah has performed professionally with numerous symphony orchestras
including the Long Beach Symphony, Mozart Classical Orchestra,
Riverside Philharmonic and West LA Symphony. She has recorded
with artists such as Brittany
Spears,
Eve 6, Christina
Aguilera, N'Sync, Mariah
Carey, Backstreet Boys, Destiny's Child, and Jessica
Simpson. Leah is a member of The
Section Quartet and also
performs with the house band on the Fox TV hit, American
Idol.
Marisa Kuney holds a
Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance from Eastman
School of Music and was a graduate quartet fellow at Wichita
State University.
She has performed with the Long Beach Symphony,
the Wichita Symphony, the Tulsa Philharmonic and others. Ms.
Kuney performs locally and maintains a private teaching studio
in Santa Monica.
Nancy Marfisi teaches
woodwinds and brass. Ms. Marfisi holds an undergraduate music
degree from the University
of Nevada, Reno and a Masters degree in music performance
from the University
of Southern California.
Nancy
is co-principal flutist with the Conejo Valley Symphony and
teaches privately.
Karolina Naziemiec
Karolina Naziemiec holds
a Masters in Music degree from USC. Ms. Naziemiec has toured
Europe, Japan and the USA. She has performed with the American
Youth Symphony, the Aspen Music Festival Orchestra,
the Jewish Symphony Orchestra, the Riverside
County Philharmonic and others.
Ms. Naziemiec's teaching experience includes very young children
to aspiring professionals. She has taught for the Young Musician's
Foundation and maintains a private teaching studio. Visit
www.karolinanaziemiec.com
Mary Lou Newmark is
an electric violinist, composer, and poet. Mary Lou has a
traditional classical background with undergraduate and graduate
degrees in violin performance from Southern Methodist University
and USC, and a masters
degree in composition from UCLA. Mary Lou has extensive experience
teaching elementary through advanced strings in group and
private settings. She maintains a private teaching studio
in Pacific Palisades. Visit www.greenangelmusic.com
Victoria
Sabonjohn graduated Summa Cum Laude from Stetson
University in DeLand, Florida with a Bachelor in Music
Education. She also holds a music performance degree from
the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.
Ms. Sabonjohn comes from a musical family, with both her
parents members of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra.
She loves teaching and performs the oboe professionally
in the Los Angeles area.
Katherine Shaw is
a violin and cello specialist. She previously taught strings
in two San Diego area magnet schools for music and the performing
arts. She is an accomplished performer and since 1991 has
been the assistant concertmistress of the Topanga Symphony.
Ms. Shaw holds a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics from the
University of California, San Diego and a Bachelor
of Music in Violin Performance from Cal
State Northridge
Dan Ubick teaches
guitar and holds a Bachelor of Arts in PanAfrican Studies
from Cal State Northridge. Dan spent years in Los Angeles'
own live-DJ ensemble, The
Breakestra where he traveled the world to promote the
band's "Live Mix Part 2" album. He has recorded
with Macy
Gray and
other top name artists. Dan has extensive experience working
with elementary age students - both in guitar instruction
and having been a classroom teacher in the Los Angeles Unified
School District.
Charlene
Welch holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and
a Music Teaching Credential from Cal State Hayward.
She also has a Master of Arts in Piano Performance
and Music Literature from Mills College. Charlene
has performed as a violist in the Berekely Symphony,
has coached strings for the Oakland Youth Symphony
and has been music director at schools in Colorado
and California. She maintains a private teaching
studio in West Los Angeles.
Ben Wendel is
a woodwind and brass specialist. Born in Canada and raised
in Los Angeles, Ben was educated at the Eastman School
of Music in New York. Since graduating he has enjoyed success
as a performer, composer and producer. As a composer Ben
has scored multiple films and recently received an
ASCAP Jazz Composer Award. Ben plays professionally in
the Los Angeles area and is the proud owner of a Boston
terrier named Elisie.
Karen Kay Woods
Karen Kay Woods
holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree in
both Instrumental and Vocal Music from the University
of South Alabama where she attended on full tuition scholarship.
She teaches strings, woodwinds and brass and in addition
to her background as a music educator, Ms. Woods is an
accomplished actor and writer. She recently wrote and
starred in a one woman show entitled The
Dance of the Lemons - receiving critical
acclaim from the Los Angeles
Times (Critic's Choice) and others.
Music
Teachers Are Role Models
View this QuickTime Video, narrated
by Tim McGraw and featuring the teachers and students
of Children's Music Workshop.
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