Announcing the Teachers of the Year for 2023!

As 2023 draws to a close, we are thrilled to honor our Teachers of the Year. Great teachers inspire us to be our best, by not only imparting their expertise, but motivating us to put in the hard work that it takes to become skilled, and being patient with us along the way. We are so grateful to all of the excellent teachers who share their energy via Lessonface.

Our Overall Teacher of the Year for 2023, Alison Ervin, is extraordinary in the breadth of her knowledge and teaching capability. In 2023, she taught lessons on over 20 instruments - from glockenspiel to U Bass - to over 100 students. All her reviews were five-stars out of five.

As one of her reviewers wrote, "With five members of my family taking lessons you would think that one of us would be bound to just not click with the teacher. This was not even close to the case in fact it was polar opposite. Every single person LOVED both the lesson and the teacher and highly look forward to future lessons."

Huge congrats, Alison, and thank you for being a part of Lessonface! 

We reached out to the students of six of the seven top teachers (Alison Ervin, overall; Erika Andres, flute; Brad Ward, electric guitar; Derek Gonzales, acoustic guitar; Esther Howard, violin; and Aubrey Lauren, singing) to ask if they would like to share their congrats, and have compiled the responses which they confirmed we could share publicly above (the entire set of congrats we'll be sharing directly with the teachers today). Our Teacher of the Year for 2022, Beverly Cashin, continues to be at the top of the piano lessons category, one of our most popular instruments. Since we had asked her students just last year for their testimonials, we didn't send out the request again, but we will post the video from last year again below, as well as the unabridged and written public testimonials of these great students. Huge thanks to all who participated!

We recognize the following fantastic teachers as Teacher of the Year for their instrument or subject area.  

OVERALL

Alison Ervin
Alison Ervin

Ableton Live

Pierre Luc Lalonde
Pierre Luc Lalonde

ABRSM Exam Prep

Donovan Kwan
Donovan Kwan

Accordion

Jason Fawks
Jason Fawks

Acoustic Guitar

Derek Gonzales
Derek Gonzales

Akai EWI

Denis Belyakov
Denis Belyakov

Alto Sax

Willem Moolenbeek
Willem Moolenbeek

Apple GarageBand

Jennifer E. Rose
Jennifer E. Rose

Apple Logic Pro

Jennifer E. Rose
Jennifer E. Rose

Artist Development

Jenessa
Jenessa

Audio Ear Training

Joanna Skowrońska
Joanna Skowrońska

Audio Recording and Music Production

Emily M Zimmer
Emily M Zimmer

Audition Prep

Liz Ramirez
Liz Ramirez

Audition Prep from Berklee Alumni

Leah Hinton
Leah Hinton

Banjo

Chris Roszell
Chris Roszell

Baritone Ukulele

Blake Nix
Blake Nix

Bass Guitar

Bear Williams
Bear Williams

Bassoon

Clair Cangialosi
Clair Cangialosi

Beatboxing

Paul Arnett
Paul Arnett

Blues Guitar

Rod Ferreira
Rod Ferreira

Bouzouki

Robin Jones
Robin Jones

Cajon

Facundo Alvarez
Facundo Alvarez

Cello

Matteo Montanari
Matteo Montanari

Clarinet

Liz Ramirez
Liz Ramirez

Classical Composition

Kristi Boonzaaier
Kristi Boonzaaier

Classical Guitar

Leah Kruszewski
Leah Kruszewski

Classical Orchestration

Antonio Gervasoni
Antonio Gervasoni

Classical Piano

Yee-Sik Wong
Yee-Sik Wong

Classical Voice

Sonnie Sitz
Sonnie Sitz

Clawhammer Banjo

Polly Bolton
Polly Bolton

Composition

Alan Ahued Naime
Alan Ahued Naime

Conga

Larry Salzman
Larry Salzman

Contemporary Composition

Alan Ahued Naime
Alan Ahued Naime

Counterpoint

Harrison Davis-Wang
Harrison Davis-Wang

Djembe

Akiko Horii
Akiko Horii

Doumbek

Larry Salzman
Larry Salzman

Drawing

Jessica Lenze
Jessica Lenze

Drums

Pedro Ceres
Pedro Ceres

Ear Training

Laura Montero
Laura Montero

Electric Guitar

Brad Ward
Brad Ward

English

Luisa Ardigò
Luisa Ardigò

Euphonium

Tommy Chiu
Tommy Chiu

Fiddle

Mike Mitchell
Mike Mitchell

Fingerstyle Guitar

Wanamaker Lewis
Wanamaker Lewis

Flamenco Guitar

Leopoldo Delorenzi
Leopoldo Delorenzi

Flugelhorn

Sheryl Linch-Parker
Sheryl Linch-Parker

Flute

Erika Andres
Erika Andres

French

Jean-Christophe Barre
Jean-Christophe Barre

French Horn

Olivier Huebscher
Olivier Huebscher

German

Verena Bachinger
Verena Bachinger

Guitalele

Alison Ervin
Roque Deschamps

Guitar for Singers

Chantal Kuegle
Chantal Kuegle

Guqin

Audrey Sun
Audrey Sun

Guzheng

Yutong Huang
Yutong Huang

Hacklmusic Brass Academy

Markus Finkler
Markus Finkler

Harmonica

Federico Linari
Federico Linari

Harp

Melanie Mashner
Melanie Mashner

Hindustani Voice

Shudhi Ramani
Shudhi Ramani

Improvisation

Ray Suhy
Ray Suhy

Indian Classical Voice

Dr. Ananya Bhattacharjee
Dr. Ananya Bhattacharjee

Irish Concertina

Jason Fawks
Jason Fawks

Irish Tin Whistle

Miriam J Rosenblum
Miriam J Rosenblum

Italian

Luisa Ardigò
Luisa Ardigò

Jazz Guitar

Chris Campbell
Chris Campbell

Jazz Piano

Beverly Cashin
Beverly Cashin

Jazz Voice

Lydia Harrell
Lydia "LovelySinger" Harrell

Lap Steel Guitar

Paul Grether
Paul Grether

Lead Guitar

Elijah Bogdanov
Elijah Bogdanov

Loog Certified Guitar

Leah Kruszewski
Leah Kruszewski

Mandolin

Alan Epstein
Alan Epstein

Marimba

Robert McCullagh
Robert McCullagh

Metal Guitar

Matt Franceschini
Matt Franceschini

Mountain Dulcimer

Lorinda Jones
Lorinda Jones

Music Theory

Laura Montero
Laura Montero

Musical Theatre

Aubrey Lauren
Aubrey Lauren

Native American Flute

Ami Sarasvati
Ami Sarasvati

Neo Soul Guitar

Facu Chun
Facu Chun

Oboe

Grace Mehm
Grace Mehm

Outreach Music Academy

Franz Hackl
Franz Hackl

Piano

Beverly Cashin
Beverly Cashin

Piccolo

Erika Andres
Erika Andres

Pop Arranging

Jerrica Alyssa
Jerrica Alyssa

Pop Voice

Jerrica Alyssa
Jerrica Alyssa

Quena Flute

Nayo Ulloa
Nayo Ulloa

R&B Voice

Leah Hinton
Leah Hinton

Recorder

Ben van Wyk
Ben van Wyk

Rock Guitar

Ray Suhy
Ray Suhy

Rock Piano

Matthew Smith
Matthew Smith

Rock Voice

Kit Thornberry
Kit Thornberry

Saxophone

Cooper White
Cooper White

Singing

Aubrey Lauren
Aubrey Lauren

Singing for Actors

Julieta Pizarro
Julieta Pizarro

Songwriting

Eliza R Waldman
Eliza R Waldman

Soprano Sax

Jaime Gibson
Jaime Gibson

Spanish

Carolina Amoruso
Carolina Amoruso

Tabla

Suryakiran Marathe
Suryakiran Marathe

Tenor Banjo

Robin Jones
Robin Jones

Tenor Sax

Itzel Reyna
Itzel Reyna

Trombone

Ricardo Hernandez Cabrera
Ricardo Hernandez Cabrera

Trumpet

Sheryl Linch-Parker
Sheryl Linch-Parker

Tuba

Joshua Davis
Joshua Davis

Ukulele

Brad Ward
Brad Ward

Upright Bass

Alison Ervin
Alison Ervin

Vibraphone

Ryan Fedak
Ryan Fedak

Viola

Lisa Williams
Lisa Williams

Violin

Esther Howard
Esther Howard

Voice

Jenessa
Jenessa

Student Testimonials for Alison Ervin - Lessonface Teacher of the Year 2023


Student Testimonials for Beverly Cashin - Lessonface Piano Teacher of the Year 2023


Student Testimonials for Erika Andres - Lessonface Flute and Piccolo Teacher of the Year 2023


Student Testimonials for Derek Gonzales - Lessonface Acoustic Guitar Teacher of the Year 2023


Student Testimonials for Brad Ward - Lessonface Electric Guitar and Ukulele Teacher of the Year 2023


Student Testimonials for Esther Howard - Lessonface Violin Teacher of the Year 2023


Student Testimonials for Aubrey Lauren - Lessonface Singing and Musical Theatre Teacher of the Year 2023

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