Choose your instrument to meet our faculty!
Master musicians and dedicated educators, all of our faculty members are fixtures in the NYC music scene. We've performed at clubs from the Blue Note to the Bitter End, Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. You can hear our voices, instruments, or compositions on countless recordings, film scores and shows like Fox 5’s Star of the Day or Amazon’s Mozart in the Jungle.
We are graduates of NYU, New England Conservatory, Peabody, Manhattan School of Music, to name a few. We’ve studied music in the academy and honed our craft on band stands from L.A. to Shanghai, and learned to speak the language right here in New York alongside legendary musicians.
Faculty members are thoroughly vetted, interviewed multiple times, background checked and trained in our methods. They are assessed not only on their skills as musicians but on their skills as teachers. Each member has extensive teaching experience and vast knowledge of their craft. Above all, WillYouLearn teachers bring dedication, compassion, humor and support to each and every student.
We are graduates of NYU, New England Conservatory, Peabody, Manhattan School of Music, to name a few. We’ve studied music in the academy and honed our craft on band stands from L.A. to Shanghai, and learned to speak the language right here in New York alongside legendary musicians.
Faculty members are thoroughly vetted, interviewed multiple times, background checked and trained in our methods. They are assessed not only on their skills as musicians but on their skills as teachers. Each member has extensive teaching experience and vast knowledge of their craft. Above all, WillYouLearn teachers bring dedication, compassion, humor and support to each and every student.
Will Armstrong - Founder and Director. Piano.
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Oskari Nurminen - guitar, bass, piano, drums.
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George Sarpola - drums, piano
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Charlie O'Connor - vocals, guitar, piano, bass, trumpet, drums.
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Gracie Nash - guitar, ukule, vocals.
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Mark McIntyre - guitar, drums, vocals.
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Rick Martinez - Percussion
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Mike Verselli - Piano, production.
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Joe Graziosi - woodwinds, piano.
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Karen Tennison - vocals, piano
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Joanne Vance - vocals, guitar, ukulele, piano.
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The WillYouLearn Faculty performing "Rise Up"
Performed during the 2020 Pandemic under curfew and quarantine.
Past Live Performances
"Gimme That Swing" Live at the Sidewalk Cafe
"Falling Slowly" from the first WillYouLearn Faculty Concert featuring Stan Killian