Metropolis Music offers private lessons in our on-site lesson rooms on a variety of instruments. We currently have over 190 students coming in each week and more sign up all the time. Our teachers are highly trained, skilled professionals who will tailor your lesson experience to your needs and desires. Whether you're a brand new student looking to learn from scratch or a professional who wants to perfect existing skills or add new ones, we're here for you.

For current lesson schedule and instructor availability, call us at 201-222-8441.
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We are currently offering lessons in the following instruments:

Guitar	view schedule
Bass	view schedule
Piano	view schedule
Drums /Percussion	view schedule
Voice	view schedule
Violin	view schedule
Ensemble Classes	view schedule

Whether you used to play and want to get back into it or are currently taking lessons and are looking for somewhere to get together with other players and show off/practice your skills, this is a great place to do it.

The classes meet once a week on Thursday night and bring together players of various instruments and similar skill levels in a classroom setting to learn to play as a group. Our Thursday night class is curently looking for a drummer, but if you play anything else, come on down and we'll find a space for you. Don't be shy - our patient and heavily sedated teachers will calmly guide you from weekend warrior to rock god/jazz legend in the most painless way possible.
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Current Classes:
Thursday 7:30pm-8:30pm - 'Intermediate' class - students must have a good working knowledge of their instrument - basic chords and scales - ages 16+. This class primarily covers jazz, blues and funk. Taught by Nobuki Takamen.

Eddie has been teaching at Metropolis since we opened in 2002 and started teaching over 20 years ago. Eddie played with Brazilian metal band Overdose who toured for a time with Sepultura. He studied at the Fundacao das Artes in Brazil.

Eddie teaches guitar and bass.

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Nobuki has been teaching at Metropolis since 2004. He frequently performs in the New York area and Japan, and is working on a music theory text book to be published in Japan. Nobuki holds a Bachelors degree from Obirin University in Japan and a Professional Music degree from Berklee School of Music in Boston.

Nobuki teaches guitar.

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Ariel has been teaching at Metropolis since 2003 and has been teaching for 10 years. He performs regularly throughout the New York City and New Jersey areas on both electric bass and upright bass. Ariel holds a Bachelor’s degree in Performance from the University of Miami and a degree from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music.

Ariel teaches bass and piano.

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Alex has been teaching at Metropolis since 2006 and has been teaching for 7 years. He has an Associates Degree from Bucks County Community College with a double major in Bass and Voice.

Alex teaches piano, guitar and bass.

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Alex has been teaching at Metropolis since 2008 and has been teaching for 5 years. Alex has extensive musical theatre experience, touring nationally and appearing locally on Broadway in such shows as Spring Awakening. He holds a BFA in Musical Theatre and Voice from the University of Michigan.

Alex teaches voice and guitar.

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Alex has been teaching at Metropolis since 2008 and has been teaching for 9 years. He holds a BM in Jazz Performance from the University Of The Arts in Philadelphia.

Alex teaches guitar, piano and bass.

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Josiah has been teaching at Metropolis since 2008 and has been teaching for 7 years. He is an accomplished composer and performer, having studied under such jazz masters as Marcus Belgrave and Gary Bartz. Josiah has a Bachelor's of Music from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and a Masters of Music from the New England Conservatory of Music.

Josiah teaches guitar, piano, flute and trumpet.

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Jordan has been teaching at Metropolis since early 2010 and has been teaching privately for 9 years. He is a very experienced jazz and classical pianist, and holds a BM in Jazz Studies with a Classical minor from William Patterson University.

Jordan teaches classical and jazz piano.

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Kevin has been teaching at Metropolis since 2004 and has been teaching for 16 years. Kevin has studied drumming in Indonesia and Morocco and holds a BA in Music from James Madison University and a Masters of Music from the Meadows School for the Arts in Texas.

Kevin teaches drums.

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Noel has been teaching at Metropolis since 2006 and has been teaching for 14 years. Noel is a hard working jazz musician who performs over 200 shows a year in the New York City area. He holds a Bachelors degree from the University of Vermont and has studied privately with Keith Copeland, Bobby Thomas and Billy Higgins.

Noel teaches drums.

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Renata has been teaching at Metropolis since 2008 and has been teaching for 5 years. Renata has played with many classical and jazz orchestras across the country, and served as the concertmaster of the Belleville, Illinois Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra for 4 years. She holds a BS in Music from Bradley University.

Renata teaches violin.

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