Our Teachers

Music education is a primary concern at UNION MUSIC. Our teaching and rehearsal complex features modern, secure, soundproofed and climate-controlled rooms tailored for individual instruction. The teaching staff - listed below - can boast decades of performing and teaching experience and service to the area music community. Call the store - a salesperson can schedule your lessons at a convenient time, or can put you directly in touch with the instructor.

HANSANI ARCHIBALD
Piano and keyboards. Studied at the Boston Conservatory of Music
508-799-8912
Hansani@rocketmail.com

PETER DePASQUALE
Guitar and Bass, Rock, Blues, Slide, Jazz, Country, Classical, Folk, Alternative and Music Theory - A teaching and performing musician for over 25 years. Former Guitarist for the band Down East. Currently leader of the Solar Jazz Quartet, and the band 9teen. Educated at Berklee School of Music and Clark University.
774-289-9156
peterdepasquale@charter.net

DAVID DICK
5-String Banjo - 12 years teaching experience; a member of internationally performing and recording bluegrass bands, including Salamander Crossing, Southern Rail, Robin Kincaid & Back Roads.
508-765-5547
dave@unionmusic.com

KEVIN GORDON
Piano & Keyboards - Beginning to Advanced - 28 yrs. playing exp., 4 yrs in HS Jazz Ensemble: Awarded Most Valuable Player. UMASS Amherst B.A., Masters degree in Education, Teacher Certification Coursework Worcester State College. 15 years teaching experience. Currently playing Jazz and Pop for private functions.
508-755-7850
kgordon@mps-edu.org

JASON GRAHAM
Guitar & Bass - Various levels and styles including Rock, Funk, Blues, Jazz, and Classical, as well as music theory. 8 years of teaching experience, and 15 years of performing experience as a solo artist and with various local acts including Soulstice, Craig, the Arthur Dent Foundation (ADF), and the WSC Jazz Band. BS from Worcester State College w/music minor and 3 years of Jazz studies with local instructors.
508-414-8060
jgrahammusic@gmail.com

MAHLON LEBRÓN
Guitar, piano, music theory and sight reading; fully bilingual (English-Spanish); BA in Music from Interamerican University of Puerto Rico. Mahlon shows great passion and patience in his teaching and is also proficient in recording and composing software. He has experience as a music and chorus director and was the director and lead guitarist for the Nueva Creacion rock band.
774-253-4915
sigionot@hotmail.com

MATT MARCEL
Guitar-all levels; Bass-beginner to intermediate; All styles including Rock, Blues, Metal, and Acoustic. Specializing in song writing and music theory. 16 years of live performance and studio experience. Graduate of The New England Institute of Art.
508-335-7860
matt@alazair.com

RICK MURPHY
Drums - Full Set Instruction - All styles from Rock, Funk, Pop, Afro-Cuban/Latin, and Heavy Metal. Rudiments to double bass drumming techniques. 19 years playing, live performance, and studio experience. Eight years teaching experience.
508-494-2821

DERRICK TRAFECANTE
Guitar-All levels Beginner/Intermediate Bass Teaching blues, rock, hardrock, metal, fusion, acoustic, music theory, and odd time signatures. 19 years playing experience, 14 years teaching experience. Professional studio experience; Graduate of G.I.T. at Musician's Institute, Hollywood, CA.
508-523-3970

PHIL SALAH
Drums - All Styles, From Rudiments to Rock, Pop, Metal, Funk, Fusion, Jazz & Big Band 30+ years playing & teaching all styles of music; studied with many of the finest teachers on the east coast. Many prize-winning students, induding recent winners of All-State Drum Competitions in Massachusetts & Connecticut.
508-755-2643

KEN SAWYER
Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn, Flugelhorn, Saxophone, Flute , Clarinet, Oboe, and Piano. 40 years playing and teaching Jazz improv, classical and rock; active on the local music scene with The Bluesicians and Fred Hall's Blackstone Valley Swing Band. Founder of Sawyer Saxophone Student Solo Workshop, which includes woodwinds, brass and a professional rhythm section.
774 272 0103

The Sawyer Saxophone Student Solo Workshops 1988 - 2008

Under Ken Sawyer's fine leadership, the all ages group celebrates it's 20th year in 2008.
For more information, please contact Ken Sawyer: 508-755-2643.