Faculty/Staff

School of Rock Westchester features some of the country's best music instructors:
Patty Corsale
General Manager

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Bio Picture Lou Caldarola
Music director / Drum Instruction
Lou Caldarola has been an active member of the Music scene for over 25 years now and is one of the areas most in demand session and live drummers,Lou is also one of the original Staff members at Westchester SOR.He attended University of Bridgeport majoring in music and studied with Howard Zwickler for one year but left Bridgeport to pursue a...
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Bio Picture John Demczuk
Instructor-Guitar,Bass,Drums
John has been with School Of Rock Westchester since it's inception in January 2008 and has become a core member of our staff, teaching guitar, bass and drums.  He has performed with various musical projects at such venues as The Rack & Roll Cafe in Stamford CT, Lucy's Lounge in Pleasantville and Arlene's Grocery, CBGBs and The...
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Bio Picture Lucas Brode
Instructor - Guitar,Bass,Drums
Lucas Brode is a composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist from Upstate New York. Currently he plays guitar, glockenspiel, melodica and percussion in the collaborative instrumental rock ensemble Hannibal Montana and leads his own modern ensemble. Lucas has taught throughout New York State both privately and through local music schools. He...
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Bio Picture Maia Amada
Vocal Instructor
  Born into an artistically creative family, music has always been a large part of Maia's life. Maia began singing at the age of three and by the age of ten she was already dazzling people at public performances. As a teenager, Maia went on the road with Broadway companies, and at fifteen she joined a band where she met drummer, Alan...
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Bio Picture Ben Malmed
Instructor - Guitar,Bass,Drums
Multi-instrumentalist Ben Malmed has been playing music for twenty years.  He started with classical piano at age five and picked up guitar, bass and drums around age eleven.  He joined a rock school that existed in Bedford, learning how to play in a band in a very similar environment to School of Rock.  The music program at...
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Bio Picture Adam Bernier
Keyboard Instructor
  Adam began playing piano and trumpet in 4th grade and participated student bands and talent shows through high school. During his senior year, he picked up a ragged acoustic guitar from the band room, learned some chords from some friends, and hasn’t put it down since! After high school, Adam attended Wesleyan University where he...
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Adam Arcano
Guitar, Bass Instructor

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Bio Picture Alan Pugielli
Drum Instructor
Determination and dedication to his instrument, has brought Alan Pugielli success as a Jazz-Fusion drummer. A seasoned foundation of study with legends, Freddie Waits and Charlie Percip helped to develop his solid and unique sound. From the late seventies to the present, Alan has worked with some of New York’s top studio session and stage players...
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