Flute / Patty Lazarra / Beginning Piano / Suzanne Kellow
Clarinet/Oboe/Saxophone / Christine MacDonnell / Kate Cosco
Clarinet/Saxophone /

Micheale Ryan

/ Jazz / Intermed. Piano / Kate Cosco
Saxophone / James Garde / Violin / Cathy Clark
Bassoon /

Lisa Alexander

/ Christine Ims
French Horn /

Eva Conti

/ Melissa Macy
Trumpet / Ben Hankle / Viola / Christine Ims
Trombone/Baritone /

Matt Bilyk

/ Cathy Clark
Tuba / Matt Bilyk / Cello /

Daryl Goldberg

Voice / Suzanne Kellow / Percussion / Gary Fink
Guitar /

PJ Rasmussen

/ Greg Landes

Encore Music Studio offers individual private music lessons. Mini-Sessions are designed for students preparing for auditions or recitals, meeting a new teacher or extending a regular semester.

(Regular Encore Music Studio semesters are 14 lessons.)

Course 945-mini4 Four 30 Minute Lessons -$144 Course 945-7 (2) Seven 30 Minute Lessons -$252

Course 946-mini4 Four 45 Minute Lessons -$216 Course 946-7 (2) Seven 45 Minute Lessons -$378

Course 947-mini4 Four 60 Minute Lessons -$288 Course 947-7 (2) Seven 60 Minute Lessons -$504

The Teaching Staff

You have 5 easy ways to register:

  1. Online (Search for “Encore”)
  2. Mail the registration form with your payment. CHECK OR CHARGE
  3. In person registration at the RCS Office, Education Center, 1-4 pm, Monday through Friday. CHECK, CHARGE OR CASH
  4. Phone it in, CHARGE ONLY, (201) 670-2777, 1-4 pm, Monday through Friday.
  5. Fax it in, 24 hours a day, CHARGE ONLY, (201) 444-5565

The Encore Music Studio

The Encore Music Studio offers the opportunity for students of all ages to study an instrument with a professional artist. Lessons are scheduled by the instructor after school hours, in the afternoon or evening, and are held at Benjamin Franklin Middle School, George Washington Middle School or Ridgewood High School.

General Information

Please make checks payable to Ridgewood Community School and mail to 49 Cottage Place, Ridgewood, NJ 07450. Visa or MasterCard are accepted.

Tuition includes a non-refundable $25 registration fee. Tuition must accompany registration. If RCS cancels the course, you will receive a full refund. If you need to withdraw your child from the class, you must submit your request in writing at least three FULL business days prior to the first day of class. The tuition will be returned less the $25 registration fee. If you withdraw your child from the class after the class begins, no refund will be given. Teacher requestsare not guaranteed.

For additional program information, please contact Gary Fink at or (201) 262-2237.