RCMS Faculty

Deborah Brown, Voice received a Bachelor of Science degree in Music/Vocal performance with a strong emphasis in vocal pedagogy from Roberts Wesleyan College. She has studied in Italy and had the opportunity to work with Maesta Enza Ferrari, Maria Callas’ voice teacher, and Judith Coen. Deborah has had varying roles in operas, with one being the role of Countess Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro. She has also been in several shows at Hochstein Music School.She also won the Concerto Aria Competition here at Roberts. This is Deborah’s sixth year of teaching for the Roberts Wesleyan College Community Music School.

Kathy Ciaccia, Pace Piano, has an Associate's Degree from MCC and is certified to teach Kinderkeyboard and Level I.  This is her 10th year teaching these two levels.  She is employed at northeastern seminary from Sept to June.  She resides in Churchville with her husband and two children.

Sean Jefferson, Drumset, Concert Percussion, recently received is masters degree from Roberts Wesleyan College. Sean has had many great teachers including John W. McNeill (Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra), Ben Parris (Maskaraid Productions, LLC & NEMeSIS Records), Dave Mancini (Maynard Ferguson, Chuck Mangione, Rosemary Clooney), Dr. Eric Schmitz (SUNY Oswego, Russell Scarbrough Big Band), & Mike Melito (Chris Potter, James Moody, Chuck Mangione). He has freelanced throughout New York State and Germany for the past seven years. During that time he has had the privilege to perform with such notable artists as Dr. Lonnie Smith, Jeff Tyzik, Paradigm Shift, Alvin Parris III, Gray Mayfield, Terrance Bruce, and Bill Tiberio, and shared the stage with great names like Regina Carter, Jeff Golub, and Charlie Hunter. Currently Sean is performing exclusively with two groups, The Jazz Mad Lab & Paradigm Shift. In addition to an extensive performance career, Sean has taught drumset and percussion privately in Rochester, NY for the past 6 years and is the owner of Mad Lab Productions which coordinates all business The Jazz Mad Lab and Sean's free-lance work.

Chris Jones, Voice (Collegiate faculty on the revised 28 week calendar)  Mr. Jones’ educational background includes a Bachelor of Science degree, Music Education, from Roberts Wesleyan and a Master of Music degree, Vocal Performance, from the Eastman School of Music.  Mr. Jones has taught voice at the Hochstein Music School for 16 years and has directed Hochstein’s Summer Musical Theater program for 13 years.  At Roberts he currently teaches Voice lessons, Intro. To Music, Basic Conducting, and Field Exp., and has previously taught Vocal Lit. and Musical Stage Performance.

Marylynn Miller, Piano, earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in piano from Scripps College and Master of Arts degree in piano from the Claremont Graduate School. She has additional study at the Akademie of Musik in Vienna, Austria. She has been adjunct instructor of piano at Roberts since 1990 and on the faculty of the Eastman Community Music School since 1988. She is a member of the Rochester Piano Teachers' Guild and Morning Musicale of Rochester where she has participated as accompanist and chamber music performer.

Jan Nagle, Pace Piano, holds a Bachelor of Music (Music Education, Piano) from Houghton College and a Master of Arts (Arts and Humanities, Piano Pedagogy) from the Teachers College at Columbia University.  She teaches Functional Piano Classes, Piano Pedagogy, Music Theory and piano for Roberts Wesleyan College.  She founded the Pace Piano Program of the Community Music and has been training students and student teachers through that for many years.

Eve Dorothy Roushey, violin, viola – is a student instructor, currently studying music education at Roberts Wesleyan College.  She has been studying the violin privately for eighteen years, viola for five years, and has been teaching for six years.  Her instructors include Ellen Buxton, Merry Jeffers, Gregory Docenko, Kyle Bultman, Beth Bultman, and she is currently studying with Angel OuYang.  This will be her third year teaching for Roberts Community Music School, and she will be in charge of Saturday group classes this year.  Eve has completed String Pedagogy I and II, as well as String Field Experience I and II under the teaching of Beth Bultman.  She attends The Edgewood Free Methodist Church in Brighton, and resides in North Chili with her husband, Daniel, and their two hamsters, George and Martha.

 

Timothy J. Shannon, Guitar currently studies with Nicholas Goluses, as he pursues his Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Performance and Literature at the Eastman School of Music. He recently completed his Masters in Music Performance from the State University of New York at Buffalo where he studied with Joanne Castellani of the Castellani/Andriaccio Duo. He received his Bachelor of Professional Studies in Guitar Performance from SUNY Empire State College, where he integrated coursework from Nazareth College in Rochester and The Eastman School of Music.  He teaches at Roberts Wesleyan College and Hochstein Music School, and has given private lessons since 1980.  Timothy Shannon regularly performs both solo and chamber music.

Alden Snell, Horn is the junior high band director in the Kendall Central School District. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Music Education from Roberts Wesleyan College and is currently working on his master's degree at the Eastman School of Music, where he is a member of the Eastman Horn Choir. Mr. Snell has studied horn with Jennifer Burch, Peter Kurau, Douglas Hill, William VerMeulen, David Ohanian, Skip Snead, Richard Watkins and Michael Thompson. He lives in Brockport with his wife, Christin.

Meg Connelly, Cello

Michael VanAllen, Jazz