We`re excited to welcome Ryan McKenna to the St. Peter`s Community Arts Academy faculty as a piano instructor! 🎹

Ryan is a music educator, accompanist, and performer with a wide-ranging musical background. He holds a Master`s degree in Music Theory Pedagogy from the Eastman School of Music and completed his undergraduate studies in Music Education at Ithaca College.

In addition to joining SPCAA, Ryan serves as the High School Band Director for the Waterloo Central School District and as organist at The Presbyterian Church in Geneva. His experience spans classroom teaching, ensemble direction, private instruction, accompaniment, and performance.

Ryan especially enjoys bringing music theory and improvisation into piano instruction, helping students understand not just how to play, but how music works. He works with pianists of all ages and experience levels, tailoring lessons to help each student build confidence, technical fluency, and a lasting appreciation for music.

We`re thrilled to have Ryan sharing his experience and love of music with our students. Please join us in giving him a warm welcome to the SPCAA community! 🎶

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🎹 An evening of music, artistry, and collaboration.

Join us for a special piano duet performance featuring Troy Slocum and Joe Pepper as they present an inspiring program of classical works for four hands at the piano.

Troy, a member of St. Peter`s Community Arts Academy`s piano faculty, joins accomplished pianist and piano technician Joe Pepper for a concert celebrating the beauty, precision, and expressive power of the piano.

This performance is part of Musical Moments, presented in partnership with the Geneva Public Library.

🗓 Friday, September 18 | 7:30 PM
📍 Geneva Public Library, 244 Main St, Geneva
🎟 Free and open to the public

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We`re thrilled to welcome Ryo Munakata to the St. Peter`s Community Arts Academy faculty as an instructor with The Ballet School! 🩰

Ryo brings an impressive background as both a professional dancer and educator. His training includes the American Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive and the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre, and he was a finalist at both the USA International Ballet Competition and the Beijing International Ballet and Choreography Competition.

Throughout his professional career, Ryo has danced with Minnesota Ballet, Connecticut Ballet, Ballet West, Rochester City Ballet, and New York State Ballet, where he later served as Ballet Master. He is also the Founder and Artistic Director of Ballet of New York Arts Collective.

At SPCAA, Ryo will teach Intro to Ballet, Ballet for Boys, Ballet 3, Ballet 4, and Pointe. As an educator, he is passionate about making dance accessible to all students while helping dancers build strong technical foundations, artistry, musicality, confidence, and a lifelong love of dance.

We`re so excited for our students to learn from Ryo and for all that he`ll bring to The Ballet School. Please join us in giving him a warm welcome to the SPCAA community! ✨

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