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25410 Ann Arbor Trail, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127Monday to Thursday: 3:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.Fall bands form in August(313) 555-0108

Meet your coaches

Each coach teaches an instrument and leads a band.

  • Jameel Sleiman, director and drums coach, seated at a drum kit with sticks in a rehearsal room

    Jameel Sleiman

    Director · drums and band coaching

    Opened the school and coaches the Monday and Saturday plug-in bands and the Wednesday evening set band. He teaches drums on Saturdays, starting every new drummer with the groove and leaving the fills for later, and speaks Arabic and English.

  • Lamonte Petty, guitar and band coach, holding an electric guitar in a rehearsal room

    Lamonte Petty

    Guitar · band coaching

    Coaches the Tuesday and Thursday afternoon bands and teaches guitar on Saturdays. He starts every new guitarist with a few chords and leaves the solos for later.

  • Shaunice Dees, bass and band coach, standing with a bass guitar by a rehearsal room window

    Shaunice Dees

    Bass · band coaching

    Coaches the Monday evening and Saturday hold-a-song bands and teaches bass on Saturdays. She teaches the drummer and the bass player to listen to each other first.

  • Agueda Zamudio, voice and band coach, standing beside a music stand in a rehearsal room

    Agueda Zamudio

    Voice · band coaching

    Coaches the Thursday evening songwriting band and teaches voice on Saturdays. Singers learn to use a microphone, count in and rest their voice between songs.

  • Zhihao Weng, keys and horns teacher, holding a French horn in a rehearsal room

    Zhihao Weng

    Keys and horns

    Coaches the Wednesday afternoon plug-in band and teaches keys on Saturdays. He also works with bands that want a horn part.

  • Wilda Snyder, acoustic guitar and songwriting coach, seated on a stool with an acoustic guitar

    Wilda Snyder

    Acoustic guitar · songwriting

    Coaches the Tuesday evening songwriting band and teaches acoustic guitar and songwriting on Saturdays. She helps bands bring a first song of their own to rehearsal.

Languages

Who speaks what

  • Languages at the school

    • English

      Every coach and teacher

    • Arabic

      Jameel Sleiman

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