Ed Misenti has been playing guitar for over 60 years and has been teaching for the past 40 years. He has shared concert stages from Hartford CT to Hollywood CA. with: Joe Perry, Rick Derringer, Nazerath, and Michael Bolton. Ed has extensive studio experience having recorded albums with Saddletramp, Alexis, Hedd and has been a guest artist on many other recordings. Ed was also Musical Director at Mt. Olive Church, Middletown CT for 6 years. He has been a member of the Conn. Valley faculty since 1997 specializing in Rock, Blues, Funk R&B and Soul Jazz. 

David attended Berklee College of Music and graduated from the Hartford Conservatory where he taught for 15 years. He was also taught at the Loomis Chaffe School and was a member of the adjunct faculty at Trinity College. David has toured the East Coast and has performed locally throughout the area for the last twenty-five years with his own group Jason Smith Quintet. David became the director of Connecticut Valley School of Music and Dance in 1983 David teaches Guitar and Bass. 

​Michael Cleary has been a performing musician for over 40 years. He attended Berklee School Of Music as well as Wesleyan University where he studied music theory. He has taught hundreds of students on guitar, specializing in improvisation and music theory. His band, The Michael Cleary Band was an award winning mainstay on the Ct scene for over 30 years.

Rate: $50/half hour = $200/month

Adam is a self-motivated guitarist, audio engineer and sound design professional with many years of experience in these endeavors along with private instruction. Adam attended and graduated from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.