PIANO/GUITAR

Frank Ferrara began playing guitar at the age of 11.

His performance experiences include stints with blues band Cadillac Moon, Brazilian artists Vinicius Cantuaria and Bebel Gilberto, and the Dan Marshall Band, for which he served as musical director, as well as 7 years as guitarist for the Roger Street Friedman band, with which he performed as the opening act for Los Lobos and the Blind Boys from Alabama.

Frank’s tv and radio credits include spots written for MCI, Cover Girl, Days Inn, and Bed Bath and Beyond, as well as many commercials for which he played guitar.

Frank has also written and performed the music for two full length plays, ‘Quixote’, performed at Columbia University, and ‘The Relucant Lovers’, performed at the Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center in Manhattan.

His composition for marimba quintet, Point to Line to Plane, will had it’s premier at Queens College in December of 2021.

VOICE TEACHER

Sea Cliff’s own Jimmy Moore has been singing and performing his whole life. Now, he’s privileged to be part of The Sea Cliff Arts Council as a resident voice teacher.

Born and raised in Great Neck, Jimmy was exposed to music by his musician father, who proficiently played several instruments and was a composer. Professionally, Jimmy got his start in Boston, playing clubs in his top 40 band, Moore Music. He gained experience and learned his musical chops by performing live, in venues in the Northeast. Eventually, he sought serious training and obtained a degree in Vocal Performance from The Boston Conservatory of Music. He is also a proud member of Actor’s Equity, the Nassau Music Educators Association, and an author of his soon to be released book: “I Hate My Voice but I Love to Sing.”

His approach to singing is very positive. He is an expert in all styles: rock, pop, jazz, opera, and musical theater. He teaches almost all ages and believes in helping students improve their breathing, posture, diction, projection, vocal range and stamina. He is an expert at proper vocal technique, vocal heath, the changing voice, and audition techniques for school shows, community theater, college performing arts schools, and professional auditions. Jimmy teaches sight reading and NYSMMA preparation.

The Jimmy Moore Method of teaching evolved over a lifetime of teaching and performing and is a fun, creative, approach that Jimmy teaches; not necessarily teacher to student, but artist to artist.

DOUBLE BASS

Max Naftol is an accomplished musician, educator, and researcher in New York, currently serving as Music Librarian and Media Specialist with The Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York. A graduate of Brown University with a degree in Music History, Theory, and Composition, Max has focused his recent research on the musical and political culture of Third Republic France, and the music of Maurice Ravel.

As a double bassist, Max has trained with teachers including Matthew Schneider, Joseph Conyers (Philadelphia Orchestra), and Nancy Kidd (Rhode Island Philharmonic). He has performed as Principal Double Bassist with the Brown University Orchestra, Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York, and the Orchestre Symphonique du Conservatoire de Lyon (in Lyon, France), and performs regularly with several regional/community orchestras. Also, on the bass guitar, Max plays in a range of ensembles and genres, and has toured throughout the Northeast US and the UK with various bands. Max teaches bass and music theory in individual private lessons to students of all ages and ability levels.

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