Instructor bios
Janet Miller
Philadelphia Suzuki Piano Academy founder and teacher Janet Miller studied oboe at The Curtis Institute of Music, where she received her Bachelor of Music degree. She holds a Master's degree in sacred music/organ from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey, where she is currently the organist at the Nassau Presbyterian Church. She spent one year in Weimar, Germany studying organ improvisation at the Hochschule für Musik "Franz Liszt", earning a Diploma from that conservatory. Ms. Miller successfully completed the Music Together® Teaching Workshop developed by the Center for Music and Young Children, Princeton, New Jersey. In addition, she continues to study the Suzuki Piano method (a lifelong pursuit) with a variety of teachers in the Philadelphia area as well as Suzuki master teachers from around the country and the world, including teachers from Dr. Shinichi Suzuki's original Talent Education Program in Matsumoto, Japan.
Stephanie Hasselbach
Growing up in an environment enriched with love for classical music, Suzuki Piano Teacher Stephanie studied piano as a young girl with her grandfather, concert pianist Werner Langguth, in Wertheim, Germany. Inspired by the musical artistry in her family, Stephanie studied traditional piano for 8 years. With the encouragement of her piano teacher, she began to study the Suzuki Piano Method in 2006. Stephanie completed teacher training apprenticeship courses taught by Joan Krzywicki and is a registered teacher with the Suzuki Association of the Americas. She continues to attend many collaborative workshops and research groups with other Suzuki piano teachers to enhance her teaching technique, including workshops led by teachers from Dr. Shinichi Suzuki’s Talent Education Program in Matsumoto, Japan. Stephanie is an active member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas, the Greater Philadelphia Suzuki Association, and the Suzuki Piano Basics Foundation. She is also a registered Music Together teacher. With her passion for music and love for children combined, her goal is to enrich the lives of children through teaching music.
Erica Corbo
Erica Corbo believes in the power of sound and the cathartic quality in the creation of sound and music. She has studied the flute for 16 years, the piano for 14 years, and has been singing and improvising with sound for her entire life. Erica participated in the band, orchestra, and chorus throughout her educational career. As a teenager, Erica began to direct her studies towards jazz, continuing this throughout high school, college, and beyond. While studying at Drexel University, she began to refine and perfect her solo and ensemble improvisational skills. Erica has 8 years of experience writing, recording, and performing original music and gigging with bands around the Philadelphia Area. She prefers an improvisational, feeling and listening based approach to teaching music. Erica currently teaches piano and flute at Rockdale Music in Media, PA, and improvisation and jazz piano at the Suzuki Piano Academy in West Philadelphia.
Christianne Bessières Lane
Composer and instructor of Creative Expression Through Musicianship, Christianne received her Master of Music in choral conducting from Westminster Choir College and her Bachelor of Music in music composition with a concentration in piano performance from Indiana University Bloomington. Her composition teachers include Eugen O’Brien, Marta Ptaszynska, Claude Baker, and Stephan Young. She started composing as a student at the nationally known summer music camp and festival, The Walden School, in Dublin, New Hampshire. She is also a graduate of the Walden School’s Teacher Training Institute.