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Funky Frets Music Store

Boyertown's premiere music location for lessons, workshops, instruments and music goodies.
Open Monday to Friday: Noon to 8, Saturday: 10 to 5, Sunday: by Appointment

Whether you're interested in Rock, Folk, Country, Blues or Jazz. Private lessons will maximize your potential.

  • Reasonable Rates
  • Flexible Schedules
  • Customized Programs

Lessons for: Guitar, Bass Guitar, Ukulele, Piano, Drums and band instruments.

Curt Sheller - Guitar, Bass Guitar, Ukulele, Banjo, Mandolin

Curt has been performing and recording artist and serious student of the guitar and jazz guitar for the past 40 years. Teaching for the last 20 years.

Author of over 40 books for guitar, bass guitar, ukulele and music including: QuickStart - Scale Fingerings for Lead Guitar - Vol I, QuickStart - Chord Progressions for Lead Guitar - Vol I, The Advance Guide for Guitar Chords Vols Vol I, II & III, The Advanced Guide to Chord Progressions for Guitar Vol I & II.

  • Jazz Guitarist - Performing in a variety of solo, duo and group settings.
  • Ukulele Player - Presents workshops and performs at several ukulele festivals around the USA every year.
  • Private Study with Chuck Anderson, an internationally recognized expert on music education and the music industry. A member of the Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts International Advisory Board, Chuck is a highly regarded author, lecturer, teacher, composer and musician.
  • Private Study - Franny Boyle, Paul Byrne, Elaine Anderson and Jimmy Bruno internationally acclaimed jazz guitarist.

Curt is available Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. - Pretty musch anytime you want a lesson.

Ed Rick - Drums

Studied with Ken Miller, Martin Bradfield, Peter Nero and John Alberto. Performance experience on cruises and nationwide. 10 years teaching experience.

Ed is available Saturdays.

Michele Weiss-Smith - Piano, Voice

Michele Weiss-Smith hold a Bachelor of Music Degree in Classical Voice Performance with extended studies in Piano from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA where she was offered a full graduate assistantship for a Masters in Music. She Studies vocally with Florence Berggren - formerly of the , Julliard School - and Martin Rich of the Metropolitan Opera. Michele's deep love of children, however, led to here pursue here additional studies at Kutztown University in Pennsylvania where she completed a post-baccalaureate teaching certification program with extended studies in child psychology. During the following years Michele worked extensively in children's theater and television and film as an actress, writer, teacher and musical director.

Michele is available Monday, Wednesday, and Thursdays.

Jeff Ormsby - Drums

Jeff Ormsby is equally at home in all realms of percussion including orchestral, keyboard, marching, and drum set. He graduated from Temple University in 2011 with a B.A. in Percussion Performance. While at Temple, Jeff studied percussion, timpani, marimba, and vibraphone under Glenn Steele, Phil O'Banion, and Alan Abel of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and Dr. Matthew McClung of the San Antonio symphony. He also studied jazz drum set under Dan Managhan at Temple and Dr. Chris Hanning at West Chester University. Jeff has performed with the Korean Symphony at Carnegie Hall, Wilmington Symphony, Dickinson College Orchestra, Hot Springs Festival Orchestra and Percussion Ensemble, Reading Buccaneers Drum & Bugle Corps, and United Percussion. He has recorded with the Hot Springs Festival Orchestra in Hot Springs, Arkansas on the Naxos label as a timpanist. Jeff is currently working on releasing a solo ambient electronic album as well as recording and performing with his alternative pop punk band The Safest Place on Earth. Jeff has been teaching privately since 2005. He instructed the Spring-Ford Area High School Marching Band in 2006 and was Percussion Caption Head at Pennsbury High School in 2009. He has been an instructor for the Upper Darby High School Marching Band and Indoor Drumline since 2007. In 2010, the Upper Darby Indoor Drumline finished 3rd place with a Bronze Medal at WGI Indoor Percussion Championships in Dayton, Ohio. Jeff is currently the Percussion Coordinator for Neshaminy High School and resides in Oaks, PA.

Jeff is available Monday and Friday.

Desirae Triplett - Flute, Clarinet

Band and Choir director at St. David School in Willow Grove. Over 10 years of private music lessons teaching experience. Performs with the Pennsylvania Flute Choir and the Summer Sounds Concert Band. Bachelor of Music from Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre

Desirae is available Saturdays.

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