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 | Tom Blickenstaff
classical, electric, and acoustic guitar, piano, beginning snare drum Tom has been teaching at Carpenter’s since 1994. Prior to teaching, he was a guitar and piano student at Carpenter’s taking lessons from Alan Mason. He graduated from South Hagerstown High in 1988. He continued his education at Hagerstown Junior College. While teaching at Carpenter’s, he continued his musical education by taking private piano lessons from Dr. James Douthit at Shepherd College. Tom has performed in local rock bands. He was the lead guitarist and keyboardist with Morgana LeFay and Shakey Jake. Of late, his performances have taken a different attitude. He performs with some of his fellow instructors at Carpenter’s; Julie Belle, Arnie and Wendy. They were in a 24 hour marathon at Washington County Hospital, performing for patients, doctors and nurses during the Christmas holiday. (They are also available for weddings, parties, etc!) Tom’s students perform in at least one recital a year, either Spring or Christmas. He teaches Classical guitar and piano from beginning to advanced students. He is also fluent in classical rock, metal, progressive rock and blues guitar. He teaches Monday through Saturday. |
 | Arnie Helmick bass, guitar Arnie graduated from Frostburg University in 1987. He has been performing professionally for over 20 years in bands in Cumberland, Hagerstown and beyond. If you have been to the Blues Fest, you have seen him perform w/ Duffy Kane and a variety of other bands. Arnie is currently very busy playing with the Martinsburg Jazz Orchestra, Progressive Blues Experiment (PBX) and Koko Blue. Arnie started teaching at Carpenter's in 1993. He teaches a variety of styles: blues, rock, jazz, funk and reggae. He is currently accepting students Monday through Friday afternoons and evenings. |
 | Julie Belle Huff flute, clarinet, sax, trumpet, trombone Julie Belle is a graduate of Smithsburg High School and Gettysburg College with a BS in Music Education. She has been studying flute and piano for 22 years. In high school, she received the John Philip Sousa Award, performed in All-County Band, Towson State University Honor Band and toured seven Western European countries with American Music Abroad. Julie Belle has been involved in Hagerstown Municipal Band, Williamsport Community Band, Hagerstown Choral Arts and several ensembles. She taught flute at Mercersburg Academy and was an instructor at Hagerstown Community college in the Symphony Music program for young children. She performs with Tom, Wendy and Arnie in the 24 hour music marathon at Washington County Hospital. She also played on the documentary soundtrack Alan Mason(another teacher) composed for Jefferson County(WV) Historical Society. She is a free-lance flutist and has been teaching woodwind and brass instruments at Carpenter's since 1994. Julie Belle is available for lessons Tuesday and Wednesday. |
 | Jeremy Izer guitar Jeremy's journey into music started with a guitar at the age of 10. He later enrolled in Cumberland Valley School of Music. He then moved on to study at Guitar Works (a G.I.T. based method of study) in Harrisburg for a year. After that, he was accepted into Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. During college breaks, Jeremy taught at CVSM. He has played with a few Christian Bands and has performed solo Jazz gigs. Jeremy teaches electric and acoustic guitar from classic rock to jazz. He is available Monday through Friday afternoons and evenings. |
| Jeff Lockwood acoustic, classical and electric guitar Jeff has been teaching for 18 years. His styles include rock and classical music. For two years, 1993-1995, he had the honor of receiving lessons from Alex Skolnick, guitarist for Testament. He toured for six years with heavy metal band OUTLANDER and released 2 albums under the Nordic Records label in Napa, CA. He was a session player for Premier Gospel Recordings in LA, and and in-house guitarist for D.A.P. Recordings in Fairfield, CA. Jeff then studied under Dr. Leonardo Garcia, who was a student of Eliot Fisk.He left California and moved to West Virginia. Jeff is teaching at Inwood Performing Arts Company as well as teaching at Carpenter's. He will be here Friday and Saturday. |
 | Alan Mason
piano, guitar, violin, beginning drum, banjo, mandolin Alan started his music education with piano lessons at age 5, the violin at 9 and guitar at 10 years old. He has never stopped playing. In 1978, he won the Paderwreski Gold Medal at the National Piano Playing Competition. He then received a scholarship to Shenendoah Conservatory of Music in Virginia. He graduated with a degree in Piano Technology. From 1984 - 1987, Al was the lead guitarist with Cracked Actor, a DC based rock band. In 1999, he opened a recording studio, D.B. Studios. He wrote and produced his first CD, “Ethereal Gifts”, in 1996 (all original piano solos). Alan wrote and performed the music for the documentary “Between the Shenendoah and the Potomac”. This documentary is a history of Jefferson County, WV commissioned by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Department of Interior in 2002. Alan has recently signed a 15 song publishing deal with Hollywood Edge Music Library (division of Soundeluxe which produced the music for “Black Hawk Down”, “Gladiator”, “Shrek”), located in Los Angeles, California. Alan has been teaching private lesson at Carpenter’s since 1987. Currently he is teaching Thursday and Friday afternoons and evenings. |
 | Lewis Palladino guitar,bass If anyone has been out to see a band, they have seen Lew at some point. In 1969, he was playing guitar with the band Fantastic Flames. After a few more years and a few more bands, he wound up playing in Shooting Star from 1974 - 1988. After making some personnel changes, the band changed its name to the Rhythm Kings. It is one of the most popular blues/rock bands in the Tri-State area. Lew started teaching guitar in 1974 at Machen Music. He has also been teaching at St. James School since 1994. We were thrilled to add him to our teaching staff in 2001. He teaches blues, classic rock, rock, & contemporary styles. Lew is available Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoons and evenings. |
| David Wonnacott acoustic, classical and electric guitar Dave graduated with a BA in Music Business Management from Berklee College of Music in 1998. He has been teaching private guitar lessons since 1993. Dave's students will be taught harmony, counterpoint, rhythmic training and ear training, as well as reading and writing. He prefers students 10 years old and up. He is currently teaching Friday and Saturday, but will be adding days in the future. |