Tim Norris
Guitar, Bass Guitar, Piano, Ukulele
Tim Norris has a Bachelor of Arts degree from The University of Akron, with jazz guitar as his applied instrument.
Tim has taught at Woodsy's Music Medina since 2007 and is experienced in relating diverse teaching strategies to individual experiences to help students realize the benefits and enjoyment of various courses of study. His dedicated and empathic approach allows him to detect and adapt to clients’ needs. Through a concise curriculum, students have the ability to quickly move through fundamental techniques while self directing their development of style and genre. Students have the opportunity to explore compositional and improvisational techniques and to learn recording and production skills.
Michael Grady
Guitar, Bass Guitar, Mandolin, Banjo, Ukulele, & Songwriting (Online Lessons Only)
Michael Grady has been living in NE Ohio for 12 years and, teaching private music lessons in the Medina area for more than a decade. He has taught a variety of instruments including guitar, bass, banjo, mandolin, dobro, piano, mountain dulcimer, and even drum kit. Michael has been writing and performing his own music for over 30 years, led numerous workshops on songwriting and performing, and is a winner of the Kent State Folk Festival Talent Contest.
Michael currently performs in the duo Grady Miller, co-founded with his wife Cathy Grady.
Stuart Popagain
Piano
Stuart has been a teacher at Woodsy's Medina since 2012, and has studied piano for 30 years. He studied Piano at Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music under Robert Mayerovitch, has studied additionally with Brian Dykstra (College of Wooster), and Elizabeth Pastor (Ashland University), and has had opportunity to Masterclass under Joseph Satava, Sungeon Kim, and Spencer Meyer. Stuart also spends time as an accompanist locally, working collaboratively with students throughout Northeast Ohio.
Stuart has a love and affinity for music, teaching students of all ages and abilities to continue to foster a love of piano, and working in all styles of music from classical to jazz to pop.
Nick Puin
Percussion
Nicholas Puin holds a Bachelors of Music Composition degree from The Berklee College of Music, a Master's of Music Composition degree and an Ohio Teaching Certificate from Cleveland State University. His compositions have been performed all over northeast Ohio, including Baldwin Wallace University and The Case Western University Jazz Ensembles. He has been commissioned for commercials and recordings by local artists.
Mr. Puin has taught general and instrumental music for several Cleveland school districts. He has created high school jazz ensembles and worked with The Strongsville High School Marching Band. Mr. Puin also leads his own ensemble, The Nick Puin Band.
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Angela White
Trumpet and Trombone
Angela White, previously the Assistant Marching Band Director at Chippewa High School from 2009-2013, is currently the assistant band director at Buckeye High School in Medina, OH. She is an active substitute band teacher for several of the area school systems. Angela completed 16th seasons playing cornet for the semi-professional Brass Band of the Western Reserve as well as being an alumnus of the prestigious Bluecoats Drum & Bugle Corps. Angela received her Bachelor’s & Master’s degrees in Music Education from The University of Akron.
Tracy Ramer
Guitar, Bass Guitar, and Ukulele
Tracy Ramer attended the Berklee College Of Music studying guitar, theory, arranging, audio recording and attended the University of Akron studying guitar & electronic music. He has worked for and with a massive catalog of artists, including: Dennis Edwards (former lead singer for the Temptations), Ashford & Simpson, The O’Jays, B.B. King, Stylistics, Delphonics, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, Kashif, Cissy Houston, Millie Jackson, Melba Moore, Phyllis Hyman, Red Hot Chili Peppers, 10,000 Maniacs, Georgia Satellites, Concrete Blond, Dreams So Real, Donnie Iris, Firehouse, Chubby Checkers, Jan & Dean, Frankie Ford, Davy Jones, The Drifters, and Wolfman Jack.
He has performed across the United States and North America, with special performances at the Cleveland Emmy's, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and SouthXSouthwest.
Tracy is currently a member of: House of Rhythm, Tenny-Shoe Bop Bunny Band (children’s show), Special Blend, Music Conspiracy, and the NOS band . He also performs extensively with Different Hats ensembles and The Geezecats.
Jim Curtis
Percussion and Guitar
Jim Curtis studied percussion at the University of Akron under Dr. Larry Snider and performed with the University of Akron steel drum band. He studied drum set with Mark Gonder and focused on Latin, funk, rock and jazz. Aside from percussion, Jim has composed music for short film that have played in Cleveland, Toronto and Brooklyn. He records music frequently and performs as much as time allows. He has a deep passion for music and tries to share that with each of his students.
Emily Popagain
Bassoon, Oboe and Clarinet
Emily Kopec joined Woodsy’s in 2018 and teaches bassoon, oboe and clarinet. She attended Butler University in Indianapolis with a major in Arts Administration. She is also our Woodwind Technician, handling repairs of all woodwind instruments.
Jon Mosey
Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, Steel Guitar, & Ukulele (Online Lessons Only)
Jon Mosey is a full-time musician who plays nearly every instrument with strings. An accomplished professional musician, his teaching emphasis includes traditional styles of Guitar, Banjo and Mandolin. Jon performs and teaches a variety of styles. Jon’s credits include six albums as a soloist and a number of other recordings as a studio sideman and with a variety of bands. He's appeared in a number of feature films, on radio and television, as well as touring throughout the US and Europe. Jon currently keeps his schedule full performing as a soloist, in the Jon Mosey Trio, The Road Scholars and the Crooked River Stompers.