Black Bear Conservatory of Music

09/01/2025

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08/31/2025

🎶✨ BBCM August 2025 Newsletter ✨🎶

We’re excited to kick off the 2025–2026 School Year at Black Bear Conservatory of Music! We hope you all had a fun, relaxing summer and are ready for a year full of music and learning! 🎼

🎤 Meet Our New Teachers
We’re thrilled to welcome two incredible faculty members! (see previous posts for details)

📝 Annual Registration Reminder
Returning families, please renew your Annual Registration Fee with September payments:
$25 for 1 student | $30 per family

🎸 Fall Guitar Workshop
Learn the basics of guitar in a supportive group setting with Jason Merrill (Guitar Faculty):
No experience needed
Play notes, chords, and read chord charts & TAB
Wednesdays in October at BBCM (times TBD)

📩 Contact us to reserve your spot!

🌟 Student Spotlight
Congrats to the Ritz Bitz Players on their Disney musical Dare to Dream Jr. at The Ritz Playhouse!

🎭 Sara Warner & Tara Korb performed on stage

🎼 Nora Warner served as Music Director

🎉 Shoutout to all our students at band camp this August — and a special congrats to Nora Warner for stepping up as WAHS Drum Major this year!

🎶 Fall Recital Plans
Mark your calendars! We’re planning for two back-to-back recitals the first weekend of December to ensure seating for all families. Stay tuned for confirmed dates!

On behalf of our faculty and board, thank you for supporting BBCM’s mission to bring excellence in music education to our community. Here’s to another year of learning, growth, and music-making!

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🎹 Dr. Ryan Weber (Executive Director/Treasurer)
🎹 Stephen Faubel (President)
🎸 Jason Merrill (Vice President / Guitar)
🎤 Alvera Sylvester (Voice)
🎤 Mason Marie Clark (Voice)
🎻 Robert Murphy (Violin)
🥁 Matt Gray (Drums)
🎤 Lauren Piccotti (Voice)
🎷 Zane Herzog (Woodwinds)

(Picture: Jae Merrill, Spring Recital 2025)

08/30/2025

🎤 Meet Our New Teachers (2 of 2)

🎷 Zane Herzog (Woodwinds)

Graduate of Mansfield University (Music Performance); pursuing Master’s in Woodwind Doubling at Montclair State

Performs on Flute, Clarinet, and Saxophone

Highlights: Carnegie Hall (2025), London performances with Mansfield ensembles (2024)

Member of Ritz Company Playhouse pit orchestra since 2017; Music Director for Kiss Me Kate

📩 Mr. Herzog is accepting new students starting in September! Contact us for a free consultation. Blackbearmusic.net or 570-226-7606

08/29/2025

🎤 Meet Our New Teachers (1 of 2)

🎶 Lauren Piccotti (Voice)

- B.A. in Music Administration, Marywood University
- 15+ years with Arcadia Chorale (soloist)
- Co-founder of Voce Angeli women’s choir
- 12 years teaching at Scranton Music Academy
- Soprano section leader at First Presbyterian Church of Hawley

📩 Mrs. Piccotti is accepting new students starting in September! Contact us for a free consultation - 570-226-7606 or blackbearmusic.net

02/11/2025

Announcing the March session(s) of the Guitar Workshop!

Over 20 people enjoyed this workshop back in the fall.

Level 1 gives a general overview of the basics, and level 2 will get into playing in a little more depth.

For more info, check out the flyer below or signup at this link:

https://forms.gle/2WHnXj1C5L4LL5gz8

09/04/2024

Did you know that Black Bear Conservatory of Music offers expert instruction in Guitar, Piano, Drums, Voice, and Violin?

Whether you're looking to enhance your existing music journey or try something new, now is the perfect time to sign up for fall classes! With highly experienced instructors and a supportive learning environment, we welcome students of all ages and skill levels. Ready to make music a bigger part of your life?

🎶 Join us this fall and unleash your musical potential! 🎶

For more information or to enroll, visit https://blackbearmusic.net/

or call 570-226-7606

conveniently located at 519 Church St. right in downtown Hawley!

Check the comments for an exciting and time-sensitive offer!

The Black Bear Conservatory of Music is more than a place for weekly lessons; it is an institution dedicated to “Excellence in Music Education.”

08/13/2024

08/13/2024

06/21/2024

Oliver did a wonderful job opening up for Moss Henry and the Brophytes last night. The fact that this young man is only taking lessons for 6 months and already has the courage to perform on big stage in front of people is amazing!! Thank you Robert Murphy of Black Bear Conservatory of Music for doing such an amazing job inspiring and teaching this up and coming musician. We can’t wait to see your musical growth, Oliver!

📷photo by Oliver’s mom, Sherry

01/16/2024

At BBCM, sharing in the joy of music by educating our friends and neighbors is the only thing we do. It is our mantra and our mission. We humbly ask you to consider joining us in our ongoing efforts to guarantee high quality music education to our community for generations to come.
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12/29/2023

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The Black Bear Conservatory of Music is more than a place for weekly lessons; it is an institution dedicated to “Excellence in Music Education.”