People
Founder & Director
M.M. Piano Performance, University of Illinois (Urbana–Champaign)
Founded DEA Music & Art in 2003; multi-location & franchise leader
Adriana Dizdari
Piano Instructor
M.M. Piano Performance, University of Arts, Tirana
Founder, Songs of the Earth International Competition
Art Instructor
BFA, Fashion Institute of Technology
MA, SUNY New Paltz
Philip Henry Garcia
Piano & Voice Instructor
M.A. Music Composition, Hunter College
Performer, Visions NYC
Noa Miranda
Voice Instructor – Musical Theatre & Pop
B.A. Vocal Performance, CSI
Certified, New York Vocal Coaching
Gvantsa Butskhrikidze
Violin Instructor & Performer
Award-Winning Violinist
Founder, MAMMA International Competition
Grace Hong
Piano Instructor
B.A. Piano, Northwest University
30+ Years Teaching & Accompanist Experience
Ronnie Angell
Guitar Instructor
Professional Guitarist & Singer-Songwriter
Trained under Peter Prisco
Kay Ashley
Vocal & Piano Instructor
B.A. Brown University
Trained in Classical, Contemporary & World Vocal Styles
Caroline Turret
Art & 3D Design Instructor
BFA, Pratt Institute
3D Artist & Animator
Elona Migirov
Piano, Theory & History Instructor
MA, Queens College (CUNY)
Organist & Performer
Refika Elibay
Piano Instructor
B.M. & M.M. Piano Performance, Manhattan School of Music
Performer at the United Nations
Larissa D. Vollis
Violin Instructor
M.A. Violin Performance, Glinka Conservatory
Certified Suzuki Teacher
Victor Vega
Music Educator & Composer
BFA, CUNY
Composition & Performance
Pubudika Shavanthi Navarathn
Instructor & HR Professional
B.A. Human Resource Management
CIPM Certified
Philip Henry Garcia
Piano & Voice Instructor
M.A. Music Composition, Hunter College
Performer, Visions NYC
Mauro Corona
Drum & Percussion Instructor
B.A. Music, College of Staten Island
Specializes in Classical & Latin Styles
Nicole Javorsky
Vocal & Instrument Instructor
B.A., Barnard College (Columbia University)
Singer-Songwriter & Visual Artist
Julia Freitor
Vocal & Instrument Instructor
B.A., Barnard College (Columbia University)
Singer-Songwriter & Visual Artist
Shay Eljastimi
Office Manager
Administrative Coordinator
DEA Music & Art School
Emily Park
Assistant Manager
Piano & Violin Instructor
Student, Baruch College