About Us
All of NAMA's instructors have gone through in depth teacher training and continue to harness their skills by participating in seminars and additional music education classes. It is our entire staff's philosophy that music lessons should be challenging yet fun. From the many hours of practice comes a lifetime of rewards.
Meet the staff!
Rob Hamel loves teaching music and specializes in teaching younger children as well as adults. Rob is multi talented and teaches ukulele, guitar, bass, drums and piano. Rob also assists in administative duties at the Academy. Rob is also an assistant in the North Andover school system.
Carl Reppucci is a professional Pianist with over twenty five years of performing throughout New England. Carl strives to bring out the best in his students and is getting fantastic results. Carl is also a North Andover resident with strong family ties to the local community.
Erica teaches private lessons in Piano, Voice, Songwriting, Music Theory, and Audition Preparation to a wide range of students from ages 5 to adult. Erica has helped her students prepare for and get accepted into music colleges. She has helped students audition for and perform in New Hampshire’s Jazz All States Chorus and the Northeast District Chorus. Many of her students have gotten lead and supporting roles in school and community plays.
Danilo Bonina has toured over three continents performing in prestigious halls such as Carnegie Hall, and Verizon Hall. Devoted to teaching, he has over twenty years of experience training students of all ages, coaching chamber groups and orchestras, and teaching music history and theory classes.
Drumming since the age of five, Lou LaCava is one of the premier drum instructors in the area. Lou holds a Bachelor's degree from Berklee College of music and has been teaching at NAMA, Acton Music and GS Music for over a decade.Lou is the finest music instructor and musical mentor we have come across in thirty five years in the education business. Personal, warm and dedicated to the success of all his students, we are proud to have Lou here on Saturdays.
As a guitarist of 15 plus years, John Fiore began teaching and sharing his love of the guitar with students of all ages and skill levels. From Blues, Rock, Funk, Surf, Punk, Metal, Reggae, Jazz, and country, to acoustic folk and pop styles, John possesses a very versatile teaching capability with a fun and passionate approach. John teaches Guitar, Bass, Ukulele and Drums.
Michelle Boulay is a musician with a Bachelor of Arts in Music from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, where she studied classical voice for five years. She is passionate about many genres of music, including pop/rock, broadway, classical, hip hop, rap, gospel, and country. She teaches introductory piano lessons and is a voice instructor for students of all levels. With her dynamic teaching style, she lets students have a say in what songs they want to learn, while also challenging them and teaching them proper vocal technique along with confidence in their stage presence.
“We are proud to announce our newest voice and piano instructor, Erica>
Erica Cloutier - Piano and voice In Person or remote on line.
North Andover Music Academy is the first choice for electric guitar lessons, acoustic guitar lessons, piano lessons, drum lessons, violin lessons, viola lessons, voice lessons, bass lessons, saxophone lessons, clarinet lessons and ukulele lessons. Contact us for more information on beginner music lessons, intermediate or advanced music lessons. NAMA's music instructors are highly skilled professional musicians.
