Instructors

Director of The Janice Center; piano, flute, clarinet, saxophone, Hip Hop and Zumba instructor

The owner and operator of The Music Studio in Jeffersonville from 1994-2008. Tanya began taking piccolo lessons at nine years old and then followed with flute, clarinet saxophone and piano. She began performing at 10 years old in numerous groups including The Callicoon Center Band, Livingston Manor Band, Sullivan Symphonic Band, Orange County Orchestra and Northeast Music Festival and continued through her high school years.

She obtained her degree in music performance at Kutztown University where she performed in musical groups as well as solos. She also studied and performed overseas in Italy.

In 1994, Tanya opened The Music Studio. She is a member of NYSSMA and Piano Guild. She is also active in theater with credits in The Lamb, Glass Menagerie, A Shayna Maidel and Fiddler on the Roof. Tanya is also the only licensed Music Together instructor in Sullivan County. She took over the Hip Hop program at The Janice Center in 2010 and within a year grew the participation level from 12 to 30. She has taken Hip Hop workshops in NYC and tirelessly researches and choreographs new moves and routines.

The Janice Center fulfills a lifelong dream of Tanya's as well as her late mother Janice for whom the Center is named.

Guitar and Drums Instructor

At age 18, Dan formed an original four piece melodic punk rock band called Next II Nothing in which he played guitar and was a vocalist. The band was signed to a Canadian record label about a year later and did some touring in the United States and Canada.

With Next II Nothing on hiatus, Dan is currently part of another band called Good N Loaded in which he plays bass and sings. Good and Loaded plays a wide variety of music ranging from popular hits of the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and today at venues in the tri-state area.

Dan attended Orange County Community College where he earned an Associates Degree. He then graduated from SUNY New Paltz in 2002 earning a Bachelor's degree in secondary education (social studies) and earned his Master's degrees from the New York Institute of Technology. He is currently a Social Studies teacher in the Sullivan West school district. He has been teaching guitar for the past five years.

Kidnastics Instructor

Ashlea brings 11 years of physical education teaching experience to The Janice Center, the last 10 at Sullivan County BOCES, where she has introduced and maintained a gymnastics program. Ashlea received her Bachelor's Degree in Physcial Education from SUNY Cortland and her Master's Degree in Educational Psychology from Marist College. In 1999, she studied Exercise Physiology at German Sports University in Cologne, Germany. Ashlea is also an ACE Certified Personal Trainer and Fitness instructor, not to mention an avid Zumba participant at The Janice Center!

Voice and Piano

Steve began his musical career at the age of 10 as a chorister with the St. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys in New York City, where he shared the stage with opera singer Jesse Norman and the Concert Royal Orchestra. While attending Wallenpaupack Area High School, Steve sang in All-State and All-Eastern Choruses while studying voice with Norman Campbell, Alice Welker, and Dr. Malloy of The Eastman School of Music.

Along with his singing pursuits, Mr. Faubel studied piano for four years. At Penn State's School of Music, Steve studied Vocal Performance and sang with PSU's Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, and Essence of Joy as well as the PA Chamber Chorale. Currently, Stephen is on the faculty at the Black Bear Conservatory of Music. He is an active performer in the local community, serving as pianist/music director at Bethany Presbyterian Church, and pianist for the 2011 season musical at the Ritz Company Playhouse. Mr. Faubel also performs regularly at many local establishments in the region. In addition, he has appeared twice at Carnegie Hall as a member of The New York Choral Society

Voice and Piano

Adam brings a wealth of music education and experience to The Janice Center. He received a Bachelor of Music Education from Carson-Newman College and a Master's in Vocal Pedagogy and Performance from Belmont University. He is a certified teacher in Tennessee and has studied voice with the Vienna State Opera Vocal Coach, New York City Opera Vocal Coach, Metropolitan Opera tenor and Tom Blaylock, founder of Northwest Institute of Voice. Adam has helped lead the Sullivan County Community Chorus and is a member of the Knoxville Choral Society and Oratorio Chorus.