Bridget has a Bachelor of Vocal Performance from the University if Illinois and her Master’s Degree from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY. She has taught private voice lessons in the Chicago area since 2000. Currently, she teaches private voice and piano lessons at two suburban high schools and is a frequent adjudicator for area high school music festivals. Bridget’s teaching relies on a foundation of healthy singing and playing technique.  Learning proper breathing, posture, diction, and music reading skills, students can adjust to many different styles of music with confidence and control. She believes that singers can and should explore as many styles of music as their interests inspire. Bridget also plays piano, and lessons may include working with students on keyboard skills. Her students have played leads in high school musicals, sung everything from Andrews Sisters trios and Regina Spektor songs to Mozart. Several have been in IMEA All-State honors and regular choirs, and have won music competitions.

Shelley Bhuyan has been a voice teacher for over nineteen years.  She holds a Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance from Yale University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa.  Shelley's teaching is rooted in the classical style, which promotes healthy singing through proper breathing, posture, and relaxation.  She specializes in classical and Broadway theater repertoire, but her students enjoy performing folk, jazz, and other styles of music as well.  Shelley's past and present students have performed in the American Girl "Circle of Friends" show in Chicago, the Theater Building Chicago, Drury Lane, and in various roles in their school and other theater productions.  They have and are singing with Young Naperville Singers and in their school's traditional, chamber, and show choirs.  Some of her students are now studying at DePaul University, Indiana University, the University of Illinois, and Calvin College. Shelley enjoys teaching piano to beginners with good solid technique in a positive and rewarding environment.  Since piano has been an integral part of her life and teaching, she looks forward to introducing youngsters to the wonderful world of the keyboard!  Along with voice and piano, Shelley taught Kindermusik® for 11 years from toddlers to seven year olds, with many of her students graduating into her private studio.  Shelley cares about her students and invests her time helping them reach their full potential.  She believes anyone can sing or play, whether five or seventy-five, and is rewarded each and everyday when she helps students achieve their personal goals.  Shelley has had leading operetta and operatic roles and as  a choral musician Shelley has sung with the Chicago Symphony Chorus under the baton of Georg Solti, Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Boulez, and Margaret Hillis.  A true highlight was singing at Carnegie Hall and sharing the stage with Luciano Pavarotti, Kiri Te Kanawa, and Leo Nucci.   Shelley loves the quote: "Without music, life is a journey through a desert."  Pat Conway

Amy Dickman brings over 30 years of teaching experience to Musical Expressions.  She is a graduate of Peabody Conservatory of Music, and holds both B.M. and M.M. Degrees, in piano performance. Amy teaches all levels of students, from beginners through advanced, including many adults. Many of her students, have gone on to pursue their own careers in music. Students of Amy receive thorough training in theory, technique, ear training, sight-reading, and performance.  In addition, students are encouraged to request pieces of any style that they would like to play.  The students are delighted to find that they can play the piece they truly love!  Amy believes that the skills obtained by musical study can benefit a person's life in many ways.  Her students often do better in school and other endeavors when studying with her; a result of both her encouragement of daily practice and her genuine interest in her students as people. Amy is a member of the National Music Teachers Association, Illinois State Music Teachers Association.  In addition to teaching, Amy is an active accompanist in the Chicago area, playing for both students and professionals.

John Melnick is a graduate of the American Conservatory of Music, Chicago, and holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Piano Performance. He won the Conservatory’s Piano concerto Competition and performed the Khachaturian Piano Concerto with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Orchestra Hall. In addition to his classical background, John is well versed in jazz, pop, rock, new age and improvisational keyboard styles as well as “midi” and synthesizer recording. He is also a prolific writer and performer of popular music. He wrote, performed and sang his songs on an album titled “ZAZU” produced by RCA Records. John has performed both as a pianist, synthesis and vocalist with such talents as Arista songwriter Tim Moore of “Second Avenue” fame, Ann Jillian and Jim Peterik of Survivor. He is also a “jingle” singer and has sung on numerous TV and Radio commercials over the last 18 years. John has also provided his talents on session recordings throughout the area including his vocals on the last song, “Beyond My Wildest Dreams”, in John Candy’s movie “Delirious”. Throughout his career, John has performed at private parties and corporate events as a piano soloist, vocalist and as keyboard player in many Chicagoland bands and orchestras. John teaches piano to students ages school age - adult and his students love their lessons for John’s lesson excellence and diversity.