MARK FOCAZIO
Owner and InstructorMark Focazio is the owner/founder of the Carlisle School of Music and teaches guitar lessons. He is a Berklee College of Music educated guitarist with 25+ years’ experience in the music industry. Mark grew up in Wantagh, Long Island, but has lived and worked in the Carlisle area for the past 20 years. His love of music began at an early age which led him to learn to play the guitar at 15. Mark loves teaching and finds immense joy in sharing his passion for guitar with this students and seeing them excel and get excited about their own progress. In addition to teaching, Mark’s music industry experience includes retail & sales management, recording/session work, and performing in various bands – from rock to blues to the Dickinson College Jazz Band, where he had the good fortune of playing with jazz drumming legend Joe Morello.
When Mark is not teaching or playing, you can find him in the mountains with his wife and 2 dogs, hiking, mountain biking, and camping. |
JACK BOOKS
Drum InstructorAs a teacher, my aim is finding the passions and interests of the student and guiding them through developing skills to accomplish their goals as a musician. I consider music education to be a journey for the student to expand on those ideas through listening, experimentation and knowledge.
I have been teaching for over twenty years in the Carlisle and Harrisburg area. Through those years I have found a method that allows the students to not only learn the traditional aspects of percussion and drum set but to also be creative and find their own personal voice within their instrument. My background is primarily a drum set player but I have played percussion as well in musical projects and in the percussion ensemble when I attended Clarion University of Pennsylvania. I have been lucky enough to have played with many talented musicians and projects over the past thirty years and continue to do so. I have a family now and have been fortunate enough to balance being a performing musician and husband and father. My wife and two children are an inspiration and are musically talented as well. To pass on the joy that music brings to me, my family, and friends is a privilege. |
