Private Lessons
The directors encourage all students, beginners through eighth grade, to take
private lessons, though this is not required. Because of the size of the
Woodland school bands, the directors cannot always give all the one-on-one
attention students need in order to play to full potential.
This is a list of recommended private teachers.
Name Phone # Location
All Instruments
Elise Matusek 847-856-3670(MS) Round Lake Beach
or email at ematusek@dist50.net
Greg Zalapi 847-752-8770 gzalapi@dist50.net Grayslake
(Brass/some woodwind and percussion)
Carolyn Awe 847-856-3661 (MS) Hainesville
or e-mail at cawe@dist50.net
Betty Garrett 847-356-7018 Lake Villa
(Former Lake Villa Band Director; oboe, bassoon, clarinet, sax)
Flute
Kim Ertman (Int. Band) 847-596-5931 Int School
or kertman@dist50.net
Debbie Woods-Crouse 847-599-8815 Gurnee area
Martha Councell 847-234-0297 Lake Forest
Michelle Horowitz 773-617-8662
Barbara Klipp 847-903-3565 Grayslake
or magicflute@earthlink.net
Gwen Johnson 847-680-3045 Grayslake
or johnson_gwen@yahoo.com
Flute/Oboe
Lauren Sprigg (flute) thru A Major Music, Gurnee
Oboe/Bassoon
Elise Matusek 847-856-3670(MS) Round Lake Beach
Michelle Horowitz(bsn) 773-617-8662
Clarinet/Alto Sax/Tenor Sax
Corey Ames Cell: 312-593-7124 Gurnee
School: 847-920-2574
James Kasprzyk 847-548-2289 Wildwood
Melanie Litke (847) 543-9316 or malitke@sbcglobal.net
All Woodwinds
Nicole Valdez 708-446-6238 nvaldez@iwu.edu
Grayslake and individual homes
Dr. Rick Selva 847-332-1082 Zion
or email at RICKSELVA@COMCAST.NET
Laura Huber 847-254-7464 Lindenhurst
Trumpet
Kim Ertman (Int. Band) 847-596-5931 Intermediate
Greg Zalapi 847-752-8770 gzalapi@dist50.net Grayslake
French Horn
Brenda Kublank 847-625-1092 Waukegan
Trombone/Baritone/Tuba
Emily Packer (low brass) epacker@dist50.net
Intermediate Band Director
Barbara Gangware (tuba player) 847-223-1661 Grayslake
Joseph Agnew (tuba player) 847-502-8199 Deerfield-Trinity U.
Jim Langenberg cell: 773-329-3795 works with WTHS
Percussion
Brian Massimo 847-775-9669 choppy@choppypercussion.com
Piano/voice
Melanie Litke (847) 543-9316 or malitke@sbcglobal.net
Debbie Woods-Crouse 847-599-8815 Gurnee area
Rebecca's Studio of 847-395-1934 Lake Villa
Piano & Voice
Dorothy Keyser 847-336-7778 All Lake County