Midcoast School Of Music offers personalized lesson plans and one-on-one instruction with some of the finest musicians in New England, focusing on mechanics, theory, and performance. Below, you’ll see the instructors available for brass lessons and have a chance to learn more about them. For more information regarding available lesson times at our Portland campus, please fill out the contact form at the bottom of this page.
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Midcoast School Of Music offers personalized lesson plans and one-on-one instruction with some of the finest musicians in New England, focusing on mechanics, theory, and performance. Below, you’ll see the instructors available for voice lessons and have a chance to learn more about them. For more information regarding available lesson times at our Portland campus, please click on the "Contact" button.
Chas Lester
Chas Lester has been a fixture in the Maine music scene for close to two decades as an educator and gigging musician. He attended University Of Maine At Augusta with a concentration in jazz and contemporary vocal performance. While there he also honed his skills as a drummer, percussionist, and vocal percussionist of which he last he has done a TED talk on. Chas can be heard all over New England playing with many diverse musical groups from the twenty piece big band The Fogcutters to the acoustic rock/pop band The Dapper Gents. Chas has also had the good fortune of sharing a stage with some amazing musicians from John Popper of Blues Traveler to Chris Barron of The Spin Doctors to Cyril Neville and rapper Spose. Come study with Chas. Learn and have fun doing it!
Stephanie Fogg
Stephanie is an experienced and versatile vocalist who has performed extensively throughout New England from festival stages to more intimate venues. She maintains an active performance schedule with her own acclaimed group ‘Stephanie Fogg (formerly Stephanie Fisher) Blues Band’, her highly sought after function band Retrospecticus or with talented pianist (and husband) Matt Fogg as well as numerous other projects. An instructor at Midcoast School of Music since 2008, She offers vocal instruction in Contemporary Music, Blues, R+B, Rock, Jazz, Gospel and many other styles. Stephanie attended the University of Maine at Augusta majoring in Music with a concentration in Education.
Erin Duguay
Erin Duguay is a vocalist from Brunswick, Maine. She started singing at the age of 11 where she attended The Midcoast School of Music. It was here where she developed not only her voice and style, but also learned how to rehearse and perform with a live band. Erin attended McNally Smith College of Music in Saint Paul, Minnesota for 2 ½ years. In 2018, she transferred to Columbia College Chicago, graduating in 2020 with a degree in vocal performance with a minor in music business. While in Chicago, Erin performed with several bands at a variety of functions including weddings, casinos, clubs and private events. Through the years, Erin has taught vocal lessons at Midcoast School of Music, Saint Paul School of Music and School of Rock Chicago. Erin is extremely excited to be back home at Midcoast School of Music!
