Greater Johnstown School of Music

11/14/2025

The Greater Johnstown School of Music will be closing on December 31. We will be selling our inventory on Saturday, November 15th from 10:00 am to 02:00 pm at the school. This is a sample of what we have in stock. Stop by and check out what we have to offer

11/07/2025

The current location of The Greater Johnstown School of Music was founded in 2005 by a local group of musicians who formerly taught at a music store in the old Richland Mall. We’ve had a great 20 years of instructing students of all ages! Unfortunately we will be closing our school on December 31st of this year. All of our rental instruments, new and used, office equipment and lesson books will be for sale. Please stop by the school on Saturday,November 15th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at our location at: 719 E Oakmont Blvd.
(behind the Geistown Fire Co, next to the borough building)

Thank you for all your support over the years!

814-266-4440 CASH ONLY

03/21/2025

The Greater Johnstown School of Music would like to introduce our newest instructor: Brooke litzinger

Brooke is currently employed as a music teacher at a local school, teaching orchestra and elementary general music. Collegiately, she was very active in her college’s orchestra and band program and served in many leadership roles, including being the student leader of a string quartet. Instruments she instructs for private lessons include: saxophone, clarinet, flute, beginning trumpet and violin/viola. Outside of teaching, she can often be found spending time with her family and two dachshunds (usually drinking coffee) or hiking and exploring the outdoors.

Welcome Brooke!

Please contact us at 814-266-4440 or you can reach out on Facebook Messenger!

10/03/2024

10/03/2024

The Greater Johnstown School of Music held it‘s 18th annual recital on Saturday, August 10th at the school grounds. Thank you to all who made this event possible including: Greg and Marty Faiers, Paul Mikkelsen, Jennifer Kist(M.C.), Brian Cernic(The Judge) and Brande Conway(photographer).And once again thank you to all parents, grandparents, family members and friends who diligently encourage our students and take time out of their busy schedules so they can attend their lessons. The following students were awarded for their achievements:
11 and under
Josh Barefoot Outstanding Vrabel
Morgan Shaffer Outstanding Vrabel
Horizon Gabriel Honorable Mention

12 and over
Aiden Tedeski Outstanding Vrabel
Sophia Gemas Honorable Mention

Judge’s Favorite
Berklee Donelan

08/03/2024

School is just around the corner! And The Greater Johnstown School of Music is the best place in town for students of all ages to come and learn how to play a musical instrument. We have a team of very talented instructors with “many“years of combined experience in teaching. Sign up now and experience the ability you can achieve to create your own music! Lessons include the following instruments:
Piano
Guitar
Banjo
Violin
Viola
Cello
Bass
Saxophone
Clarinet
Flute
Percussion
Vocal

Contact us at: 814-266-4440
Hope to hear from you soon! 🎶🎵🎶🎶

07/14/2024

The Greater Johnstown School of Music would like to introduce our new piano instructor: Julia Barton!
With nearly 20 years of experience Julia has hundreds of performances and recitals under her belt. Along with accompanying school choirs, performing in talent shows, participating in instrumental ensembles, providing music for her church and tutoring college students in piano, she also writes her own music! Julia is an Exercise Physiologist and Strength and Conditioning Coach by trade. She incorporates her love of music by sharing her talent and passion with others so they also can have the ability to express themselves through the piano.
Julia can be reached at: 814-288-8242

06/25/2024

Beautiful K.Kawai Classic Grand Piano for sale by owner
$4800.00 (Negotiable)
Please contact: Kim Marley @ 814 241-3019

06/18/2024

The Greater Johnstown School of Music would like to introduce one of our newest instructors, Aaron Kaufman.
Aaron will be entering his third year of a music education degree studying the saxophone under Dr. David Stambler at Pennsylvania State University. He serves as Saxophone Section Leader for the Penn State Blue Band, as well as a member of the Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Centre Dimensions Jazz Band. Aaron also plays gigs and gives woodwind lessons on the side!
If you are interested in advanced saxophone and/or beginner clarinet and flute lessons, Aaron will be available evenings and weekends until mid August this summer.

Please contact Aaron @ Aaron-Kaufman.com
(814) 420-4211

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05/18/2024

The Greater Johnstown School of Music is pleased to announce our new guitar instructor, Aiden Tedeski. Aiden has lots of experience teaching from leadership as a Boy Scout to instructing at Summer Camp. He has been playing guitar for 7 years under the guidance of our Don Wozniak. Aiden has perfect pitch along with a complex understanding of music theory and the guitar is his passion! He is very excited to begin teaching students from beginners and beyond of all ages.
Aiden can be reached at: (724) 859-5295 After 3:00 PM only please

01/20/2024

Announcing Violin and Viola lessons with Daniel Shulick! Daniel is a music education major at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and will be available on Fridays at our school with additional availability at the Indiana Community music school. You can reach Daniel at 570-666-7761 or by emailing [email protected]

01/20/2024

Introducing our new vocal coach! 🎤🎶🎼

Joshua Rinaman, originally from Cranberry Township, has been singing since he was in Kindergarten after being cast as The Cowardly Lion in his kindergarten class's production of The Wizard of Oz. From then, he's continued to sing in either community musical theater productions, or with Chamber Choirs or Ensemble Choirs throughout high school. He joined the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown's Concert Choir in 2007 under the direction of Jeffrey Webb, and performs with the Johnstown Symphony Chorus today, along with being a member of First Lutheran on Vine
Street's church choir and handbell choir. He is extremely excited to share his love of music with others wanting to find their instrument. To him, everyone can make music. He likes to tell people, "We all have music to us, because our own heart keeps a beat."

You can reach Josh by email at [email protected] or by call/text
(814) 915-4074