Teaching and Choirs
Lysander Jaffe
believes in every student’s potential for growth and expressivity. His diverse musical experiences have made him a flexible and versatile teacher, able to meet students where they are and adapt to all learning styles and level of ability. Lysander works with students in elementary school through adulthood, and has worked with college-age students in ensemble residencies at Bennington College and Longy School of Music. He has been on faculty for Village Harmony since 2013, where he has gained recognition for his accessible, yet nuanced and demanding, teaching of Georgian, Corsican, and Balkan traditional music styles. He has also worked with SongRoots, Revels Singers, and Libana and co-directs two Boston-area choirs, Boston Harmony and SingPositive. He offers private lessons, group classes, choir and ensemble coachings, and workshops. To learn more, contact Lysander.
"Lysander, watching you teach is such a gift. You are perfectly clear, succinctly thoughtful, well-paced and thorough. I learn from you constantly." -Northern Harmony 2016 workshop participant