JOSHUA DEL DOTTO, Owner/Teacher
In addition to teaching piano for the past 23 years, Joshua Del Dotto served as accompanist and vocal/instrumental coach at Gordon College in Wenham, MA. Mr. Del Dotto has also served on the staff at North Shore Music Theater and the Boston Lyric Opera. Mr. Del Dotto is currently accompanist for Exultet, the Winchester Community Music School, Marblehead High School, and Hamilton-Wenham High School. Mr. Del Dotto is currently on the music faculty at both The Waring School in Beverly and The Shore School in Beverly. Mr. Del Dotto is active as a solo performer and collaborative performer with the Boston Lyric Opera and with various ensembles and professional soloists throughout the region. He has performed extensively and has premiered several works by current composers. He has given lectures in over 50 schools across the state of Massachusetts on classical music, focusing especially on opera and the power of music to tell a story and communicate emotions that words alone cannot express. Mr. Del Dotto currently serves as the church pianist at Second Congregational Church in Beverly.
Mr. Del Dotto enjoys exploring the different facets of classical and popular music. In addition to having been a Yamaha trained and certified instructor at the Yamaha Corporate Music School, he has taught piano and served as accompanist at the Community Music Center of Boston, Riverside Theatre, and the North Shore Music Theater, North Shore Children's Theater, among many others. He is actively involved in musical theater and has musically directed and/or accompanied over 80 shows in the Boston area over the past 23 years. He has also worked as piano instructor, accompanist, and summer musical theater director at the Performing Arts Center of Metro West, helping to establish and nurture PAC's summer musical theater program. He has served as musical director for churches in both Massachusetts and Colorado. Mr. Del Dotto received his undergraduate degree in piano performance from Miami University in Oxford, OH, studying under Dr. Robert Thomas. Mr. Del Dotto received his Master’s degree in Piano Performance from Boston University, studying under Dr. Maria Clodes-Jaguaribe. Mr. Del Dotto is a member of MTNA, MMTA, NSPTG, and NEPTA.
FUN FACTS:
– Josh began his piano studies at the age of 6 years old outside of Detroit, Michigan.
– Besides classical music, Josh enjoys listening to his favorite bands, most notably, The Beatles.
– Josh also enjoys playing golf, especially when he manages to play well.
– Josh enjoys playing acoustic guitar on the worship team in his local church.
Mr. Del Dotto enjoys exploring the different facets of classical and popular music. In addition to having been a Yamaha trained and certified instructor at the Yamaha Corporate Music School, he has taught piano and served as accompanist at the Community Music Center of Boston, Riverside Theatre, and the North Shore Music Theater, North Shore Children's Theater, among many others. He is actively involved in musical theater and has musically directed and/or accompanied over 80 shows in the Boston area over the past 23 years. He has also worked as piano instructor, accompanist, and summer musical theater director at the Performing Arts Center of Metro West, helping to establish and nurture PAC's summer musical theater program. He has served as musical director for churches in both Massachusetts and Colorado. Mr. Del Dotto received his undergraduate degree in piano performance from Miami University in Oxford, OH, studying under Dr. Robert Thomas. Mr. Del Dotto received his Master’s degree in Piano Performance from Boston University, studying under Dr. Maria Clodes-Jaguaribe. Mr. Del Dotto is a member of MTNA, MMTA, NSPTG, and NEPTA.
FUN FACTS:
– Josh began his piano studies at the age of 6 years old outside of Detroit, Michigan.
– Besides classical music, Josh enjoys listening to his favorite bands, most notably, The Beatles.
– Josh also enjoys playing golf, especially when he manages to play well.
– Josh enjoys playing acoustic guitar on the worship team in his local church.
