Faculty/Staff

Our staff is made up of accomplished local musicians who not only enjoy sharing their knowledge with our students, but who continue to go out and create music, which often gives our students the opportunity to see their teachers play.
Duane Beller
Music Director/Instructor
Duane has been with the School of Rock program for several years now, starting at the School of Rock in Easton as a teacher and assistant Show Director.  He brings his love of classic and contemporary music to the SoR of Allentown. 
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Bio Picture Dan 'Peshi' Chiusano
Guitar, Drums and Bass Guitar Instructor
Who is this dude with a name like “Peshi”?!?  Peshi, as he is widely known, is a guitarist and multi – instrumentalist who has already accomplished quite a great deal in the music industry at a relatively young age.  He’s a major label recording artist, studio guitarist, songwriter, touring musician, and teacher. ...
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Bio Picture Nicholas Levinos
Guitar, Bass, Vocals and Keys Instructor
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Bio Picture Jennifer Miklus
Vocals and Key Instructor
Jen is thrilled to be sharing her considerable performing and singing talents to the Allentown School of Rock.  Very active in the local music scene, she is the lead singer/songwriter and keyboardist for the original band, Beyond Eden, which is a winner of a Lehigh Valley Music Awards.  Jen teaches at both the Easton and Allentown...
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Bio Picture Travis Thierrin
Bass, Drum and Keys Instructor
Travis started at the School of Rock as a student in 2008, first at the Chatham (NJ) SoR and then at the Easton SoR, and has appeared in over a dozen SoR seasonal shows.  Travis plays bass (including upright), drums, keys, guitar and sings and teaches primarily bass and drums at the Easton and Allentown locations.  He has an...
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Bio Picture Matt Diebert
Drum Instructor
Matt began teaching at the School of Rock in 2012 and is now at both the Allentown and Easton locations. He studied percussion at Kutztown University and drummed for the jazz-rock band Spacestation Integration with world-renowned electric banjoist Ryan Cavanaugh. Touring the East coast, the group played over 150 shows over two years at venues...
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