Private Lessons & Coaches in Merrick, NY

I help players develop their game and get better through custom one-on-one or group coaching. Whether you're picking up a basketball for the first time or sharpening your skills, I'll meet you where you are, build a plan around your goals, and hold you accountable every step of the way. Available for in-person sessions for all ages and skill levels. Let's get to work.

I am a USA Boxing–certified coach, competitive boxer, and gym founder with over a decade of experience training youth, adults, and competitive fighters. As the founder of Harlem House of Champions, I built and led a disciplined boxing program focused on fundamentals, safety, and athlete development. With two decades in the ring, I empower students to achieve their boxing aspirations. I provide tailored training that builds technique, confidence, and strategic thinking. Let's unlock your potential together with fun approachability.

"Ronnie Love is amazing at what he does. Looking forward to my next session!

Mal is New York State Certified Music Educator with nearly five years of teaching experience in vocal and general music education. He holds an Associates, Bachelors, and Masters degree in Music Education and currently teaches K-5 music in New York City, where he directs, choir, drum, and violin. His teaching emphasises vocal technique, musical expression, and culturally responsive repertoire. He also works with students in vocal coaching and performance development.

With a decade of baseball instruction, I foster growth through tailored coaching. My passion lies in developing well-rounded athletes who excel with confidence and skill. Let's elevate your game!

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I've been teaching private music lessons for 30 years. My goal is to have my students learn more about who they are as an individual through a methodical and interactive study that involves the deep roots of foundational theory combined with improvisational interactions and applications to create a wholistic knowledge of 3 dimensional self expression. My Bio: Sean Nowell holds degrees from Berklee College of Music in Jazz Composition and Manhattan School of Music in Jazz Performance and is a 30 year musical freelancer, educator and recording artist. He has played broadway shows, composed and improvised film scores, music for ballet and theatre, 20th century classical music, big band and small jazz ensembles, commercial music and has pushed the boundaries of saxophone and flute by integrating electronic effects pedals into his musical language. He has traveled and collaborated with dancers, actors, painters, stilt walkers, and acrobats on multiple international tours as Musical Director for Bond Street Theatre and has represented The Istanbul Jazz Festival at Universities around Turkey with his Multimedia Electro-Jazz Ensemble, The Kung-Fu Masters. With his hip-hop theater collective, Soul Inscribed, he has represented the United States as Artistic Ambassador in Russia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Peru, and Mauritius. Soul Inscribed won a Fulbright grant to continue their work with kids in Mauritius. He performed at The Shaolin Temple, did a 6 city tour in China and was the American Representative at International Jazz Day in Accra, Ghana. He toured Europe multiple times with his NYC/Stockholm acoustic jazz band, The New York Jazz Exchange and hosted weekly Free-Improv R&B Funk jams in Queens, NY. He is also the American Representative for an innovative electronic Midi wind instrument for saxophonists called the EMEO. His interest in utilizing cutting edge music technology has led him to recently give masterclasses at The American School of Modern Music in Paris and Loyola University in New Orleans.

"I have been taking lessons from Sean Nowell for the last three years. I am an adult student and started playing tenor sax when I retired. I started with Sean as a complete novice - not only new to the tenor sax, but having never learned how to read sheet music other than rhythm for playing the drums. From the start Sean was very encouraging - even through the painful first lessons when I couldn't properly make sounds come out of the horn! Once I had the basics of learning to at least play all the notes on the range of the tenor sax, Sean moved me into learning all the scales through improvisational jazz. This was an excellent approach for me - since it got me started playing in a manner I desired, even before I could play any real jazz standards. Sean challenged me to continue to progress as we began to learn from standards in the Real Book. All along, Sean taught not just techniques in making good music, but music theory and composition to understand the changes that occur in many forms of jazz. When the iReal book app came available, Sean was quick to have me adopt it and use for even a better practice and playing experience. Sean has been careful not to over teach, but to experience learning through playing. Many of my most important learning lessons have been in back and forth improvisation sessions with Sean. Sean has helped me record my progress of the last three years - a testimonial for how far I have come - but also a reminder of how much more I can improve. I would highly recommend Sean for his terrific teaching talent - and of course his wonderful playing as a master jazz musician. My only wish is I had started sooner and had more years studying with Sean's guidance.

Ryan is a music producer and educator skilled in Logic Pro and analog production using hardware, keyboards, and drum machines. He has taught children and adults how to create full songs from composition to arrangement, rhythm, harmony, and staying in key. Ryan has developed music production curriculums for middle school students and brings a calm, grounded, yet highly engaging teaching style shaped by his background in meditation and creative arts.

"All art is a kind of confession."~James Baldwin From my beginnings as a vocalist, actor, and director, I have embarked on an incredible journey that continues to surprise me. My passion for music composition and video editing has allowed me to transition from experimenting with sounds to crafting immersive video narratives, all fueled by a deep love of storytelling.

With 8 years of private coaching experience and 3+ years coaching groups through USA Football, I work with athletes of all ages and skill levels. I currently teach flag football and football fundamentals to ages 8–11 through USA Football. I was captain of the St. Anthony's High School football team and a starter at Southern Connecticut State University. I also specialize in agility training that helps athletes excel in any sport and currently compete in an adult flag football league.

Tom McGuire is a hockey coach with over eight years of experience developing players of all ages and skill levels. He has coached youth players through Ice Hockey in Harlem, Learn to Play (LTP), and Learn to Skate (LTS) programs with the New York Islanders, as well as travel hockey with North Park Hockey. Tom also works with adult players from beginner to advanced levels, focusing on skill development, confidence, and growing a passion for the game.

My journey as a recording artist ignited a passion for guitar that I've been sharing with students for 30 years. I believe everyone has a melody within them waiting to be played. Let's discover yours together. I teach students from beginners to advanced and aspiring professional musicians, singers songwriters. Each program is tailored to the individual involving all styles of music as per your preference. theory and reading notated music is taught and required. I am a master guitar, teacher, of Piano, producer for recordings published author of guitar instruction books I will travel within Manhattan east and west from the 30s to the 80s for my clients to their homes to give Lessons or my midtown studio for music For Guitar, piano, voice and recording In New York City