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MEET OUR INSTRUCTORS

Len Sluetsky

Managing Director, Owner
​Bass, Guitar, Piano

 
    Len Sluetsky, born in Kiev, Ukraine began his musical career as a double bass player working with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine and then as a Principal Double Bass of the Kiev Chamber Orchestra. As a member of the Kiev Chamber Orchestra he toured through Europe, Asia and the United States with the prominent soloists and conductors.
Since 2013, Len has worked as a Professor of Double bass at Adelphi University in Garden City, New York and as a Manager with the UArtist Consulting and Management in organizing musical festivals, concerts, workshops and master classes in the USA and overseas.             
Mr. Sluetsky has performed at such venues as the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall and The Kennedy Center with many well-known orchestras and ensembles.  His most recent recordings are: “I remember Me”, Jennifer Hudson, 2011 and “Dream Theater” Album 2013, Grammy Nomination 2013. 
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Matthew Green, B.A. 

Violin Instructor

Matthew Daniel Green, violinist, began his violin studies at the Pittsfield Community Music School, in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He continued at the Konservatorium Luzern in Switzerland, and graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music. He has performed recitals in various venues in New England and Switzerland, as well as chamber music for the Manchester Chamber Players in New Hampshire. He has performed as a soloist with the Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra, where he served for five years as concertmaster, and also with the Lakes Region Symphony Orchestra and the Greater Manchester Youth Symphony Orchestra. 
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He has done recordings, tours, and numerous concerts with Collegium Musicum Zurich under the baton of the illustrious Dr. Paul Sacher,  collaboration with top international artists, including Mstislav Rostropovich, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Claudio Arrau, Heinz Holliger, Yuri Bashmet, Aurele Nicolet and others. addition, he has performed with legends such as Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, the Irish Tenors, Donna Summer, Marvin Hamlisch, and others. He is the founder and leader of Ensemble Aevia and the patented inventor of the C-Clip®, an accessory to protect the violin.

Matthew began his teaching career in 1981 at the Bregenzer Musikschule in Bregenz, Austria and the Musikschule der Stadt St. Gallen in St. Gallen Switzerland.  He later taught at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, MA in the preparatory division, and several community music schools in New England before moving with his wife and daughter to Florida in 2017.  His students have quickly reached leadership positions in their youth orchestras and several have gone on to major in violin performance at top conservatories, including Eastman, Boston Conservatory, New York University, Boston University, Hartt, and Berklee

Leonor Tomas

​Violin/Piano

​Born into a musical family has studied with professors of the violinistics schools of Stoliarsky, David Oistrakh, Jacques Thibaud and Hubay. Finished her superior studies at the Royal Conservatory in Madrid has performed in symphonic, chamber orchestras also as concertmaster and soloist in venues like the Teatro Real of Madrid, Auditorium de Zaragoza, Quincena Musical de San Sebastian in Spain among others, Philharmonie de Paris, in Italy, Teatro di Spoleto, Baroque Festival of Viterbo, etc. Germany, in U.S Los Angeles Philharmonic Chamber series, New York, California Institute of the Arts, Baltimore, University giving master classes, South Florida University of Tampa, Philadelphia, among others, Has won Prizes in violin competitions like Valentino Bucchi in Rome, premio Primavera, National Great Prize and second prize in the international competition in Havana, Has taught in Municipal Schools and in The Musica Creativa School in Madrid, In Rome was teaching common students with prof. P. Vernikov and I. Volochine
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Elyza Guzman

Voice, Piano

It's nice to meet you! My name is Elyza Guzman. I'm a musician, actor, and educator based in Miami, FL. ​
I have always been told that as a baby, I'd sing myself to sleep. My earliest memories are of belting Hannah Montana in my bedroom, or pretending I were a Disney Princess and reenacting all of my favorite scenes by heart.  
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My first official step into the performing arts was in the seventh grade. I played Ursula in my middle school's production of The Little Mermaid JR. I realized in that moment that I had found the thing that gave my life a purpose. Since then, I've never stopped persuing a career in the arts. 
After graduating high school, I studied musical theatre for a while at Emerson College, located in Boston, Masachusetts.​
I am currently a piano and voice teacher in Miami, FL. 

David Neira

Percussion, Guitar, Piano, Bass Guitar 

I grew up in South America, where my musical journey began with the rich traditions of Ecuadorian folk music. From an early age, I was drawn to sound and rhythm, and by the time I was 14, I was already playing in bands. Between the ages of 14 and 19, I immersed myself in music, learning multiple instruments empirically—by ear, through experience, and through constant performance.

My passion for music eventually led me to the United States, where I enrolled at Miami Dade College to formally study music and sound engineering. I pursued an Associate in Arts degree, expanding my knowledge through piano and guitar studies. During my final year, I made the bold decision to switch majors—becoming the only student to do so at that stage. That experience challenged me, but it also pushed me to grow, and I gained more knowledge and perspective than I ever expected.

In 2017, I began working within the Miami-Dade public school system, sharing my musical knowledge with students. A year later, I joined Guitar Center, where I further developed my teaching career by offering lessons in piano, guitar, bass, and ukulele. Since then, teaching has remained a central part of my life, allowing me to inspire others while continuing to evolve as a musician.

Throughout my career, I have toured across South America and parts of Europe, performing in festivals and on the streets—experiences that shaped my identity as an artist. I have also been involved in professional recording projects, contributing to albums released in both CD and vinyl formats.

Today, I remain active in music, continuing to record, compose, and explore new creative directions. My journey is rooted in passion, shaped by experience, and driven by a constant desire to grow and share music with others.
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Forte Music and Arts Academy
Sailboat Cay Building
13499 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 105 
North Miami, FL 33181
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