"I felt it in my heart." - Zach Ethier

"Playing at Con Brio makes me more sharp and less flat." - Kevin Teeling

"It has been an inspiration for my 13-year-old son, 11-year-old daughter and myself. Larry is an excellent instructor. His skill, life experience and love of Music flow easily from him." - Tom Buesgens

"It is with gratitude and admiration that we thank you for the time you spend with our son teaching him about Music. His affection for you and his honed ability sow us that you are a shining start in his life. We wish you peach and happiness." - Sarah and Steve Fischer

"Thank you, Andy, for teaching me how to play sax. You rock." - Natan Harosh

"That's the first time I ever heard two flutes together." - Merilee Common

"Larry puts the 'us' in Music." - Cindie Teeling

"Thanks for the encouragement." - Karl Oestreich

"IT'S FUN HERE!" - Nicole Stotts

"Piano is a great thing." - Max Pinkerton

"Thank you for teaching me how to play guitar. You're the best teacher" - Rachel Ulrich

"At the age of 50, many would call me an old dog not soon to learn new tricks. As a self-taught bass player, I had 'learned' plenty of bad habits that leveled off my ability as a musician far below where I wanted to be. Then I found Con Brio School of Music.

My teacher, Larry Silvestro, who also owns and runs the school, agreed to take me on as a student. Like a golf pro does for the duffer, Larry trained me through my bad swing techniques and then started teaching me to not only do it right, but to care about doing it right. I only came to one lesson unprepared, and won't ever do that again.

Whether you are a five-year-old finding your musical spirit for the first time, or a 50-year-old trying to recapture your passionate spirit for music and enjoy the music you play, Con Brio School of Music is the best at guiding you on your journey with a firm, but harmonious lead. I think you will find that you made the right choice. In fact, I know you have!"
- Elliot, mediator, arbitrator and lawyer

"I took music lessons from Larry for several years during my mid teen years, and the one thing I could easily say about that time is, I always felt comfortable. I felt "right." You see, he was not only a great music teacher; he was a mentor, and he probably didn't even know it.

That was thirty years ago. We had gone our seperate ways as I grew into a young adult, went to college, and moved on with the generalities of life.

But for the past several years I couldn't shake those times. Larry was not only intrumental in my development as a musician and an appreciator of a wide range of music, but to some degree, as a person. Let me give you an example; everytime I listen to Weather Report's "8:30" album, I could re-vision Larry conducting "Birdland" - I could see the emphasis, and admire the subtleties, of that tune.

Neither of us resides in the Bronx any longer. And for the past several years I tried to find him. This grew frustrating at times, and at times I gave up. But I would always go back to the endeavor of trying to locate him.

But then I had it. I think I had found him, or a possible phone number, in Minnesota at that. It was a Friday morning when most people are on their way to work. But I couldn't wait. I had to know for sure. I had to try calling. And telling him what I didn't fully understand at fifteen, but understood very clearly now. He answered the phone and I said, "Thank you". "
- Carl Drach