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Dave Long is a pianist, composer, and piano teacher serving Westchester, Dutchess, Putnam, and Orange Counties in New York. He began his musical studies with percussion and drum set in elementary school, later expanding to piano, guitar, and music theory. As an undergraduate at Boston University, he studied piano, music theory, music history, ear training, and sight singing, and participated in jazz ensembles. He also studied music theory and conducting at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College. For the past decade, Dave has studied with world-class pianist and teacher Seymour Bernstein, professor at New York University and the subject of the 2014 documentary 'Seymour: An Introduction' directed by Ethan Hawke. Dave is a member of the Music Teacher's National Association (MTNA) and offers in-home piano lessons covering classical, jazz, and improvisation.