At All That Music Academy, we offer a space where students of all ages and skill levels can explore their passion for music in a supportive, engaging environment.
We’re more than just a music school—we’re a community of musicians. Our teachers are not only educators but also active performers, songwriters, and recording artists. Through personalized lessons, ensembles, and performance opportunities, we help students build confidence, creativity, and a lifelong connection to music.
Whether you’re picking up an instrument for the first time or honing your craft, we’re here to help you grow as a musician and connect with others who share your love for music.
Owners Nicole and Carl Eisman have been teaching for a combined 25 years. During this time they worked at many music schools, and rented rooms to teach privately throughout the North Shore area. In October 2021, they decided it was time to open the doors of All That Music Academy right in Stoneham center. It has been Nicole's dream since she was a teen in voice lessons herself, to one day own her own music school and with the support of Carl, she was able to make her dream a reality. Nicole and Carl do their best to make sure every student feels accepted and part of the All That Music Academy family.
Owner, Nicole Eisman is a Boston based, multi-instrumentalist with a focus on voice, piano and flute. She has been teaching professionally for over 10 years. She graduated from Regis College in 2010 with a Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts for music and theatre and has been teaching ever since.
While at Regis, Nicole was the President of the Regis College Glee Club and Regis College Chamber Singers. During her time there, she arranged music for the groups, created recordings for all sections to practice with, composed original pieces of music, wrote and directed her own plays, organized recitals, and organized many collegiate choral music festivals such as the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) and Regis Rhythms.
Nicole has organized, toured, and sang all over Sicily and Barcelona. She has performed at La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona Cathedral, Monserrat, Duomo in Taormina, Valley of the Temples, Greek Ruins, Palermo, Mt. Etna, Via Teatro Greco, and many more.
Nicole has extensive knowledge in a cappella, and has been hosting her own independent a cappella ensembles for the last 5 years. She loves to have her groups sing songs ranging from classical, to oldies, to top 40s and finds arranging parts to fit her singers voices to be a fun challenge.
She also loves working with her students in the studio on their original songs. She enjoys helping them with melodies, harmonies and adlibs. She has students who have recorded albums, headlined their own shows, and gone on tours. Nicole also has been featured on songs that have almost one million streams on Spotify. She also has helped her students in preparing for auditions, talent shows and pageants. One of her students is currently Miss Massachusetts Outstanding Teen 2022 where she also won the talent portion of the competition after preparing with Nicole.
Teaching has been Nicole's passion since a very young age and her teaching methods have been heavily influenced by her past music mentors. She believes every student has a musical voice, and it is her job to help them find that voice. She tries to make every class fun, educational, and a safe place for students to explore their creativity. She wants all of her students to feel connected like a musical family.
Carl Eisman is a Boston based guitarist, composer, producer and educator originally from Rockford Illinois. After graduating Summa Cum Laude from the prestigious Berklee College Of Music, Carl began working as a performing musician in Boston and all over the United States. Carl has worked extensively as a sideman as well as a leader in many different genres from Jazz to Rock to Hip-Hop. Notable achievements include releasing 3 albums as the chief songwriter, guitarist and vocalist in the band Planet Radio. Carl has appeared on many records and singles as a songwriter, vocalist and guitar player and has performed with the world renown Boston Pops, Ledisi, Louis Cole, Peter Eldrige and Tierney Sutton. He has worked as musical director for many artists providing support for national acts such as Kendrick Lamar, Souljah Boy, Fabolous, Salt N Pepa, Nikka Costa and more. Recently Carl has released his debut record, “Heartbreak Hill”. Carl wrote, recorded and performed almost every bit of music on the album as well as designing the album art.
An extremely meaningful aspect of Carl’s musical journey has been that of an educator. Many of his students he has guided from beginner to the college level. Some reach professional levels of proficiency and actually go on to pursue music full time. Carl believes in creating a fun and supportive learning environment which leads to long term musical growth! In October of 2021, he and his wife Nicole opened All That Music Academy in Stoneham Ma offering music lessons for all instruments and welcoming all who have a desire to experience the joy of making music.
In addition to working at All That Music Academy, Carl is also a Professor at Berklee College Of Music in the Harmony Department, and he teaches guitar as a professor at Merrimack College in Andover, Ma.
Tyler Gaccione is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Boston, MA. As the artist ‘Gatch’ he has been nominated for two Boston Music Awards (Best New Artist 2021 and Best Vocalist 2020). Gatch regularly tours and has performed with artists ranging from Never Ending Fall to Sammy Rae & the Friends. Tyler also is an accomplished session player, with collaborations including Keyboard Dog, KAI, The Arcitype, and Rilla Force!
Tyler has studied piano, guitar, and voice with some of the finest teachers around and he is excited to share the joy of music with you!
Sonny Cornell is a local multi-instrumentalist/arranger currently at Berklee College of Music majoring in Film Scoring and Composition Writing and Production.
He has been playing piano and guitar for over 10 years. He has studied and performed various styles of music including Pop, Rock, Jazz, Classical, Latin, Brazilian and R&B.
Sonny believes that exploration is a wonderful means of learning and welcomes curiosity from all of his students.
Katelyn Lashley is a devoted and versatile musician. She graduated from Gordon College in the Class of 2022 with her Bachelor’s in Music. Additionally, she was awarded the Wood Memorial Scholarship for the Fine Arts at Gordon College. Since graduation, she has been teaching private lessons, working for the Worcester Youth Orchestras and performing with the Blackstone Valley String Quartet. Katelyn is a pop-improvisational violist, and she made her Spotify debut in 2021, recording with Jen Aldana on her song “Trust in You,” and performing with Jen at Soulfest in New Hampshire in August of 2021. As a young violist, she learned to love improvisation and it is something that she loves to incorporate into her teaching. Ever since her love for improvisation budded, it has grown into a fierce love for the art. Katelyn strives to help each of her students’ budding passion for music flourish in each lesson, while also setting each student up with the practical skills needed to be a proficient string musician. The greatest success she sees when teaching is when music becomes more than a skill to be learnt and turns into an expression of love for the art itself.
Ryann is a multi-instrumentalist with a passion for all things music! Her experience in musical theatre, choir, a capella groups, and band ensembles fostered her love for singing. Along with voice, she plays guitar, piano, and ukulele. Contemporary genres including Rock, Pop, Jazz, and R&B are her favorite genres to play and listen to.
Ryann believes that music performance is therapeutic and builds life-long confidence! She aims to make learning music an exciting experience where students can feel they can truly express themselves.
Drew Leuci is a guitarist, bassist, song-writer, and composer currently in his senior year at Merrimack College as a music major. Drew started playing music at the age of 15 at Lynnfield High School and has pursued his music career ever since. Drew’s musical background includes writing, composing for marching bands, and performing at local venues throughout the New England area.
Drew is a firm believer in musical expression, and is constantly exploring new genres and styles. He hopes to share this knowledge with his eager students.
Emily is a high-spirited singer, pianist, choral director and arranger. As a 2024 Merrimack College graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Music, she is eagerly pursuing her passion for teaching music.
Her musical journey began at the age of 5 when she registered for voice and piano lessons. Emily was a theater kid throughout middle and high school, involving herself in all things music that the community had to offer. Through the fusion of music and psychology curricula in college, Emily studied the benefits that music has on mental health and development. She thrived as the musical director and arranger for her collegiate a cappella group, Mackapella. Throughout her time in Mackapella, Emily has arranged and taught over 20 pieces of music, including an original song, “Where We Belong”, that details the powerful feelings associated with being part of a musical community. Additionally, she has taught and conducted several pieces of SATB music for Merrimack College’s concert choir.
Teaching has enriched Emily’s musical experience, igniting her passion for furthering the growth of others through music.
Ashleigh Wulf is a recent Berklee grad with a degree in guitar performance. She is a multi-instrumentalist and has been playing, gigging, and recording around the North East and Boston for 8 years with a focus on Rock, Pop, Folk, and Jazz.
Ashleigh, whose stage name is Wulfer, recently traveled to Anchorage Alaska to play guitar with Quinn Christopherson and Portugal, The Man for the 25 years Alaska Native Heritage Center Benefit Concert.
Ashleigh has studied guitar, piano, voice, mandolin, and more - she’s excited to play some music together!
Bella Perrotta is a Junior at Merrimack College studying music. Bella is currently the music director for the on campus a capella group, Mackapella. She has written a few songs of her own that she is currently working on having them produced.
Bella grew up singing, playing piano and guitar. She also participated in many different plays and musicals through her school drama club. Bella has dreams of being a music artist one day.
Bella performs at various restaurants, bars and grilles in the Boston area as part of their “live music” nights. She enjoys most genres of music but particularly loves country, pop and some classic rock.
Evan DeFreitas is a multi-instrumentalist who is currently pursuing a degree in liberal arts at Middlesex Community College. Since a young age he has played drums as his father Frank Defreitas, was a well accomplished musician in the Boston area.
Evan started interning at All That Music Academy in April of 2024 while finishing his senior year at Burlington High School. During that time he sat in with many teachers to learn different teaching methods and started to incorporate those into his own teachings.
Evan believes in making all lessons personalized for his students as well as keeping fun a priority. He is excited to continue being a Junior Educator at All That Music Academy.
Janine Antonellis is a Nashville based multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and artist from Boston, MA. Her roots are in classical repertoire, but she branched out into various contemporary styles when she was in high school, such as Pop, Rock, R&B and Jazz. Janine studied Contemporary Writing and Production and Music Production and Engineering at Berklee College of Music. Some of her biggest influences or musical inspirations include John Legend, Emily King, Robert Glasper, Tori Amos, Hayley Williams, and so on.
When Janine isn’t teaching, she’s working on her own self titled music project and plans to release new music this year. She has been performing all over Boston and New England for the last 9 years. Her favorite part of teaching is sharing the excitement of music with her students and getting them excited to share the skill they’ve worked so hard to gain.
Elijah is a Boston based multi-instrumentalist from Cincinnati, Ohio. They are
currently in their senior year at Berklee College of Music studying Contemporary
Writing and Music Production with a minor in Musical
Theatre
Writing
With voice and piano as their primary instruments,
Elijah’s background focuses heavily on musical theatre and classical vocal
performance.
Their work includes:
-music directing for
middle school and high school performances
-dance instruction for elementary and
middle school theatre camps
-songwriting/arranging for theatre troops around the
Boston area
-tutoring in tonal harmony and jazz harmony
Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Brandon Harris is a 22-year-old singer-songwriter full of rhythm and soul whose voice and charm are eye-catching. His creative lyricism and impeccable musicality make him truly a one-of-a-kind artist. He found his love for music in the church at the age of 10, and has been writing and releasing his own material ever since. His artistry as a musician, singer, writer, and performer is influenced by artists such as Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Usher, and Beyoncé.
Though a recent Berklee College of Music graduate with a Professional Music degree, he has been working extremely hard while at the school. He has been in numerous shows in Berklee and around the Boston area. In his sophomore year of college, he released his album entitled SALT, which became a hit amongst the Berklee community, described by professors of the Music Production and Engineering department as "brilliant". Over the years he has been able to use his talents and travel to and perform in Hong Kong and Beijing, work with names such as Greg Phillinganes, Rob Lewis, and Alonzo Harris. Most recently, he dropped a new EP entitled TWENTYONE, along with a deluxe version of SALT entitled Extra Salt, available on all streaming platforms.
Looking for a unique way to celebrate? All That Music Academy now offers unforgettable birthday parties! Choose from our in-home karaoke party or the "Singing Swifties" experience with our talented teacher and Taylor Swift impersonator, Emily. Let's make your next party a hit!
Did you know that All That Music Academy is an exclusive Reading Memorial High School Innovation Career Pathway Industry Partner? Every year we host a group of High School Seniors who have an interest in pursuing music as their career. We have our Senior interns shadow teaching lessons with our educators, take field trips to various music venues, meet with top professional sound engineers, tour and learn about what it takes to become a music producer at some of the best recording studios in the boston area, become a band and host their own music festival for their friends, family and colleagues. This partnership helps Seniors discover what they may want to choose as a major in college, and also can lead to employment opportunities at All That Music Academy.