Garrett Artman

 is a vocal coach, pianist, and organist currently residing in New York, where he is the Director of Music Ministry at the First Presbyterian Church of Yorktown. Garrett holds a Bachelors of Music degree in Music Education and Piano Performance with a Jazz Studies minor from University of Maine. At UMaine, he studied  classical piano and piano pedagogy with Dr. Philip Silver, Bajka Voronietsky, and Hung-Kuan Chen from Yale School of Music. His Jazz studies were under the great musical personalities of Dr. Karel Lidral, Dr. Jay Bregman, and Daryl Rhodes. Upon arriving in New York he started studying voice under the phenomenal teacher and baritone, Richard Lippold.

      As a performer, Garrett has given multiple recitals, accompanied numerous ensembles, soloists, choral festivals, workshops, and over 100 musicals throughout New England, New York, and Europe. He has worked very closely with local theaters, universities and theater companies to ensure music and theatrical performances continue to enrich the community. He is currently on staff at the University of Maine for their musical outreach program, MSYM, where he is the assistant musical director, collaborative pianist, and vocal coach for students.

     Garrett is an active member of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), The American Guild of Organists (AGO) and actively seeks to stay current and further his professional development by regularly attending music teacher association events, national and state conferences, and regularly performing live.