Gabriel Fenoglio

Most college students don’t wait until the final week before graduation to discover their passion, but that’s what happened to Gabriel Fenoglio. Gabriel had taken piano lessons and a handful of music classes, yet when he enrolled at Purdue University,  he fully expected to retire as a mechanical engineer. In that final week of college, Gabriel played in a basement with some friends – his first time playing with a drummer and guitarist. Something clicked. He fell in love with the communication and collaboration that comes with performing live music. After a few years of engineer work, Gabriel made a radical change. He traveled to France to study jazz piano improvisation at IMEP Paris College of Music. Now, as a teacher himself, Gabriel takes a judgment-free, student-focused approach to lessons, fostering a student’s innate passion for music. Gabriel believes real success occurs when a student develops an internal need to work hard and no longer relies on external motivation. Gabriel and his partner frequently perform as a jazz/folk/pop set at various coffee shops and restaurants throughout Fort Wayne. He also loves to hike, birdwatch, paint, and woodwork.