Our Staff

Isabelle Noel is currently in her third year at Montgomery College but only her second year as a vocal performance major. This fall, Isabelle will be receiving their Associates from MC, and they plan on transferring to either University of Maryland or Howard University to study music education. Along with teaching, Isabelle has big dreams […]

William Gu aims to enhance his students’ freedom of artistic expression on the instrument, as well as foster motivation and desire for growth in oneself, whether that be in music or other aspects in life. He desires to help inspire the commitment to and love for the craft and art of music making. William sees […]

Clarinetist and Maryland native Ashley Hsu is a musical artist and educator entangled within the worlds of jazz and classical music. Through her clarinet, she serenades audiences playing everything from trad and early swing jazz, baroque and contemporary classical music with the goal to expand her and her audiences’ perceptions of these respective music genres. […]

David Baxter began his musical adventures studying the trumpet at the age of nine. Lessons in a community music school lead to further studies at New England Conservatory and Cleveland Institute of Music. As both a performer and a teacher, sharing music has filled his life with much joy.  Working as the Instrumental Music Director at Newman […]

Kai Sun is a Chinese-American musician, born in Beijing, China. His primary instrument is Saxophone. His secondary instruments are Flute, Clarinet and Piano. In his spare time, Kai enjoys spending time with family, going on hikes with his dog, cooking, watching movies and anime. Kai earned performance degrees in 2016 from Temple University, and 2020 […]

Delanie Montoya has been teaching private lessons for three years. She loves playing many instruments including drum set, marimba, hand drums, and auxiliary percussion. She also loves playing many different styles of music including classical, funk, rock, pop, jazz, and latin. She graduated from Utah State University with a bachelors in music education. She has had the […]

Andrew has been teaching music for 20 years in the public schools.  He holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Music Education with an emphasis in voice from New York University, and he did his graduate work at Towson University.  He has worked with students of all ages and all abilities.  He loves the look on a […]

Ryan Buell has been a teacher for over 20 years, and currently teaches Guitar, Bass, and Ukelele.  Ryan holds a B.M. from Shenandoah Conservatory in Jazz Performance, but excels in teaching all manner of music, from contemporary pop to metal to folk to classical.  Ryan’s pedagogic philosophy is based in two tenants: A strong foundation […]

Elizabeth Skola Davis has a diverse background in music performance, theory, and composition and has been a cellist for many metropolitan professional and community orchestras. While completing her M.M., she earned several awards for her compositions, including third prize in the ASCAP Victor Herbert Young Composers competition in the Voice with Orchestra category, one of […]