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Kelly Smith Toney

Kelly Smith Toney

Piano, Violin & Viola

Kelly Smith Toney received her bachelor and master degrees from The Juilliard School. Upon graduation, she joined the Singapore Symphony Orchestra for a two-year engagement. Mrs. Toney has been concertmaster and orchestra

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Stephanie Talley

Stephanie Talley

Piano

Stephanie Talley is a piano teacher who fell in love with the piano and classical music at the age of 8. She is a graduate of Angelo State University. She is classically

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Amanda Thomas

Amanda Thomas

Voice, Piano & Music Explorers

Amanda first began her journey with music as a junior high student who recognized that no singing opportunities existed in her rural Idaho town for someone her age. She insisted on joining

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Julie Adams

Julie Adams

Cello, Piano, Voice, Violin & Viola

Julie began formal music study at age 6, piano lessons at age 7, cello and violin at age 11, and voice at age 16. Julie performed regularly in orchestra and choir throughout

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Geena Spigarelli

Geena Spigarelli

Guitar, Ukulele & Bass

Born and raised in Austin, Texas, Geena Spigarelli is a seasoned bassist and music instructor who holds a degree in Music Performance and Sound Recording from Texas State University. Throughout her career

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Hope Holder

Hope Holder

Piano

As a pianist, Hope Holder has been capturing the hearts of music lovers since 1990. The combination of her fiery enthusiasm on the keyboard and elegant stage presence make her performances as

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Luis Rangel

Luis Rangel

Guitar, Bass, Ukulele & Piano

Luis Rangel was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and moved to Austin, Texas at the age of 8. His musical journey began at the age of 4 with violin lessons, which he later

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Christy Jackel

Christy Jackel

Piano

Christy began piano lessons at age 6, studied with Pierrette Mouledous in Dallas, and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music and Masters in Music studying with Nancy Garrett at The University

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Elena Maeurer

Elena Maeurer

Voice & Piano

Elena Maeurer grew up in Austin, Texas, and began singing and playing piano at an early age. As a student, she participated in choir and musical theater, and had the opportunity to

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Rebecca Maze

Rebecca Maze

Piano

Rebecca studied piano under Charlotte Tull and Dr. John Paul earning a Bachelor in Music degree at Sam Houston State University for music theory and composition, and continues to study under Dr.

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Damon Martinez

Damon Martinez

Drums & Percussion

Damon Martinez began playing the drums when he was 11 years old. He started by hosting jam sessions at his home and jamming with his friends to cover songs by popular rock/pop

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Emil Pohlig

Emil Pohlig

Piano & Flute

Emil grew up in rural Southwest Virginia, began playing piano and percussion in the 6th grade and loved music so much he wanted to play all instruments and began playing the flute,

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Annisha Mackenzie

Annisha Mackenzie

Voice & Piano

Annisha Mackenzie is a classically trained vocalist and stage director. Her primary passion is opera, but she is also a lover of musical theatre, pop, and rock. She teaches voice students of

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Stinson Seuser

Stinson Seuser

Piano, Clarinet & Ukulele

After graduating from the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston, Texas, Stinson enrolled at the Sarofim School of Arts at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, where he was

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Nathan Montgomery

Nathan Montgomery

Guitar, Bass & Ukulele

Nathan taught his first guitar lesson at age 12 and has been teaching ever since while earning a Bachelor of Arts in Jazz Performance from Wayne State University. Nathan has a unique

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Oscar Villanueva

Oscar Villanueva

Guitar

Oscar is an enthusiastic teacher and dedicated musician who has been teaching for over a decade in Austin and abroad. At an early age, he was surrounded by Colombian folk and Latin

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Chris Young

Chris Young

Guitar, Bass & Ukulele

Chris began playing the guitar at the age of eight, and was influenced by blues and rock greats such as Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Eddie Van Halen. Starting at age

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Paul Pinon

Paul Pinon

Drum

Paul was born and raised in El Paso, moved to Austin to pursue a career in music and earned a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Performance from The University of Texas at

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Konstantin Pavlov

Konstantin Pavlov

Violin & Viola

Konstantin Pavlov was born in Russia to a family with a cellist father and a pianist mother. Konstantin started his violin studies at the age of six with Professor Vladimir Bobilov, and

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