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At the age of 17, Charles began his music tutelage in London, England, where he received a scholarship at the Royal College of Music. He graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Piano Performance and Teaching. His encounter with pianists Dalton Baldwin and Roger Vignoles led him to attend a postgraduate course in Piano Accompaniment at […]

Christian Wern is a pianist, singer, and songwriter from Long Island, New York. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, he earned a degree in Professional Music and Songwriting. He also worked as a Core Music Tutor, teaching Ear Training, Theory, Conducting, and Arranging. Christian began his musical journey at the age of 8 on […]

Grant is a performing musician, songwriter, and music producer with several years’ experience as a guitar teacher. A lifelong music lover, Grant has been immersed in sound since he was six years old, when he began his musical journey playing the fiddle. Over the years, his instrumental talents expanded to include guitar, trumpet, drums, mandolin, […]

Mr. Luis Corpus is currently the Director of Bands at Lamar Middle School Fine Arts Academy in Austin, Texas. In addition to teaching band, marching band, private woodwind lessons, and sectional work in the greater Austin area, Mr. Corpus, a solo clarinetist, performs with university wind symphonies, choral ensembles, chamber ensembles, and musicals. He has […]

Melody is a classically trained Mezzo-Soprano who enjoys crossing over into other popular genres as well, including musical theatre, pop, and folk. Melody earned her Bachelor’s Degree from the Butler School of Music at UT Austin. She teaches beginning piano, and voice students of any level – Melody coaches her students in vocal expression as […]

Blake O’Neal is a jazz guitarist, born and raised in San Antonio. At age 10, he picked up a guitar, drawing inspiration from folk, pop, and one artist in particular, John Mayer. As the years passed, he found himself drawn to all genres like R&B/soul, jazz, hip-hop, fusion, funk, and metal. He pursued a bachelor’s […]

Jonathan Portillo is an Austin-based jazz musician and educator. Hailing from Dallas TX, he graduated with a degree in Jazz Performance from Texas State University in 2022. He has performed at Parkers Jazz Club and Monks Jazz Club, as well as other venues in the Austin and San Antonio area. In addition to his musical […]

Rob Schumacher is a professional drummer with more than 20 years of experience.  As a young child he has always had an interest for drumming and rhythm.  His music education began in middle school performing in the 7th and 8th grade concert band, and continued throughout high school as one of the schools top drummers for […]

Russell Robinson graduated from the University of North Texas with a bachelor’s degree in music education in 2014 and has been teaching private lessons ever since. He teaches violin/fiddle, viola, cello, mandolin, and acoustic guitar with emphasis on developing good form and an understanding of music theory as it applies to Western Classical, American Folk/Pop, […]

Bianca Reveles, a native of Dallas, TX, is a dedicated music teacher known for her positive and encouraging approach to education. With almost 18 years of vocal experience, she brings a wealth of musical expertise to her students. Bianca’s teaching portfolio is extensive, encompassing piano, voice, and early childhood music. Her genuine passion for working […]

Austin Peters is a multi-instrumentalist & vocalist with a lifelong passion for music. Inspired by the great players of the 20th century, Austin has been playing music since age 12 and began performing professionally at 17, balancing academic competitions with real world experience. He has performed in a wide variety of settings, from marching bands […]

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 artists. Soon, he began writing music with various bands that he and his friends formed and performed with at school events, birthday parties, […]

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 the high school choir with her older sister and formed a life-long love of singing and playing numerous instruments. After years competing in […]

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 contractor for Opera Louisiane (since 2006) and several other Baton Rouge, Louisiana area orchestras (since 1986). She was concertmaster for more than 29 […]

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 continued his musical studies with him until admission to the Tchaikovsky Conservatory at Moscow. After obtaining his Master’s Degree in violin education and […]

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 Austin. Paul studied performance and composition with fantastic educators Wayne Salzmann II, John Fremgen, John Mills, Tony Edwards, Steven Slawek, Gourisankar Karmakar and […]

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 American music and exposed to different instruments and styles which sparked his interest in the guitar. A few years later, he was fortunate […]

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 perspective on study and teaching music lessons with over 30 years teaching experience including private instruction, group lessons, ensembles and classroom instruction. Nathan’s […]

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 an active member of the musical community. While a student, Stinson performed in the University Jazz Band and the Classical Guitar Ensemble, Co-founded […]

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, trumpet, oboe, sax, piano and violin. The instruments that stuck were piano and flute. In college, Emil continued his love for music, even […]

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. Timothy Woolsey and perform solo piano recitals. Since 2002, Rebecca has been the music director at Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church in Cedar […]

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 perform in the TPSMEA and TMEA all state choirs. Elena earned a Bachelor of Music Education with an emphasis in Choral Music from […]

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 of Texas at Austin. In addition to piano performance, her coursework emphasized composition and music theory. Since her graduation, she has taught piano […]

Hope Holder earned her BM in Piano Performance at USU where she was on the staff of the Youth Conservatory and performed as the symphony pianist during the ‘92 and ‘93 Spring Seasons. She earned her MM at the University of Utah while teaching undergrad piano classes and serving as an assistant to Dr. Duehlmeier. […]