Our Staff

Nasim Khorassani is an ASCAP composer, sound artist, and educator. She holds a PhD in Music Composition from UC San Diego.  As a composer, Nasim’s music exhibits many different approaches to visuality, emotional connection, and language. Her works have been performed by the No Exit New Music Ensemble, the Del Sol String Quartet, and many […]

Javier Vasquez is a third-generation musician from Austin, Texas, formally trained in classical, jazz, and contemporary styles. He studied at the University of North Texas for his Bachelor’s Degree in Jazz Studies. There he performed with classical bands, jazz lab bands, as well as contemporary ensembles, and received a DownBeat Student Award for his work […]

Sage Glasscock is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and recording artist. She is currently based in Austin, Texas but grew up in both St. Louis and San Francisco, absorbing the diverse musical influences of both cities. After earning a Bachelor’s Degree from Berklee College of Music, she moved to Austin to teach, perform, and continue to work […]

Cristina Meléndez Rascón is a native of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. She earned both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s Degree in Piano Performance from the University of Texas at El Paso. While pursuing her education, Cristina developed her passion for teaching. She has been teaching students off all ages for over 10 years – several of […]

Douglas Blatt is a drummer, musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist based in Austin, Texas. He studied Jazz Performance in drum set at UT Austin’s Butler School of Music, where he developed a strong foundation in jazz, rock, pop, ensemble playing, improvisation, and musical communication. Douglas has performed in a wide range of live settings, including jazz […]

Anastasia Chubb is a music educator and award-winning vocalist who teaches voice and piano to students of all ages and experience levels. She offers instruction in a variety of vocal styles, including classical, musical theatre, jazz, pop, and contemporary music. She is passionate about helping each student develop healthy technique, confidence, and artistic expression! With […]

Sue Eun has been educating as a piano teacher for over 28 years! Her experience has a strong focus on early childhood music education, coaching and guiding students as young as 3 years old. She holds a Master’s Degree in Piano Pedagogy & Literature from The University of Texas.  Through her work in preschool settings, […]

Celine Hawker is a flutist and educator who is dedicated to helping students develop both artistic excellence and sustainable, healthy relationships with their craft. She recently completed the Master of Science in Performance Science at the Royal College of Music in London, where her studies focused on performance and education psychology, as well as health […]

Jeff Elliott is a multi-instrumentalist from the Houston area with a degree in Music Performance from Southwestern University. His primary instruments are violin, drums, guitar, and bass. Starting on violin and drums at the age of 4, he has cultivated a lifelong love of all styles of music, and has been an active performer since […]

Bo Huang is a pianist, composer, and educator with a deep passion for sharing music through both performance and teaching. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Composition from the Eastman School of Music and is currently pursuing her Doctor of Musical Arts at the University of Texas at Austin. With extensive international experience, […]

Dr. Betty Hill is an accomplished educational leader with over 15 years in music performance, education and arts integration. She is skilled in instructional strategy and mentoring students to improve their education and achievement. Dr. Hill has a proven record of fostering equity, collaboration, and innovation across diverse learning environments. Prior to joining the team […]

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, […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 Pinon is originally from El Paso, Texas. He moved to Austin several years ago to pursue a career in music, earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Jazz Performance from The University of Texas at Austin. Paul has tremendous versatility as a musician, having played jazz, rock, soul, polka, New Orleans 2nd line, and heavy metal. […]

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 […]