Our Staff

Rocco is an up-and-coming musician in the Tampa Bay Area.  He moved here from Gainesville in 2013 to pursue is Jazz Performance degree on drum set from USF under the direction of

Kendy is a certified AMI Montessori teacher who currently teaches Primary students (3-6 year olds). She is working on her Masters in Education from Loyola University, Maryland. She is active in her

Andrea Alderman joins us from NYC. She has extensive experience directing youth choirs, teaching instrumental music and voice and has over 17 years of vocal performance experience. As a vocalist she has

Andrea has been playing/studying piano for 26 years.  She started teaching at TMS in 2017.  Her teachers include Elizabeth Stern, Susan DeWitt Smith, Kelli Stephens, Grigorios Zamparas, and Duncan MacMillan.  She is

Barbara has extensive experience as a violin/viola instructor with students starting as young as 4 years old up to senior citizens. She uses a combination of traditional and Suzuki teaching styles, depending

Christian Schultz has played guitar and lead worship in several ministries and churches throughout the Tampa Bay Area and further. Has taught several students who later went on to play for worship

Diandra Rufin was born in Cuba, where she was admitted to the Professional Art School at the age of 7. Violin was her passion, although she combined the study of piano and

Singer, Composer and Pianist from Barcelona, Spain First Place Winner of the International Talavera Jazz Contest Several European Tours With Onna Project, she released 2 albums. Her album ‘Un Hogar’ was sold

A long time ago, in a land far away from here… Joe’s music career began with saxophone lessons in elementary school. A few years, and several outside influences later, he decided the

Hailing from Brooklyn, NY, and coming from a musical family, John Neenan began his first studies on guitar at the age of 6.  Shortly afterwards he decided his passion lied in playing

Nicole Hoffer is an educator, performer, and composer from the Tampa Bay Area. Hoffer has taught guitar, bass, drums, piano and songwriting at local schools and privately. She is currently studying Vocal

Milani was born and raised in New Jersey where she began her classical training in guitar and upright bass. At the age of 12, Milani was admitted into a performing arts middle

Ruthie is a native of Lilburn Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. She began playing piano by ear as a young child and took formal piano lessons from age 9 through high school.

Stephanie Stapleton, daughter of a professional musician and native to South Tampa, is deeply passionate about music and the fine arts. Classically trained in voice and piano, she provides learning in a

William Brown is a percussionist based in the Tampa Bay area who has recently graduated from the University of South Florida with a degree in Percussion Performance under the tutelage of Robert