Our Staff

Stephanie’s has been teaching piano for over 30 years, and her love for it goes beyond the keyboard. She is passionate about empowering her students to embrace their native genius from day one. She began her classical piano training at age 7 and quickly advanced. Her father was a professional musician, so advancing quickly was […]

Kayla Castellano was born and raised in NY. She graduated college with a degree in Behavior Psychology and has worked with kids with disabilities for the past eight years. During the summer of 2021, Kayla moved to Florida and has been with Tampa Music School since February 2022. She enjoys her time here and continues […]

Andrew Ohler is a violin, viola, piano instructor, as well as a composer from the Tampa Bay Area. He has 9 years of on-stage performance experience. Andrew currently studies violin with Bonnie Deeds and is the Concertmaster of the Ybor City Sting Project.

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 Ric Craig, which he completed in 2017. During this time, he learned the true meaning of being an entertainer outside of USF, through […]

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 church community and enjoys reading and watching TV.

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 on the needs and age of the student. She also assists students in preparing for local youth orchestra auditions, festivals, competitions and recitals. […]

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 bands inside churches. Has been teaching privately for two and a half years and publicly at Tampa Music School for a year and […]

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 guitar was a little more interesting and began a lifelong pursuit of learning the instrument. Being exposed to different genres of music by […]

Nicole Hoffer is a passionate educator, performer, and composer from the Tampa Bay and Chicagoland areas. For over a decade, she has taught guitar, bass, drums, piano, and songwriting both privately and in local schools—helping students of all ages discover their unique musical voices and creative confidence. Nicole is currently pursuing a degree in Songwriting […]

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. She is a Cum Laud graduate of Southeastern University, Lakeland Florida, with a B.A. in Music Education K-12 (Major instrument- piano) and has […]