Our Staff

Tina has been a performing musician since 1973 starting on violin. Her passion for music grew over the years helping her spark interest in learning viola, mandolin, guitar, ukulele, piano, and singing! While she began her career as a classical violinist, as years passed she found a passion for other styles of music such as […]

Wenshan holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance from Texas Tech University, a Master of Music degree from the University of Central Oklahoma, and a Bachelor of Music degree from Xi’an Conservatory of Music. Wenshan received a scholarship at Texas Tech University and was offered a teaching assistant position. She collaborated with […]

Andi Cruz, a voice and piano instructor originally from the Houston area, relocated to Austin for college where they earned a Bachelor of Music Degree in Music Education from The University of Texas at Austin. During their time at university, Andi gained valuable experience teaching voice lessons, directing choirs, and working with children of all […]

Ian Wasdin is an Austin, TX-born and based guitarist and composer with over 20 years of musical experience. Initially self-taught, Ian would go on to study with John Dearman of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Dr. Mollie Miller (Jason Mraz, Black Eyed Peas), Dr. Thomas Echols, and Dr. Dragos Ilie while attending the Butler School […]

Jake Stuart is a dedicated music educator with 10 years of experience. Graduating from Florida Atlantic University with a degree in Commercial Music and a specialty in rock, jazz, blues, and classical guitar, as well as bass guitar, they inspire students of all ages to explore their musical talents. Through personalized instruction, Jake fosters creativity, […]

Renata started her musical studies in Caracas, Venezuela at the age of 5, focusing on piano and voice. She attended the Manuel Alberto López Experimental School of Music and IUDEM (University Institute of Musical Studies), where she received instruction from esteemed music educators, including Mayre Martinez, the first Latin American Idol. At 19 years old, […]

“Israel, or simply, Izzy, started his musical journey at the young age of five. His first encounter with the drum set was in his home church where he became well-aquatinted in Spanish Gospel and Contemporary Christian Music. Throughout his childhood, Izzy developed his musical knowledge by self-study but received guidance from many great mentors in […]

Kimberly Pennington has been teaching children for over 25 years in public and private sectors, both with regular education students and children with special needs. A mother of five and grandmother to one grandson, she is very aware of the ages of development and stages of learning. She appreciates taking a holistic approach while teaching […]

Guitarist, Pianist and Composer Jason Schimmel is a native of southern California and has been performing and teaching professionally for over 20 years. He holds multiple degrees in classical, jazz, film scoring and electronic music from the University of California Santa Cruz and the University of California Los Angeles. He has performed at many notable […]

Peter Martin is an American composer, educator, multi-instrumentalist, and live performer. He began his musical studies at age of 12 and within three years, he was invited to perform for two seasons with the Houston Youth Symphony at Jones Hall. He began attending college classes at age 16 for violin, piano, voice, and advanced music […]