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Major Kim Edward Feinauer

Major Kim Edward Feinauer

Piano

Born in Reading, Pennsylvania on February 2, 1953, Major Kim Edward Feinauer graduated from Reading Senior High School in 1971. He then studied music and philosophy at Lebanon Valley College in Annville,

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Luis Eduardo Cuevas

Luis Eduardo Cuevas

Violin, Viola & Cello

Luis Eduardo Cuevas, originally from Venezuela, has accomplished numerous achievements as a violinist. At the young age of 9, he won his first competition at the Maurice Hasson National Competition, and with

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Ian Wasdin

Ian Wasdin

Guitar

Ian Wasdin is a native Austinite who began his musical journey over 20 years ago, playing saxophone and bass clarinet throughout school. At some point along the way, he picked up a

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Barry Castaneda

Barry Castaneda

Bass, Guitar & Ukulele

Barry Castaneda has played guitar for over thirty years. He was accepted into the Air Force Band at Air University, Montgomery Alabama, where he played in both Rock combos and the Jazz

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Annisha MacKenzie

Annisha MacKenzie

Voice & Piano

-Annisha Mackenzie is a classically trained vocalist and stage director. Her primary passion is opera, but she is also a lover of musical theatre, pop, and rock. She teaches voice students of

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Kelly Smith Toney

Kelly Smith Toney

Piano, Violin & Viola

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

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Stephanie Talley

Stephanie Talley

Piano

Stephanie Talley is a piano teacher who fell in love with the piano and classical music at the age of 8. She is a graduate of Angelo State University. She is classically

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Frederick Jackson

Frederick Jackson

Piano

Frederick Jackson is a classically trained pianist originally from Rochester, NY. From a young age, Frederick was surrounded by music through his family and church and being exposed to a wide range

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Jerry Thompson

Jerry Thompson

Guitar & Ukulele

Jerry started playing guitar at age 11 and he and 2 friends started a garage band in junior high school. By age 18 he was teaching private lessons. Originally self-taught, he was

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Jessica Arnobit

Jessica Arnobit

Piano

Jessica‘s passion for teaching piano is a direct result of a childhood obsession with all things piano. Her parents would often have to tell her to “stop practicing piano and get outside

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Dr. Hanna Chung

Dr. Hanna Chung

Piano

Pianist Hanna Chung, a native of South Korea, recently completed her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Collaborative Piano at the Butler School of music at the University of Texas where she

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Allyssa Kemp

Allyssa Kemp

Voice

High Lyric Mezzo-soprano Allyssa Kemp is an avid performer in the Austin community, spending this last performance season with Inversion Ensemble, Austin Opera, Ars Longa Ensemble and One Ounce Opera. Prior to

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Dr. Bradley Emerson

Dr. Bradley Emerson

Piano

Brad Emerson received a Doctorate in Piano Performance from the University of Texas at Austin under the instruction of Anton Nel. He additionally holds a Masters in Piano Performance from UT, and

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Dr. Stephanie Andrews

Dr. Stephanie Andrews

Piano, Voice, & Composition

Stephanie Andrews is a composer, church musician, and educator who has taught piano, voice, elementary general music and movement, and middle school choir for over twenty-five years. She currently resides in Austin,

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JJ Pereira

JJ Pereira

Drums and Percussion

JJ Pereira (percussion) recently relocated to Austin from Rochester, NY. As a classically trained percussionist, he feels equally at home performing classical, jazz, or popular music. JJ holds degrees in music education

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Rosemary Hamington

Rosemary Hamington

Voice and Piano

Rosemary Hamington is a classically trained voice and piano teacher with a diverse performing background. She has performed in several community theatre musicals, as well as a jazz/show choir, All-State choir, acapella

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Bennie Braswell

Bennie Braswell

Violin and Piano

Bennie Braswell started playing violin at 6, and piano at 10. At 15, she started giving lessons to her teacher’s students who needed extra help before recitals or competition. She got her

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Joshua Johnson

Joshua Johnson

Piano, Guitar and Art Teacher (online only)

Joshua Johnson got his undergraduate degree in music education in 2011 from Pittsburg State University. While attending school, he worked at a local nationally accredited childcare center which had classrooms that ranged

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David Rabinowicz

David Rabinowicz

Guitar

Hi all! My name is David Rabinowicz. I’ve been studying, living, and breathing music since I was 5, and teaching it since I was 12. My main instrument is the guitar, but

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Cari Giard

Cari Giard

Drums, Bass, Guitar & Ukulele

Cari is a rock drummer originally from Palm Bay, Florida. She got her start on guitar at age 12, then picked up bass and drums shortly after. In high school, she learned

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Reuben P.

Reuben P.

Drums

Surrounded by music his entire life, Reuben began taking drum lessons at age 15. He excelled in marching, symphonic, and jazz bands during high school, and majored in music education at Northeast

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Ryan Hofstra

Ryan Hofstra

Voice, Piano & Guitar

Ryan studied contemporary and classical vocal performance, contemporary guitar performance, and music business in college. He earned a B.A. in Music Business with a minor in Vocal Performance from McNally Smith College

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Collin Mullins

Collin Mullins

Guitar, Bass, Voice & Piano

My name is Collin, I am a professional musician, producer, and educator based in Austin, Texas! I have been playing music for over 15 years, toured nationally as a sideman, led several

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Timothy Jones

Timothy Jones

Piano

Award-winning American pianist and musician Timothy Jones has established himself as a versatile talent who possesses an abundance of creative and artistic energy. Timothy has performed in venues worldwide such as Lincoln

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Chris Wright

Chris Wright

Guitar, Piano, Student Bands

Chris Wright is a guitarist, pianist, and educator with a musical career spanning over twenty years. He first became interested in playing guitar as an early teen after being influenced by Guns

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MacKenzie Sullivan

MacKenzie Sullivan

Piano

MacKenzie is a classically trained pianist and lifelong student of music. Beginning at the age of five studying piano and later with classical and acoustic guitar, she continues to learn and grow

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Beth Raschke

Beth Raschke

Piano, Voice, Music & Movement Classes

At an early age, Beth Raschke grew up hearing her parents’ record albums ranging from Bach to Broadway. At church, she was surrounded with beautiful voices and wonderful instruments. By the age

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