Our Staff

Chris 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 N’ Roses. At the same time he developed an appreciation for the great classical composers and began piano lessons. Studying these two instruments simultaneously, […]

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 of Music, as well as an A.A.S. in Vocal and Guitar Performance from Lake Michigan College. It was when he was in college […]

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 Louisiana University. He also developed his drum set abilities by listening passionately to all types of music and practicing an extreme number of […]

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 how to use audio equipment for live sound and began throwing shows around town and recording local bands. A few years later she […]

Kelly  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 years of […]

Joshua 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 from infants to elementary age children. Over 7 years he worked to develop relationships with the children, their parents, and fellow teachers, and gain […]

Bennie 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 entire music education in Paris, France, and graduated from a Paris Conservatory. She plays music in various set ups, from classical orchestras (including an […]

JJ  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 and percussion performance from Ithaca College (BM 2013, MM 2016) and spent several years teaching instrumental music in New York State public schools, as well […]