Understanding how artists write original songs, Jonathan Alaniz began learning piano and guitar at the age of 5. As a teenager, Jonathan started playing in different bands. Jonathan soon devoted his life to music completely and quickly established himself as an artist. Jonathan has been featured in many songs…

Enmanuel Alexander is a multi-instrumentalist, performer and producer based out of Aurora, CO. At the age of 7, he began taking piano lessons, and by the time he had reached high school, he was playing guitar, alto saxophone, drums and bass. In 2012, he was awarded the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award for drums whi…

Cali Alexander started playing flute at the age of twelve in a small school band, and soon after began performing in youth orchestra by fifteen. She began teaching lessons while in high school to other students and has regularly taught since then for a total of fourteen years. She played alto saxophone in her…

Evan Ballinger is a professional keyboardist and teacher based in Denver. He frequently performs around the Denver Metro front range area with various musical groups encompassing many different styles, including reggae, afrobeat, blues, jazz, and funk.

While Evan’s day to day musical engagements involve…

Colleen Murphy Beatty is an adventurous explorer in the world of music and arts and an avid creator. From her current project, as the singer and founder of eclectic bluegrass/folk/jam-jazz project, BottleRocket Hurricane, to her book/cd ‘s “Fairytale Endings” & “Soul Songs”, Colleen always tries to keep the m…

Leilani was too young to remember the first key she struck on the piano. Likely, she was pounding away on one side of the keyboard while her mother patiently practiced on the other. Initially, Leilani’s lessons were in her home with her mother. Around age 7, she started walking to a neighbor’s home for lesson…

Robert Berg began his journey as a musician the day he was born. He performed in his first talent competition at the age of 5 and has since performed on many stages. He has found a real love for teaching others of all ages and helping them to put their talents in front of others. Robert studied at the Univers…

Stephanie fell in love with playing the piano in middle school! From then on, she seized every opportunity she could to make music including piano lessons, singing in choir, and performing in musical theater productions. Her passion for music transformed into a career when she majored in K-12 Music Education …

Melissa has studied the piano for 45 years, beginning at age 5 when she began playing music by ear. After many years of formal training, she studied for three semesters at Louisiana State University on a full scholarship. Though she switched her college major to nursing, she continued formal lessons for …

Growing up surround by musicians in her family, Delia has developed a profound love for the world and language of music. She started taking piano lessons as a young toddler and is classically trained under her teacher Dr. Joyce Shupe Kull. Throughout her childhood, she focused mainly on her piano studies by p…