Nate Wagoner has been passionate about music since he started playing piano at the age of 9. He was classically trained through age 16 and began private studies with Georgia State Jazz piano professor, Kevin Bales, at age 20. Nate has been playing and teaching piano as his full time profession for the past 5 …

Matthew Walker was born into a family of four: his mother, Donna, his father, Jonathan, and his older brother, David. At the tender age of four Matthew picked up his first instrument, the drums. His mother sang in a band, Burning Bush. It was this band’s drummer that gave Matthew the inspiration for musi…

Jesse Ward is a guitarist, composer, and singer-songwriter who grew up in Houston, TX. Inspired by his father, Jesse started playing guitar at the age of 13. Soon after getting his start on the guitar, Jesse discovered jazz music and it quickly became his favorite genre. To grow as a jazz musician, Jesse stu…

Daniel Webb is an avid pianist, teacher, student, and lover of music. Originally from Lawrenceville, Daniel has been playing piano for nearly two decades. In high school, he would spend most of his free time practicing and competing in national piano competitions. Daniel received 10 perfect scores for 10 di…

Alison Weber graduated from the University of Georgia earning her undergraduate degree in Music Education with Maggie Snyder. She is currently pursuing her Master’s of Music Education degree from the University of West Georgia. Alison or “Ally” will be starting her third year of teaching middle school orchest…

Were your earliest memories surrounding the love of music? Did your child wiggle in rhythm to music since before they could speak? Music is one of the eight multiple intelligences defined by Dr. Howard Gardner of Harvard, and expanding on our multiple strengths, especially with music, has been shown to broa…

Ryan has been a private educator since 2006 based in Atlanta, GA. He has had the privilege of teaching students in Colombia, Thailand, and across the United States. As a multi-instrumentalist with a deep understanding of music at its core, Ryan relishes the opportunity to broaden the horizons of all students…

Music has a place in everyone’s lives. This is one of Cavan’s firm beliefs. Cavan is actively pursuing his career in Music Education by being in the process of completing his Undergraduate Studies at Kennesaw State University’s Dr. Bobbie Bailey School of Music. With this he is actively playing in the K…

A Georgia native with a lifelong love of music, Keith has resided in the Atlanta area for most of his adult years. He has a wealth of experience as a tenor vocalist in choral settings. His wide portfolio also includes piano and organ instruction and performance, voice instruction, and handbell choir direction…

Stephen holds a Bachelors of Music degree in Composition from Ohio State University and a Masters in Music in Jazz Studies from Georgia State University. Stephen has achieved great success as a composer and performer. He has been commissioned by various ensembles, such as the Fisk University Jazz Ensemble, to…