Mike Railey is a singer/songwriter in Denver teaching lessons on guitar, bass, piano, and voice. After hearing “Cliffs of Dover” by Eric Johnson on Guitar Hero in 2007, he took up the guitar on a quest to make it sing. He developed a melodic style through improvisation and study of instrumental rock music. Be…

From a young age Dallas, TX based instrumentalist Jett Raines was drawn to the magic of music. He first began imaginably conducting Fantasia at age 2 and eventually got his hands on a guitar at age 10. A few years down the road, he was clearly a musician gigging on drums, guitar, and piano along with spendin…

The grandson of a first generation rock n’ roll guitarist and vocalist and son of a prominent gospel singer; Jermaine Rand was a true musical devotee spending most of his youth performing in every available outlet of his Raleigh, NC, hometown.

After receiving his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the Universit…

Patience and encouragement are two qualities that Melissa hopes to share with her students. Her desire to introduce others to the love of music makes being a guitar teacher her dream job. She is a great fit for children and students who are new to the instrument. Music education is important to her because…

Plato once said, “Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.” For Michael Ray, being the son of local Pacific Northwest composer, Deborah Anderson, meant that music has been an integral part of his life since he was born. His first instrument …

Bill Rea is a composer, bassist, guitarist and cellist. His musical background and training is unusual and varied. At an early age, he studied the theory and counterpoint methods of Palestrina, Walter Piston, and Paul Hindemith. Primarily self-taught as a composer, his only formal compositional studies were f…

Kane Recardo is a multi-instrumentalist, composer/songwriter, and private piano and guitar instructor from Seattle, WA. Kane began playing music at age 5, receiving lessons from his grandmother who taught regular private piano lessons in her home, where Kane lived. This constant proximity to music instilled a…

Chandler is an actor, singer/songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Aurora Colorado who has had a career performing on Broadway, writing, singing, and playing for several studio and touring projects, as well as teaching throughout the country. He holds a BFA in Music Theatre from AMDA College of the Perfo…

Douglas “DJ” Rees is a highly motivated musician with a comprehensive background in performance, composition/arranging, and music business. Holding a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from the University of Georgia, he has more than 10 years of experience in a variety of ensembles and bands as a performer on m…

Besides being a powerful tool for expression and outlet for many people, the benefits of music and learning music remain countless, and are still being discovered today. Ryan passionately believes in teaching in a way that helps students become excited to learn, improve, and solve problems in creative and int…