Duane Rough is a dedicated and passionate music teacher who believes that playing music should be fun! His teaching style is a blend of the technical aspects of technique and theory, with an equal focus on performance aspects. He enjoys nothing more than playing music himself, and aims to share his love of th…

Francis is a guitar and bass instructor who has an interest in a wide variety of musical traditions, spanning from the music of Brazil to Ragtime Piano to Indian classical music. He finds joy in helping others realize their musical goals, whether thats learning finger picking patterns, improvising or even so…

The intrinsic language of music has been a life-long pursuance for Dane Ruckstuhl as the tradition of music has been passed down and practiced throughout many generations of his family. From banjo folk tunes to jazz piano, Dane practices a wide variety of genres, instruments, and techniques. Starting off as a…

Andrew Rueda is an Orlando native. He has been playing guitar since the age of 15, and singing since age 7. He attended Trinity Preparatory School in Winter Park, where he was selected for the Tenor-Bass All State Choir in 2020. He studied music theory, technology, production and performance at Rollins Colleg…

Jesse James Russell began playing guitar at age 8 and performing at age 10. Growing up in a rural community in Eastern Washington, he has always had a strong appreciation for blues, country and roots music. Mostly self-taught, Jesse did not have many opportunities to get lessons or play with other musicians b…

Benjamin Sacks is a multi-threat instrumentalist and singer/songwriter residing in Rockville, Maryland. Ben’s main instrument is the guitar and he has been playing the guitar for almost 13 years. Ben plays and teaches many different styles of music ranging from Jazz to Metal. Ben has been playing the drums …

Kevin Christopher Sainmelus is a man who was introduced to music at
the age of thirteen years old. It was
something different that he was not used to due to the sudden move
from Florida. Kevin received his first piano
as a Christmas gift and was amazed. After that day playing the piano
had a rolling…

Dreco Salgado is a musician from Houston, Texas who believes that learning music can not only improve one’s ability to play an instrument, but also teach valuable lessons about problem solving and creativity in the future. Born in Miami Florida, Dreco began studying Guitar, Ukulele, and Bass at the age of 1…

Catherine Sall is a local musician and songwriter in the Denver area. Although she was born and raised in Miami, FL, she has been in Denver ever since 2017 when she enrolled in CU Denver’s Music Program. She then graduated in May of 2021. She has been teaching guitar, piano, and voice for the past 5 years. He…

Joseph Sanchez has been teaching since 2010 and has over 18 years of experience in the study and performance of music. He began his pursuit of music while still a child, eager to learn everything he could, and he studied under private instructors whose specialties ranged from classical to jazz to rock. He wen…