As a teacher, Gabriel Brooks-Lopez strives to balance learning to enjoy the art of music with the technical aspects of understanding your instrument and musical concepts. He takes a very personalized approach to his students. “Because every student is unique, the approach to teaching needs to suit their ind…

Chris is a guitar, banjo, ukulele, piano, voice and mandolin instructor who has been playing music for over 13 years. He studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA, and continued performing all over the United States, from Asheville, NC to Seattle, WA! Music has brought an immense amount of joy to Chri…

Matthew Brown started his musical journey playing euphonium at the age of 10. Since then, he has learned trombone, tuba, trumpet, guitar, bass guitar, ukulele, and piano. During high school, he was selected to be a member of the All-State Band three times, and also performed with the Honors Performance Seri…

Sarah grew up playing piano, trumpet, guitar and studied classical voice for 4 years. She began songwriting at the age of 15, and started playing professionally at age 20 during her years at Michigan State University. During this time, she played several hours at bars and restaurants that ultimately developed…

Throughout the transient nature of life, music has the power to ground us, make us feel safe and at home when we are in the midst of chaos. Studying music teaches us a plethora of valuable lessons that can be applied in all facets of life. This inherent bond and connection is what Emily looks to enrich in her…

Kent Bryant, Bass, Guitar, and Piano has been teaching and performing in Houston since 1997. His education in music was encouraged by his parents at an early age and started formal piano lessons as a youth in Japan. As the son of a military father he had the opportunity to hear many styles of music while livi…

Ember Bryce firmly believes that music is medicine and the deep connection that comes with the feeling and expression of music can assist in learning of other subjects, confidence, creativity, healing; and understanding our own and others’ emotions, and the world around us. She has dedicated her life to ass…

Martin Budde is guitarist and multi instrumentalist composer/educator based in Seattle WA. Originally from Small town Alaska he has attended Idyllwild Arts Academy, New England Conservatory and has a BFA from Cornish College of the Arts.

Martin is the co-founder of Seattle/New York based contemporary Jazz…

Matt Bullard has been playing music for as long as he can recall. What started out as an obsession to make a ruckus in his family kitchen eventually led to his first guitar lesson. After graduating, he attended Florida State University, where he received a degree in music. During that time, he played among lo…

Kayte Burgess began her musical journey in her hometown of Toronto, Canada. At the age of 12, Kayte started studying Piano and Opera at the Royal Conservatory of Music. It wasn’t long before she fell in love with Jazz. Kayte graduated from Humber College in Toronto with a BA in Jazz Theory, Arranging and P…