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Brenda<\/strong> has over 50 years of experience teaching the piano privately and in groups. Since she was a little girl, it was her lifelong ambition to share the gift of music with others. Her Master Teacher, Ann Gipson Houser, directed Brenda’s course to provide music education to the community. Mrs. Houser developed the Student Teacher Program for advanced piano students, beginning at age 16, to learn the art of teaching piano lessons. Brenda also provides this opportunity for advanced piano students to participate as student interns under the oversight of their master teacher. Brenda has also developed a variety of lesson formats that include private lessons, group ensembles, and engaging music theory for her students. Brenda believes all lesson formats require variety, artistry, rhythmic accuracy, commitment to excellent technique, and a genuine passion for the heart of music. As the Music Director of Dolce Music Studio, she desires to create an atmosphere that will motivate each student to not only play music but to love making music!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p> Jack<\/b> was fortunate to have a mother who was the first accredited female band director in Louisiana. At the age of 13, his first drum set instructor was Joe Morrelo (drummer for Dave Brubeck) and then Roy Haynes (drummer for Miles Davis and others) when he attended the first Ludwig Percussion Symposium. Jack toured Europe with the All Student’s Band USA, at the age of 15, and performed with various bands throughout southern Louisiana. After attending LSU in Baton Rouge, he performed with the Baton Rouge Symphony and various circus and rodeo bands. He currently drums with John Pierre and the Zydeco Angels, Paul Klemperer Jazz Quartet, the modern Rock Band Relative Circle, and the World Music Band Suburban Beat. Jack is excited to teach percussion as well as vocals at Dolce as a Master Teacher and performer. He also directs intro group percussion classes each year as an elective for our summer camp music tours.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t A proficient pianist and singer, Micah<\/strong> is a graduate of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor with a Bachelor of Arts in Music. While in college, he performed with vocal and instrumental ensembles including One Voice, Concert Choir, Jazz Band, Wind Ensemble, and Opera\/Musical Theater. He also served as Vice President of the Collegiate Texas Music Educators Association at UMHB and regularly tutored music theory. As a pianist, he enjoys performing in recitals, churches, and weddings both as a soloist and a collaborative pianist. Micah has been teaching private lessons since 2019 and loves to work with aspiring musicians of all ages and experience levels.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Tavia Ewen<\/strong> has 25 years of experience playing and teaching the violin. She pursued a violin performance degree from the University of North Texas on a full scholarship and has studied privately and in masterclasses with teachers from the Oregon Symphony, University of North Texas, UT Austin, New England Conservatory, and other internationally recognized artists. Tavia is frequently called upon to teach and perform in the Austin community. She currently holds a position in the first violin section of the Austin Civic Orchestra.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Stephanie<\/strong> has had a love for music since before she can remember. She grew up singing with her family at home and in church. At her Mema\u2019s house, she listened intently as her grandmother played the piano and taught her notes and chords. As she got older, she started learning to read hymnals and listen to her mom sing harmony eventually harmonizing pretty well herself! Her sisters and mom all played the flute so Stephanie joined in, taking up band, dance, church and school choir, piano lessons, and voice lessons as well. In her senior year of high school, she taught flute and played in the church band. While attending Baylor University, she sang in the women\u2019s choir and currently sings with the church\u2018s praise and worship team. Sharing the gift of music isn\u2019t a job but rather a joy for Stephanie and her creative style is evident. She is great for beginning piano adding an element of singing to the lesson format providing essential tools to put a song in your heart! Dolce is excited to announce Stephanie as a certified Music Together\u00ae Teacher and she will begin classes for the spring semester of 2024 on Thursday mornings from 9:30 to 10:15.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Hannah<\/strong> is a passionate violinist, educator and artist. She began her study of the violin at the age of seven and since then has been a winner of multiple competitions including the ASTA Arizona Solo Competition, the Phoenix Youth Symphony\u2019s Young Musicians\u2019 Competition, and the NAU Academy Orchestra Concerto Competition (resulting in the opportunity to solo with the orchestra). As a freshman at Northern Arizona University, Gripp was selected as a winner in NAU\u2019s concerto competition, resulting in a solo concerto performance with the NAU Symphony Orchestra. In the spring of 2018, she soloed with the White Mountain Symphony Orchestra as a winner of their Solo Competition. In 2022 she was the featured guest soloist with Orchestra Northern Arizona. She has performed in multiple orchestras including the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra, Symphony of the Southwest, Arizona Philharmonic, the Arizona State University Symphony and Chamber Orchestras, and the NAU Symphony and Chamber Orchestras. During her time at NAU, Gripp performed as the concertmaster of both the NAU Symphony and Chamber Orchestras. A native of Arizona, Gripp has been privileged to study with numerous instructors and professors who have deeply impacted her musical career there. She received her Master of Music Performance degree at Arizona State University as a student of Dr. Katherine McLin. Before that, she graduated from Northern Arizona University with a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Violin Performance, where she was a student of Shelley Rich. In addition to performing, Gripp is passionate about teaching the violin. An experienced instructor in both private and group lessons, she seeks to inspire the joy of the gift of music in all her students, while facilitating a rich musical experience for them. Hannah holds a Certificate in Suzuki Pedagogy for the Violin. She had the privilege of studying under renowned Suzuki pedagogues Dr. Karin Hallberg and Dr. Louise Scott. Hannah is dedicated to serving her church and community with music. She has been playing the violin in church bands for over a decade and loves to share her talents with others.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Gabriel Helal is a classically trained pianist who is enthusiastic about teaching beginner piano with a creative format designed to motivate the student. He also performs in a band, and plays many other instruments, including drums, bass, and guitar making him a great fit for teaching enrichment and summer camp groups. Gabriel is also proficient in improvisation and songwriting techniques. He is accepting students now on Mondays or Thursdays at Dolce Music in Georgetown. He will also be teaching during our Dolce Music Summer Camp tours giving piano intro classes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Kaytlin Gonzales has been singing and playing the piano for as long as she can remember. Her mother through homeschooling taught her how to read music about the same time she started to learn how to read. In 2016, she earned her bachelor’s degree in music education at Freed-Hardeman University. She originally intended the major to help her knowledge and experience grow in teaching piano lessons, but grew a passion for helping those in the public school system. After college, she worked at a Title I elementary school in Houston, teaching Kindergarten through 4th grade Music\u00a0 to a student body of about 900 children. This experience showed her that she needed to continue with the one on one scene if she were going to make the bigger impact. Kaytlin has been teaching private piano lessons for 9 years, since she was in high school, and is striving to grow along with her students every day. She has worked with beginner and intermediate students from young child to adult, including special needs children. She strives to instill a joy in and a love of music in every student through her classes that will stay with the student for the rest of their lives no matter where the journey of life takes them. Kaytlin is available online only.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Erica<\/strong> first began her fine arts journey at the age of 3 with dance lessons. She then started her piano studies with Brenda Bedell at the age of 5 with a commitment and dedication to music ever since. She continued her musical growth by participating in choir, theater, flute, and piccolo throughout middle school and high school to enhance her music education. Erica was also part of the varsity dance team at Georgetown High School; she was able to hold various leadership positions within the organization and eventually served as captain during her senior year in 2019-2020. Erica first began teaching piano under Brenda Bedell\u2019s instruction at age 15 as part of the Student Teacher Program. After completing her internship, Erica now teaches as a Master Teacher on Sunday afternoons using a hybrid format of in-person and online instruction. She currently attends the pharmacy school at The University of Texas at Austin, but she continues her passion for fine arts in her free time. Erica has made the statement, \u201cIt doesn\u2019t feel like a job when you do what you love!\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Anna<\/strong> began playing the piano and cello at age five, starting cello with Dr. Bruce Wood and in the STELR Suzuki program. She joined the Youth Orchestras of Lubbock at age eight and was the 2020 Concerto Competition winner. She is now a sophomore at Southwestern University and is currently studying with Mrs. Hai Zheng-Olefsky, Professor of Cello at Southwestern. Previous instructors include Jeffrey Lastrapes, Professor of Cello at Texas Tech University, and Eleanora Lopez in Amarillo. She has attended Texas Tech University\u2019s Band and Orchestra Camp and the Green Lake Chamber Music Festival in Wisconsin. Anna enjoys chamber music and during quarantine was fortunate to play Dvor\u00e1k\u2019s \u201cAmerican\u201d quartet with her sister, Naomi, and two TTU students, coaching and performing outdoors under the guidance of Annie Chalex Boyle. Anna has taught with her family at their Summer Fiddle Camp in Lubbock and has been teaching private lessons for the last three years, in Lubbock and at Southwestern. Outside of music, Anna enjoys tennis, coffee, and being outdoors! She is inspired by her sister, Naomi, a violinist who has set a great example in many different areas of life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tLauren Coltharp<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Jacob Dycus<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Micah Ee<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Tavia Ewen<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Stephanie Goehner<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Hannah Gripp<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Gabriel Helal<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Kaytlin Gonzales<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Erica Jermain\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Anna Martens<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t