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Yod Paul
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Yod Paul has experience spanning decades and crossing borders from Hawaii to Los Angeles to Brazil performing, recording, touring, as well as landing a song in the television series Shameless. He hosted a song writing group for three years and since moving to Arizona has played in the band Mergence and currently Sara Robinson Band. Performance specialties include all styles with a focus on Rock and Blues - Lead, Slide, Rhythm, Songwriting, and Theory - Teaching styles include all skill levels but likes to focus on inspiring beginners or challenging those seeking to expand their musical ability.
Konstantin Bosch
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Stan has a degree in Interdisciplinary Arts and Performance, studied Music Education at Glendale Community College, and studied drums and percussion under Dr. Douglas Nottingham. Stan has years of teaching experience for private and group lessons. Stan also actively plays in the local Arizona music scene and bands including The Woodworks and The Sara Robinson Band for 12+ years.
Paul Schuster
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Graduated 1992 from Musicians Institute (Guitar Institute of Technology) in Hollywood, CA... studying under such world class players as Joe Diorio, Scott Henderson (Tribal Tech), Mike Miller (Chick Correa) and Jennifer Batten (Michael Jackson). The next 5 years were spent in group projects and studio work at Southland Recording in Hollywood. Appeared on 1992 CD release Hottest Unknown Guitarists. Moved to Phoenix AZ in 1998 playing in Top 40 bands touring from Las Vegas to Key West. Headed guitar instruction at La Musique Music Academy for 5 years....teaching all levels from kids up to experienced players. Loves teaching all styles and getting students to play by ear...as well as learning theory and fundamentals.
Dale Garcia
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Dale is a multi-instrumentalist/teacher specializing on piano, bass, drums, guitar, flute, and ukulele. At age 7, Dale joined his dad's ukulele band where he played a single stringed upright bass which got him hooked on music. Prior to his military career, Dale toured with a band internationally: The Phillipines, Okinawa, Japan, S. Korea, Taiwan, Guam, Hawaii, Los Angeles, and Toronto. Dales specialties include smooth jazz, funk, pop, latin, bossa nova, and jazz standards.
John Fuchigami
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John is a self-taught musician and has been playing guitar for over 35 years. He is proficient in both electric and acoustic guitars. John’s primary performance experiences are from leading worship for 23 years. However, he’s also played as a soloist and with a band (as the lead guitarist) from small venues to concert halls. For the last 5 years, he’s been playing ukulele professionally and is also happy to teach this fun and relatively easy instrument! John’s background is in rock and roll, but enjoys dabbling in different styles including, Blues, Metal, Christian, Pop, Folk, and a little bit of Classical and Jazz.
Matt Fonzo
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From Apache Junction, Arizona, Matt is a local musician who has been playing music for almost a decade. He started out playing violin in his school's orchestra ensemble, and picked up guitar along the way. He is proficient in acoustic and electric guitar, and specializes with jazz guitar. Previously working as a gymnastics coach, he has experience working with kids ranging from ages 5-13.
Kj Eason
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Born in Lansing, Michigan, KJ has performed professionally for over 10 years with various local artists and acts. He studied music at Arizona Christian University where he honed his sense of professionalism, respect for the instrument and band leading skills. Even in school, he was tasked with teaching fellow students who were struggling in performance and theory classes and fell in love with watching music make sense for people. Today ,with 20 years of drumming experience, he performs full time locally and internationally as drummer and sometimes band leader.
Jason Smith
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I have been playing guitar since I was 13 years old now and live music since I was 15. I currently play guitar in two bands and have toured with both as well. I have played in venues all across the state, most notably the Rebel Lounge, the Nile Mainstage, The Mesa Music Festival mainstage, The Orpheum Theater in Flagstaff and more. I have lots of my work out on all social media platforms. Search up my name, Jason Smith, and I should show up.
Shad Balot
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I have played percussion for several musicals in the Phoenix area for the Black Theater Troupe, the Arizona Broadway Theater, and the Herberger. I am currently the Battery Caption Head for Basha High Schools Scholastic A indoor drum line. I also teach at Millennium High School, Ironwood high School, and am a snare tech for Vision Indoor Percussion in Mesa. I have been teaching marching percussion for about 15 years in the Phoenix area and have been teaching percussion lessons privately for about 10 years.
Kati Searcy
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Kati has taught piano for 30+ years and has a special gift for teaching beginners as young as 4 years old. She enjoys working with adults who want to learn for fun or brush up on their previous piano skills. She mixes both classical and popular music in her teaching repertoire. Kati holds a bachelor's degree in Music Education from Florida State University. She also earned a Master's and Ed.S. degree in Education.
Elijah Morris
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Elijah Morris is a multi-instrumentalist with over half a decade of teaching experience. He has led group classes as well as private lessons for students of all ages on acoustic & electric guitar, bass guitar, ukulele, violin, and viola. In 2021 he graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in guitar performance from the Los Angeles College of Music, and in addition received a certificate of achievement as a student tutor during his time there. He is fluent in many genres including classical, jazz, pop, rock/metal, blues/R&B, and country.
Kai Jinn
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Kai has played guitar and music for most of his life, since he was 7. From rock and metal, to jazz, to theater, Kai’s knowledge and experience spans multiple different genres, venues, and styles. At age 12 he picked up the trumpet to play in school band, and has stuck with it ever since, recently marching with the Academy Drum and Bugle Corps and the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps. Kai is the current assistant band director at Ironwood High School, focused on running the marching band and directing the jazz ensemble. Kai’s specialties include his knowledge of jazz music theory, brass pedagogy, and guitar expertise.
Cory Bartlett
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Cory has been spinning since 2010 and now shares his skills with the next generation. With experience ranging from private and corporate parties to major events like Phoenix Game On, Cory has over a decade's worth of real-world experience to pull from allowing him to teach mixing from a variety of genres including, EDM, hip hop, and pop. Having also worked behind the scenes for over twenty years, Cory is able to teach the technical side of gear, audio setups and the basic troubleshooting.
Sebastian Siebers
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Sebastian is a self-taught musician specializing in drums, guitar, and bass guitar. With many years of experience in drums and guitar, he brings a strong foundation in musicianship. His primary focus is rock and metal, though he is also proficient in pop. He has collaborated on various music projects with churches.​