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Rachel Grindle enjoys teaching all styles of music including Classical and Music Theater. She holds a Bachelor of Music concentrating in Voice from the University of Southern Maine. She has recently had the privilege of singing in Urbania, Italy. Rachel teaches methods that promote a dynamic and well-rounded voice that maintains good vocal health. Her passion is guiding students and inspiring their musical journey while nurturing their love for singing.

Anya has been singing and performing for most of her life in choral, musical theater, and opera settings. Anya holds a bachelor’s degree in Music with a Vocal Performance certificate from Colorado State University, studying performance and vocal pedagogy under Dr. John Seesholtz. She taught at Kent Denver in the summer program, doing individual vocal coaching for students and musical direction for multiple productions. Anya enjoys fostering the same passion for music and performance with students by creating a fun and supportive learning environment. She currently performs with Denver Chorale.

Darren has performed with hundreds of renowned artists, including Al Wilson, Otis Day, Spencer Davis, Sugar Loaf, Patrick Moraz, Bo Diddley, and John Goodsall. His own studies were guided by world-class educators such as Paul Wertico, Peter Erskine, Ralph Humphrey, Jeff Hamilton, Joe Porcaro, and Freddie Gruber. In addition to his extensive performance career, Darren taught at the acclaimed Musicians Institute in Los Angeles and has been teaching music for over a two decades, bringing a wealth of experience and insight to his students.

Jack Schabert is a Twin Cities, MN & Denver, CO based musician, composer, and educator. He has recently received composition awards from the University of Denver, Ithaca College, and the New York Youth Symphonies. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from St. Olaf College and is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Jazz Composition at the University of Denver.

Jack leads professional jazz ensembles in the Twin Cities, and has performed over three hundred shows over the last few years. His compositions for Jazz Orchestra have been performed by high school, college, and professional big bands in Minnesota. He is a member of the Twin Cities Jazz Composer’s Workshop, and is currently serving a term on the Board of Directors of the MetroNOME Foundation as well as the Twin Cities Jazz Festival. He books and arranges youth jazz performances for MetroNOME Brewery’s Next Generation Jazz Series, and directs the MetroNOME Honors Youth Jazz Orchestra. He has recently been commissioned to write new music for Saint Paul Central High school, Roseville High School, the Minnesota Youth Jazz Bands, and the New York Youth Symphony.

His group, the Blue Ox Jazz Trio, is consistently upholding a busy performance schedule, performing at restaurants, clubs, weddings, private events, and countless retirement homes every year. Jack has performed with international jazz artists Melissa Aldana, Danilo Perez (Wayne Shorter Quartet), Doreen Ketchens, Kenni Holmen (Prince, Vulfpeck) and 9 time Grammy Award winning trumpeter Wynton Marsalis.

Marcella is a violin teacher who uses the Suzuki Method. She has been teaching for a decade and is passionate about creating motivation, joy, and a social experience through music. She started playing violin at age 6, and earned her Bachelors from the University of the Pacific Conservatory of Music. She is classically trained, but enjoys playing pop, folk, and broadway songs too! In her free time, she bakes pizza (from scratch), takes creek walks, and sings Broadway classics in the car.