Chris has been teaching and performing music professionally for over 20 years. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Music from the University of Kansas, and is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Music Performance at Wichita State University. Over the past two-plus decades, Shaw has performed with multiple groups in a multitude of venues… Read More
Miguel has performed, toured and recorded bass, percussion, and piano for many artists from Puerto Rico, Cuba and the USA, including Okan, Evan Mcintosh, Rudy Love & the Encore, Charlie Cruz, Frankie Negron, etc. He has also played/directed in local Wichita churches like Saint Mark UMC, Heart of Christ UMC and Newspring Church. Miguel plays… Read More
Ben has been teaching and mentoring in guitar and bass at every level since 2009 with a specialty in music theory, ear training and improvisation. He studied guitar at Wichita State University, and has played in guitar ensembles, as well as various other instruments in orchestral, bluegrass, rock, and worship groups, and enjoys repairing and… Read More
Doug Ragon is a Wichita based pianist, trombonist, and composer. He earned his Master of Music in Composition from Wichita State University where he studied with Dr. David MacDonald, and his Bachelor of Music in Composition from Kansas State University where he studied with Dr. Wayne Goins, Dr. Paul Hunt, and Dr. Craig Weston. Doug… Read More
Mary Beth is a vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. She has a passion for teaching and has been equipping artists of all ages for since 2014. She has had the opportunity to perform at a variety of different types of venues and share the stage with many stars in jazz. After graduating at Friends University, Mary… Read More
Mary-Michael Gomez has been a diligent student of voice for around a decade. Mary-Michael studied vocal performance and musical theatre at Wichita State University. And the summer of 2019, she traveled overseas to Italy where she studied Italian opera through the Canta In Italia program alongside her voice professor Dr. Pina Mozzani, whom she studied… Read More
Eric Shumaker has been an active, local working musician in Wichita and the surrounding area for the last 15 years. His experience ranges from working in the local jazz circuit, to cover/rock/pop/country bands, playing in pit orchestras in musicals, being a church musician, etc. He has also been teaching private lessons for 17 years. He… Read More
Born and raised in Wichita, KS, Lucas Brust holds two Bachelor’s Degrees from Wichita State University (B.M. – Percussion Performance, B.M. – Jazz Studies), a Master’s Degree from the University of Southern Mississippi (M.M. – Music Performance, Minor – Music Theory), and a Doctorate (D.M.A) from the University of Nevada: Las Vegas. Lucas’s varied education… Read More
Madi Laughlin is a Wichita native, born & raised, who specializes in musical theatre performance, vocal accuracy and power, and songwriting. She graduated from WSU in 2021, and has lived in a few different places performing and writing music including Rome, Italy in 2019, Eastern United States in 2021, and writing music for her first… Read More
Rachel is a piano teacher & accompanist in the Wichita area. She has been playing the piano since five years old and earned her bachelors degree from Central Christian College of Kansas where she studied piano and worship arts. Rachel offers both chord and traditional piano lessons to students of all ages. In addition to… Read More