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OUR FACULTY

A & A Music & Art Academy is proud of its degreed, experienced teachers. Each professor plays professionally in addition to teaching. They are committed to sharing their passion for music and art as well as their knowledge with all students regardless of age! Our academy is a family, and the tenured faculty members help make everyone feel accepted and like they belong no matter where they are in their journey of learning.

MEET OUR FACULTY

Wanda Braden

Wanda Braden

Piano, French Horn and Voice Instructor

Wanda has been on the faculty of A & A Music since 1997 teaching beginning piano, voice and brass. S...

Natalia Diehl

Natalia Diehl

Piano Instructor

Natalia Kozeva-Diehl has a Master’s Degree in Music/Piano from Rostov State Music Institute, Russia,...

Craig Elliott

Craig Elliott

Guitar Instructor

Craig began studying guitar at the age of 6 with various instructors. He studied a variety of styles...

Iglika Milcheva-Godfrey

Iglika Milcheva-Godfrey

Art Instructor

Iglika Godfrey is a Bulgarian artist. She studied art in Bulgaria learning realistic and architectur...

Petya Harlanova

Petya Harlanova

Piano Instructor

Petya Haralanova is a music educator who began her musical journey at the age of four. While living...

Dave Hultsch

Dave Hultsch

Drum Instructor

Dave is an accomplished drummer. He started playing at a very young age and has 14 years of teaching...

Beth Kaplan

Beth Kaplan

Piano, Voice and Guitar Instructor

Beth Kaplan holds a Master’s Degree in Music Education from National Louis University with a Bachelo...

Heidi Kern

Heidi Kern

Piano and Voice Instructor

Heidi has been on staff for over 20 years and graduated in 1987 with a BA in Vocal Performance from ...

Anita Komorski

Anita Komorski

Founding Member, Piano, Organ, Keyboard Instructor, Administrator

As administrator of the academy, Anita still finds time to teach beginners and intermediate students...

Tatiana Kuznetsov

Tatiana Kuznetsov

Piano and Voice Instructor

Tatiana immigrated to the U.S. in 1999, after 20 years of teaching professionally at the State Unive...

Angela McCutcheon

Angela McCutcheon

Art Instructor

Art has always been a passion for Angela. In 2011, she decided to hone her artistic skills by starti...

Austin Porter

Austin Porter

Piano Instructor

Austin Porter, A & A's first 'homegrown' faculty member, began his piano journey at seven with retir...

Miranda Preuss

Miranda Preuss

Violin, Viola, Orchestra and Piano Instructor

Miranda Preuss is a recent graduate from Augustana College where she received her B.A. in Instrument...

Chantale Shea

Chantale Shea

Flute and Piano Instructor

Chantale has been teaching music to children for over two decades. Her own teachers inspired her to...

Dean Turner

Dean Turner

Percussion and Drums Instructor

Dean started with A & A Music at its Hassell Rd. location in 1990, but we have known him since worki...

What Our Students Say

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