Teachers

Dylan Riner

Dylan is 30 years old, and has been playing guitar for over 20 years. His love for music began at an early age, which in turn expanded his horizons with learning bass, drums, and how to sing. After his time in service in the Army, Dylan pursued a BA in Audio Production, then a Masters Degree in Music Production through Berklee College of Music, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. Throughout his music journey, Dylan has played in various bands, worked in various studios, mixed & mastered for independent artists , and has taught music as well. Dylan is available for guitar, bass, drums, and music recording & production lessons.

Dylan is available Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, &

Friday.

Mike Robinson

“Krazy” Mike is one of our guitar teachers. He is a 64-year-old veteran, and he is the father of one, grandfather of two, and godfather of three. He enjoys golfing and teaching guitar, but especially teaching guitar. His favorite band is The Sons of the Pioneers. Mike always has a joke or a pun ready for you, and he says that “Man cannot live by bread alone, you must have peanut butter!”

Mike is available Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday.

Shelby Lasater

Shelby is 22 years old and has been playing guitar, bass, piano, and ukulele for over 10 years. He has been teaching lessons with us for the past 3 years; Shelby specializes in beginner and intermediate acoustic, electric, and bass guitar, as well as beginner piano and ukulele lessons for students of all ages. You can also find him at the store throughout the week working the counter or working with our repairs.

Shelby is available on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Saturday.

Erika Chambers

Erika is our violin and piano instructor. Having attended Hochstein and Eastman School of Music at a young age, Erika grew to have a love and passion for teaching others what she has learned.
Erika has taught locally for years, and has played for a number of churches and local events. She enjoys making a special connection with all of her students.
Erika teaches a number of different violin and piano methods to suit each students best interests.
A fun teacher for the young ones. Making music fun is her goal! She teaches Suzuki and classical violin.

Erika is available Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday.

Chris Williamson

Chris a graduate of Full Sail University, with over 28 years of experience. At 33 years old, he has 7 years of experience in marching band with the snare, and 1 year on quads, as well as many other percussion instruments. He also has experience performing in concerts, and plays every Sunday at two different churches. He is our newest teacher, offering drum lessons that cover a wide variety of genres.

Chris is available Tuesday & Thursday.

John Phillips

John Phillips offers lessons and coaching on drums, bass, keyboards, guitar, ukulele, banjo, mandolin, accordion, and general music theory and composition. John has been working in music for 25 years. He's taught public school band, toured and performed and recorded with professional groups from symphony orchestras to country bands and everything in between, including a decade teaching lessons and consulting at Music Masters. Photo by Arielle Thomas, Insta @whiskeyspice.

John is available Friday & Saturday.