Every aspiring musician needs mentors
Our well-trained teachers are highly experienced and work together as a team to help students reach their individuals goals. At Music House, you'll have access to some of the best musicians and instructors in Overland Park, Lenexa, Olathe and the Kansas City metro. Our entire team of educators works together to bring a diverse range of perspectives to each and every student.
Little-known fact: Our teachers are full-fledged employees of Music House, not just independent contractors like at every other music school in the Kansas City area. What does that mean? It means consistent instruction across the board, fully vetted music teachers, and an incredibly strong music community. We can't wait to meet you!
Administrators
Co-Founder, Executive Director
Music House Co-founder, Aaron Sizemore grew up in the Quad Cities, a hotbed of blues and jazz along the Mississippi River on the Illinois/Iowa border. He started out on the trumpet when he was nine...
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Program Manager - West
Rachel comes to Music House from Wichita, KS where she was born and raised. She brings extensive knowledge of the music retail industry having worked 5 ½ years for one of the state’s largest music ...
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Program Manager - South
When Andy was 11 years old, he begged his mom for a guitar. It was the 1990’s then, during the height of the grunge rock era. Needless to say, she was uneasy at the prospect of Andy turning into on...
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Program Manager - East
Audrey brings an eclectic background of music, education and business from Nebraska and Florida to the Music House community! She is a born and raised Husker with a Bachelor of Music Education degr...
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Community Manager
Born in Overland Park, Kansas, Kinsey’s love for music came out her early experiences as a dancer. Her parents influenced her love for classic rock, and she is now the self-proclaimed number one Qu...
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Community Assistant
Cheyanne was born and raised in Kansas City, MO by a musical family. They kept her mind open to a wide range of music, from rock to classical and everything in between. Throughout her music-loving ...
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Community Assistant
Born and raised in Maryville, Missouri, Fiona’s love of music started early with the influence of her two older sisters. She is now an avid listener of all musical genres. Currently starting her se...
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Community Assistant
Taylor is a new resident of the Kansas City area and is originally from a small town in northeast Missouri. She attended the University of Missouri in Columbia and received her Bachelor of Fine Art...
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Outreach Manager
Becca has been teaching guitar, bass, and ukulele in the genres rock, pop, funk, soul, jazz, and classical for over 10 years. Helping people learn, grow and reach their full potential is what motiv...
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Tech Manager
A veteran of many rock, funk & jazz bands from southern Illinois to the Colorado front range, Brian has a diversity of musical experiences that he loves to share with students and fans of all t...
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Brass Instruments
David thal is a trumpet player and educator. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in trumpet performance from the University of Kansas School of Music. His playing career began mostly centered around jazz ...
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Clarinet / Saxophone
Multi instrumentalist Teri Quinn is an active musician in the Kansas City music scene. After graduating from the University of Kansas City-Conservatory of Music with a degree in performance and mus...
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Piano / Flute
Daphne Hootman is a Kansas City native who has been teaching in the area since 1995. “My teaching philosophy is to give students the important tools they need to learn,” says Daphne, “while also gi...
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Drums
Ryan is a passionate performer and educator based in Kansas City where he performs with original jazz quartet Dreamachine and percussion with rock and funk band Glass Bandit. He is also a recording...
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Drums
Joel Shipley has been teaching drums for years, but what brings him to Music House is his passion for playing music with others. “My goal is to share the joy of drums and music with every student.”...
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Drums
Joshua Blythe, a Missouri native, is a performer, composer, and educator based in Kansas City, MO. Beginning his musical career in Columbia, MO, Josh moved to Kansas City in the fall of 2012. As of...
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Drums
Throughout his over 20 years of teaching experience, Steve has enjoyed sharing his passion for music with students of all ages. His teaching style is often described as “inspirational” and we’ve be...
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Guitar/Bass/Ukulele
Alex began tinkering with the guitar as soon as he could hold one up. His parents were set on him becoming a country music star and always had a nylon string acoustic around the home he grew up at ...
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Guitar/Ukulele
Born and raised in the KC Metro, David walked into his first guitar lesson at age 12 and has been playing and writing his own music ever since. After graduating from Blue Valley High School, he fol...
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Bass / Guitar
Forrest Fowler is a performer, composer, and educator living in Kansas City, Missouri. Forrest graduated from Ottawa University in 2016 with a BM in Jazz Studies and is currently pursuing his Maste...
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Guitar
Since picking up the guitar and immersing himself in his father’s blues/rock music collection (at the age of 12), Justin has not let the instrument escape his sight. With 10 years of teaching exper...
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Guitar / Bass
Joseph Hertz, originally from Chicago Illinois, earned his Bachelor's degree in Classical Guitar performance under the American virtuoso Christopher Parkening from Pepperdine University. During his...
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Guitar/Ukulele
Collin is a live and session guitarist, songwriter, and worship leader. He was born and raised in Memphis, TN where he grew up playing on Historic Beale Street. After attending Visible Music Colleg...
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Guitar/Ukulele
Logan Contino, a Johnson County native, graduated from Selkirk College in British Columbia with degrees in music composition, music production, and guitar. As a Music House alum, he spent multiple ...
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Guitar / Bass
It took only a split second for Guilherme (you can call him “G”) to know that music would always be part of his life. When, at age 11, Santa Claus brought him his first acoustic guitar (he’d asked ...
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Guitar / Bass
When it comes to teaching, Brandon’s philosophy is to help his students enjoy the instrument as much as possible. “I have come to notice that the best guitar players just simply enjoy playing more ...
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Piano / Voice
Music is Audrey's number one love language. With over 15 years of teaching experience, Audrey finds great joy when she inspires her students and helps shape them to become the artist they desire to...
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Piano
Manuel enjoys learning about each student’s background and interest in music. While teaching in private studios, community music schools, and summer camps, he has always striven to get to know his ...
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Piano
While growing up in the Midwest, Staś had a knack for chancing upon world-class musical experiences as he studied piano, voice, violin, and percussion. He picked up a number of other instruments al...
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Piano
Tulsa native Drew Crane is a Kansas City based pianist and orchestra conductor. He received his Bachelors in Piano Performance from the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma, and while there was able to ...
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Piano
Andrew Ouellette is a Kansas City pianist, composer, and educator. Originally from Hannibal, MO, Andrew has taught piano lessons for over 6 years. He had the privilege to study under the world-reno...
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Piano
Charles Hoeft is a versatile pianist and a devoted educator. Originally from Minnesota, he moved to Kansas City in 2014 and has enjoyed teaching at Music House since 2015. He loves to teach people ...
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Piano / Flute
Daphne Hootman is a Kansas City native who has been teaching in the area since 1995. “My teaching philosophy is to give students the important tools they need to learn,” says Daphne, “while also gi...
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Piano
Mary is originally from Laguna Hills, California, but grew up mostly in Springfield, Missouri. A Missouri State University alumnus, she has taught piano guitar and ukulele, for many years in the Un...
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Piano / Voice
Music is Audrey's number one love language. With over 15 years of teaching experience, Audrey finds great joy when she inspires her students and helps shape them to become the artist they desire to...
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Voice
Ben Chaverin writes songs to make friends with strangers. This drive to connect with people extends to his teaching and he’s thrilled to be part of the Music House team. Ben started his music caree...
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Voice
Michaela Glover is a vocalist who loves to perform and educate. She received her bachelor's degree in vocal performance & composition from Friends University in 2017. While in college, she perf...
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Voice
Andrew Sanders is a graduate of Northwest Missouri State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Vocal Performance with a strong emphasis in music education. Performing since high school with ...
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