Joyful Sounds Academy of Music and Art in Fuquay-Varina, NC provides music and art instruction since1989

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“…They are simply the best at what they do.” - Christine Proctor, Parent

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Experience:
Degree - Music Education, Eastern Michigan University, concentration in voice and piano.
10 plus years teaching experience.

Instruments:
Piano and voice lessons.

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Experience:
Degree – Masters, Violin Performance, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC; B.A. degree in Chinese Culture, University Taiwan
Over 15 years teaching experience.

Instruments: Violin, cello, viola and bass

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Experience:
B. A. in Music Education from Malone University, Canton, Ohio,
and a Masters Fullers, Pasadena, CA.
30 plus years teaching experience.

Instruments:
Guitar, Voice, Piano, Theory, Bass Guitar, Mandolin, Octave Mandolin, Hammered and Mountain Dulcimer, Banjo, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba and beginning Percussion and more.

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Experience:
B.A. Degree in Arts Education, Appalachian State University; Courses at North Carolina State University; Anchorage, Alaska Community College and East Tennessee State University.

Art Instruction:
Media – pencil, pen, colored pencil, oil pastel, watercolor, collage, printmaking, and possibly, Hand Weaving with Yarn.

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Experience:
B.A., Piano Pedagogy, Campbell University.

Instruments:
Piano.

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Experience:
Degree - Masters in Music, New England Conservatory, concentration in flute & piccolo. 25 plus years teaching experience.

Instruments:
Flute and piccolo

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Experience:
Degree - B.A. in Theater Arts Performance and Speech Communications, Mars Hill College; k-12 Certification in Theatre Arts and Music, Meredith College
15 plus years teaching experience.

Instruments:
Voice

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Experience:
Degree - B.A. Music, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York
4 plus years teaching experience.

Instruments:
Cello

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Experience:
Degree - Masters in Music Composition from Westminster Choir College of Rider University, Bachelor of Music in Composition, University of Oregon
7 plus years teaching experience.

Instruments:
Piano, Composition and Theory

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Experience:
Graduated from Campbell University in 2008, and is currently completing a second bachelor’s degree in Comprehensive Music with a focus in saxophone performance.
14 years of diverse academic and professional playing experiences.

Instrument:
Saxophone

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Experience:
B. A. in Comprehensive Music from Campell University with an emphasis on percussion performance.
13 plus years teaching experience.

Instruments:
Drums and percussion.

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Experience:
Master’s Degree in Cello Performance from Auburn University and Musicology Doctorate from University of Oxford also taught at Duke University. Over 20 years teaching experience.

Instrument:
Strings and Ocarina

as music and art instructors we are here to teach, encourage and respect all our students. We offer our students recitals and other opportunities to share their accomplishments and the beauty of music and art that is in all of us.

Our commitment to every student is to encourage their enjoyment of learning. The word student is derived from the Latin meaning, “one who is eager to learn”. As teachers, our goal is to help to keep them true to the meaning of “one who is eager to learn”.
“Music and Art are soul-satisfying and the more you learn, the better you get. The better you get, the more you want to learn”.
- Diana D. Thomas

Experience:
Degree – B.A. Music, Magna Cum Laude, Campbell University
25 plus years teaching experience.

Instruments:
Piano and Organ

Credits:
Active Member of Raleigh Piano Teachers Association

Adjudicator for the National Federation of Music Clubs Festival.

Past President of Raleigh Piano Teachers Association

Member of Music Teachers National Association

Member of North Carolina Music Teachers Association

Member of American College of Musicians

Member of American Guild of Organists

Colleague of American Guild of Organists (CAGO)

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