Co-Owner Kristin Agee - Drum Set, Percussion, Piano
Kristin has been active as an music educator in the Cincinnati area since 2007. She has taught privately at several locations around Cincinnati, and started Anderson Music Workshop with partner Jeremy Singer in the summer of 2012.
Kristin holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Master of Music degree from Ohio University, where she studied percussion performance. Her years of teaching experience include private lessons, master classes, music workshops, clinics, summer camps, early childhood music instruction and marching band drum line and pit instruction. She held the position of Adjunct Professor of Percussion at Ohio University during the 2012 school year.
Kristin performs with a wide variety of ensembles, ranging from classical orchestras and chamber ensembles, to rock/folk groups, cover bands, and experimental ensembles. She performs regularly with the Hamilton Fairfield Symphony Orchestra, the Ohio Valley Symphony Orchestra, the Kentucky Symphony, and the Huntington Symphony. Kristin also performs with the groups Us, Today, and The Lovers.
For information about lessons with Kristin, and to view Kristin's teaching policies and schedule, please visit www.kristinagee.com
Testimonials:
"Richard loves his bell songs. He said "Leave it to (Kristin) to make bells fun! I didn't know that it was possible and yet I can't wait to start practicing." He has been practicing a lot and there are times I have to stop him because he is practicing after we put his sister to bed! - Melissa Jouett
"Ryan LOVES your lessons! He comes home all excited about the drums, and he raves about the CDs and music you share with him. As a mother, I am tickled to see my child learning to read and play music. Thank You!" --Amy Davis
Kristin holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Master of Music degree from Ohio University, where she studied percussion performance. Her years of teaching experience include private lessons, master classes, music workshops, clinics, summer camps, early childhood music instruction and marching band drum line and pit instruction. She held the position of Adjunct Professor of Percussion at Ohio University during the 2012 school year.
Kristin performs with a wide variety of ensembles, ranging from classical orchestras and chamber ensembles, to rock/folk groups, cover bands, and experimental ensembles. She performs regularly with the Hamilton Fairfield Symphony Orchestra, the Ohio Valley Symphony Orchestra, the Kentucky Symphony, and the Huntington Symphony. Kristin also performs with the groups Us, Today, and The Lovers.
For information about lessons with Kristin, and to view Kristin's teaching policies and schedule, please visit www.kristinagee.com
Testimonials:
"Richard loves his bell songs. He said "Leave it to (Kristin) to make bells fun! I didn't know that it was possible and yet I can't wait to start practicing." He has been practicing a lot and there are times I have to stop him because he is practicing after we put his sister to bed! - Melissa Jouett
"Ryan LOVES your lessons! He comes home all excited about the drums, and he raves about the CDs and music you share with him. As a mother, I am tickled to see my child learning to read and play music. Thank You!" --Amy Davis
Co-Owner Jeremy Singer - Guitar, Bass, Banjo, Mandolin
Jeremy Singer has been performing music in the Cincinnati area for the past twenty two years and studying music nearly all of his life. There actually are home movies of infant Jeremy groovin' to The Beatles in the middle of the living room carpet.
At age 8, Jeremy began piano lessons with some reluctance. His father explained to him that if he first learned the fundamentals of music on piano he would be better prepared to play any instrument. At age 12, Jeremy discovered the guitar. He first learned folk and blues styles. These were closely followed by the classic rock of the 60's and 70's.
Jeremy began high school at Cincinnati's School for Creative and Performing Arts where he studied classical guitar and music theory. He played guitar with the school's jazz band, music theater band, and for a number of other productions before graduating in 1993. At age 16, Jeremy joined an original rock band with some older friends and began playing in local and regional clubs and bars. This would be the first of many such groups which resulted in a smattering of self releases and many fond memories.
After spending two years at University of Cincinnati's College Conservatory of Music, Jeremy decided to turn his focus on learning the recording arts. In 1998, he attended The Recording Workshop in Chillicothe, OH. After completing the course, Jeremy was given a position as a paid intern at the school and was allowed to study and teach for an additional four months. He left Chillicothe with a renewed appreciation for music as well as a strong understanding of how records past and present are made.
Jeremy has been writing and recording his own music for the past fifteen years and has learned to play bass, banjo, lap steel, dulcimer, ukulele, and mandolin along the way. But the guitar has remained his true love. In Spring of 2006 he began giving private lessons to a friend and quickly realized that teaching offered yet another fulfilling way to enjoy music. Since then Jeremy has been sharing his knowledge with contagious enthusiasm. He has taught beginner to intermediate levels from age 6 to age 60. Jeremy is committed to exciting his students about music and inspiring them to play. He does this by teaching the fundamentals through each individual's favorite style of music.
Testimonials:
"We have nothing but good things to say...Both my husband and I feel you truly have a gift- both with your guitar and your abilities with children. We are blown away by Jacob's progress, and truly appreciate your skills and patience. He absolutely loves that you give him popular songs to work on- and he feels like a star after each lesson. We feel very lucky to have found you as his guitar teacher." --Jennifer Boldman
"Jeremy Singer is a really cool guy. What I like about taking lessons with him is that he helps me learn my guitar better and he has really fun ways to do that. He challenges me to play harder songs and helps me learn something if I don't understand it. He picks out the kind of music that I like and also gives me examples of music that I haven't heard before. I like his laid back style of teaching." --Kevin Geohagen
At age 8, Jeremy began piano lessons with some reluctance. His father explained to him that if he first learned the fundamentals of music on piano he would be better prepared to play any instrument. At age 12, Jeremy discovered the guitar. He first learned folk and blues styles. These were closely followed by the classic rock of the 60's and 70's.
Jeremy began high school at Cincinnati's School for Creative and Performing Arts where he studied classical guitar and music theory. He played guitar with the school's jazz band, music theater band, and for a number of other productions before graduating in 1993. At age 16, Jeremy joined an original rock band with some older friends and began playing in local and regional clubs and bars. This would be the first of many such groups which resulted in a smattering of self releases and many fond memories.
After spending two years at University of Cincinnati's College Conservatory of Music, Jeremy decided to turn his focus on learning the recording arts. In 1998, he attended The Recording Workshop in Chillicothe, OH. After completing the course, Jeremy was given a position as a paid intern at the school and was allowed to study and teach for an additional four months. He left Chillicothe with a renewed appreciation for music as well as a strong understanding of how records past and present are made.
Jeremy has been writing and recording his own music for the past fifteen years and has learned to play bass, banjo, lap steel, dulcimer, ukulele, and mandolin along the way. But the guitar has remained his true love. In Spring of 2006 he began giving private lessons to a friend and quickly realized that teaching offered yet another fulfilling way to enjoy music. Since then Jeremy has been sharing his knowledge with contagious enthusiasm. He has taught beginner to intermediate levels from age 6 to age 60. Jeremy is committed to exciting his students about music and inspiring them to play. He does this by teaching the fundamentals through each individual's favorite style of music.
Testimonials:
"We have nothing but good things to say...Both my husband and I feel you truly have a gift- both with your guitar and your abilities with children. We are blown away by Jacob's progress, and truly appreciate your skills and patience. He absolutely loves that you give him popular songs to work on- and he feels like a star after each lesson. We feel very lucky to have found you as his guitar teacher." --Jennifer Boldman
"Jeremy Singer is a really cool guy. What I like about taking lessons with him is that he helps me learn my guitar better and he has really fun ways to do that. He challenges me to play harder songs and helps me learn something if I don't understand it. He picks out the kind of music that I like and also gives me examples of music that I haven't heard before. I like his laid back style of teaching." --Kevin Geohagen
Taylor Brown - Voice, Beginner Piano, Recorder
Taylor is a proud graduate of Xavier University, where she received a degree in Music Education and a second degree in Music Performance. During her time there, she sang soprano in the Xavier University Concert Choir, the Edgecliff Vocal Ensemble, the Xavier University Women’s Chorus, and the A CaBellas (an all female a cappella group). She has traveled with choruses to numerous U.S. cities, Italy, Spain, and Austria. She was also selected as the winner of the 2011 Cincinnati’s Got Talent competition as the vocalist in a harp and voice duo. She enjoys singing a wide variety of music from classical to jazz and still participates in community choruses in the Cincinnati area throughout the year.
Taylor’s true passion lies in teaching music. She believes all children can be life-long lovers and learners of music. She is a level 1 certified Orff-Schulwerk teacher and currently teaches general music to grades 1 through 6 in the Deer Park Community City School District. Taylor also co-teaches a Fine Arts Summer Camp in Bethel, Ohio for elementary students and directs a small choir at The Church of the Advent in Walnut Hills, Cincinnati.
Taylor’s true passion lies in teaching music. She believes all children can be life-long lovers and learners of music. She is a level 1 certified Orff-Schulwerk teacher and currently teaches general music to grades 1 through 6 in the Deer Park Community City School District. Taylor also co-teaches a Fine Arts Summer Camp in Bethel, Ohio for elementary students and directs a small choir at The Church of the Advent in Walnut Hills, Cincinnati.
Suzanna Barnes - Violin, Beginner Piano
Suzanna has been playing music almost all of her life. She started when she was just three years old on the violin and continues to this day. Surrounded by a family whose interests, both professionally and for enjoyment, were music, there was never a doubt in her mind that she too wanted to become a musician.
She began with classical training through the Suzuki Method and continued into high school majoring primarily
in the violin at the School for the Creative and Performing Arts. Throughout these early years, she also absorbed the sound of a different style of music; bluegrass and fiddling, by the likes of Mark O’Connor, Bela Fleck, and others. Also, while growing up she played in her church ensemble, using her ear to make up her own parts on the spot. By doing this, she developed the desire to improvise and soon got accepted into the jazz program at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where she holds a Bachelors Degree.
During her mid-college years, she moved to NYC and gained a lot of performing experience and also attended the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in Manhattan. While she was in New York, she was awarded the 2008 Eubie and Marion Blake Award for her achievements in music.
Suzanna continues to perform locally in various styles and teach. She is a certified teacher of the Mark O’Connor American String Method which teaches the violin student in a way that technical study and beautiful and rich repertoire are cleverly intertwined. This method is unique in that it prepares the violinist for a path in classical, jazz, folk fiddling, or all three!
Suzanna’s classical background and interest in all kinds of musical styles from the swing and bebop of jazz to the hard driving, down home bluegrass sound, has given her an eclectic perspective as a performer and teacher. She is an advocate of teaching harmony and chords to the violinist, which is often neglected but is nevertheless essential to understanding and effectively playing in any
alternative style.
She began with classical training through the Suzuki Method and continued into high school majoring primarily
in the violin at the School for the Creative and Performing Arts. Throughout these early years, she also absorbed the sound of a different style of music; bluegrass and fiddling, by the likes of Mark O’Connor, Bela Fleck, and others. Also, while growing up she played in her church ensemble, using her ear to make up her own parts on the spot. By doing this, she developed the desire to improvise and soon got accepted into the jazz program at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where she holds a Bachelors Degree.
During her mid-college years, she moved to NYC and gained a lot of performing experience and also attended the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in Manhattan. While she was in New York, she was awarded the 2008 Eubie and Marion Blake Award for her achievements in music.
Suzanna continues to perform locally in various styles and teach. She is a certified teacher of the Mark O’Connor American String Method which teaches the violin student in a way that technical study and beautiful and rich repertoire are cleverly intertwined. This method is unique in that it prepares the violinist for a path in classical, jazz, folk fiddling, or all three!
Suzanna’s classical background and interest in all kinds of musical styles from the swing and bebop of jazz to the hard driving, down home bluegrass sound, has given her an eclectic perspective as a performer and teacher. She is an advocate of teaching harmony and chords to the violinist, which is often neglected but is nevertheless essential to understanding and effectively playing in any
alternative style.
Teri Alber-Deikfuss - Violin, Viola, and Piano
Teri Abler-Diekfuss, a native of Wisconsin, began her musical studies on the piano at age eight and soon began studying violin and viola thereafter. She did her undergraduate studies at Lawrence University in Appleton, WI where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and a Bachelor of Music for which she designed her own degree curriculum focusing on viola performance and interdisciplinary characteristics of music. While in Wisconsin, she became Suzuki certified in both violin and viola from books 1 to 3 and taught for Appleton’s after school Suzuki club for several years. She also served as assistant principal violist of Appleton’s Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra and section violist of the Manitowoc Symphony, Oshkosh Symphony, and Green Bay Symphony.
Teri is a recent graduate the University of North Carolina – Greensboro where she earned a M.M. in viola performance and a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in music education. During her time at UNCG, Teri served as the violist for the Graduate String Quartet and community engagement coordinator for all graduate ensembles. Teri also became involved in Durham’s Kidznotes, an El Sistema inspired after school music program for at-risk youth where she taught violin and viola. While living in North Carolina, Teri served as acting principal violist for the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra and assistant principal violist for the Carolina Philharmonic. Teri is an active orchestral and chamber musician, but she finds teaching the most fulfilling. To her, music is extremely beneficial to people of all ages and all walks of life.
Teri is a recent graduate the University of North Carolina – Greensboro where she earned a M.M. in viola performance and a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in music education. During her time at UNCG, Teri served as the violist for the Graduate String Quartet and community engagement coordinator for all graduate ensembles. Teri also became involved in Durham’s Kidznotes, an El Sistema inspired after school music program for at-risk youth where she taught violin and viola. While living in North Carolina, Teri served as acting principal violist for the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra and assistant principal violist for the Carolina Philharmonic. Teri is an active orchestral and chamber musician, but she finds teaching the most fulfilling. To her, music is extremely beneficial to people of all ages and all walks of life.
Judy Tsai - Cello and Piano
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Judy Tsai is currently pursuing her second masters degree in Jazz Studies at the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati. She graduated in 2015 with a Master of Music degree in Cello Performance.
Hailing from Taiwan, Ms. Tsai received her Bachelor degree at National Sun Yat-sen University. Her teaching experience includes private lessons, group lessons (string ensemble) and ear training. During her years of study in Cincinnati for her masters degree, Judy has had many performance experiences, in both classical and jazz fields. Ms. Tsai loves working with children, and is passionate about providing a positive and productive learning environment. She is always willing to listen to the concerns of parents and students to help resolve issues and to make sure they are getting the most out of their lesson time. Judy believes it is very important to have fun and be creative when learning music. In addition to reading and technical practice, Ms.Tsai enjoys teaching her students how to improvise. Improvisation provides a great platform for kids to build their imagination and creativity. |
Rick Leighton - Guitar, Bass, Banjo, Dobro, Mandolin, Ukulele
Rick brings over 40 years of teaching experience to The Anderson Music Workshop. His instruments include guitar, bass guitar, banjo, dobro, mandolin, and uke. Many of his students have gone on to play in successful local bands as well as national acts like Over the Rhine and Dickey Betts Great Southern. Rick can cover any style of music from The Beatles to Bill Monroe and Bach To BeBop.
Rick has appeared on albums with Peter Frampton, Bootsy Collins, Freakbass, and The Bluebirds among others. Rick currently is the guitar player and musical director for Robin Lacy and DeZydeco. Although he works with other groups such as The Bluebirds and Friends of Lee. In the past Rick has played for Phil Blank and White Heat as well as Only Mortals, Five stories, and his own band Lost Sailors.
"Being diverse has always been my strong point and I try to bring that to my students as well" is just one of Rick's mottos. "I just don’t want them to memorize songs but learn the process as well so the student is playing the music, not just what I have written."
Rick has appeared on albums with Peter Frampton, Bootsy Collins, Freakbass, and The Bluebirds among others. Rick currently is the guitar player and musical director for Robin Lacy and DeZydeco. Although he works with other groups such as The Bluebirds and Friends of Lee. In the past Rick has played for Phil Blank and White Heat as well as Only Mortals, Five stories, and his own band Lost Sailors.
"Being diverse has always been my strong point and I try to bring that to my students as well" is just one of Rick's mottos. "I just don’t want them to memorize songs but learn the process as well so the student is playing the music, not just what I have written."
Eric Wurzelbacher - Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute, Piano
Eric has degrees in both Music Education and Spanish from the University of Cincinnati (College Conservatory of Music). He has been working as a professional musician for over 10 years in the Cincinnati area. During his time in college, he received awards such as the CCM Honors Scholarship and becoming one of 11 finalists in the U.S. Army’s National Collegiate Solo Competition. After graduating in May of 2015, he won a woodwind position (saxophone, clarinet, and flute) with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and toured the Mediterranean Sea for two months. Eric currently plays at a handful of different local venues and teaches saxophone, clarinet, flute, piano, and theory lessons.
Hannah Davis - Piano (all levels)
Hannah Ruth Davis is a Chattanooga, Tennessee native with over five years of experience teaching piano. In 2016, she graduated from Carson-Newman University with a Bachelor of Music in Music Theory with Honors. She has served as a church pianist, school choir accompanist, keyboardist for a touring band, and piano and violin teacher. She served for a year as the Carson-Newman University chapter of the Music Teachers National Association and was an officer for the music honors society Delta Omicron. She currently resides in Cincinnati, Ohio where she teaches piano and violin to students across the greater Cincinnati area. Although Hannah was classically trained using the Suzuki method, she has studied many different methods and believes that every student has a tremendous ability to learn when provided the right method and teaching style.
Grace Lee - Piano (all levels)
Ms. Grace Eunhye Lee began her piano studies at the age of five and has taught piano since 2003. She received her Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance at Sookmyung Women's University in South Korea and master's degree at the University of Cincinnati and graduated Performance Diploma at Souther Methodist University. Now, she is pursuing her doctoral degree at University of Cincinnati.
During her undergraduate studies, she won the Mozart Concerto Competition and also performed with the Sookmyung Symphony Orchestra. She was a semi finalist at the international DCS piano competition. In Korea, she owned a private studio and has taught students from 4 to 70 years of age. Ms.Lee was a teaching fellow at SMU through the Piano Preparatory Department and her students received many awards in various competitions. Ms. Lee's previous teaching experience also includes being piano instructor at Park Cities School of Music in Dallas, TX and at Belvoir Terrace, MA from 2016 to 2017. Ms. Lee currently teaches both private lessons and group lessons as a teaching assistant at CCM since 2015.
During her undergraduate studies, she won the Mozart Concerto Competition and also performed with the Sookmyung Symphony Orchestra. She was a semi finalist at the international DCS piano competition. In Korea, she owned a private studio and has taught students from 4 to 70 years of age. Ms.Lee was a teaching fellow at SMU through the Piano Preparatory Department and her students received many awards in various competitions. Ms. Lee's previous teaching experience also includes being piano instructor at Park Cities School of Music in Dallas, TX and at Belvoir Terrace, MA from 2016 to 2017. Ms. Lee currently teaches both private lessons and group lessons as a teaching assistant at CCM since 2015.
Vincent Alexander Hisle - Percussion, Brass and Beginner Piano
Vincent Alexander “Alex” Hisle is an award-winning Percussion Educator/Performer/Recording Artist from the OH/KY/IN tri-state area. Vincent attended Northern Kentucky University School of the Arts as a music education and performance major, earning his B.M. perf. in 2016. Alex's very first lessons teacher was Co-owner of AMW, Kristin Agee. Alex was also fortunate to study with very high caliber teachers such as Dick Jensen, David Fishlock and Patrick Schlecker in the area of Classical percussion (all members of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra). He studied drum set with Dan Dorff and Mike Meloy. Scott K. Lang was his primary Percussion Instructor at the NKU School of the Arts.
As a performer, Alex has played drums and percussion in a variety of ensembles spanning many genres including the following:
NKU's Concert Band, Symphonic Winds, Percussion Ensemble, Latin Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combo 3, Philharmonic Orchestra, and Brass Choir
Kentucky Intercollegiate Percussion Ensemble (2012) / Selected Soloist (2015)
CGOTH Gospel Choir
The Henry Fillmore Percussion Ensemble (local professional percussion ensemble)
Star United (Star of Indiana alumni drum and bugle corps) 2014 1st place DCA national title
Lost In Holland (national indie act)
The Scut Farkus Affair (local ska/reggae/rock act)
Sagerman (local ska/punk rock act)
He is also an avid percussion educator and has been teaching percussion since the summer of 2009, having taught over 15 local Cincinnati area drum-lines and front ensembles. Hisle's teaching experience encompasses percussion ensemble, private drum lessons and the marching percussion idiom. Many of Alex's private students have made select bands, earned distinct ratings on solo and ensemble material, marched drum corps, have been finalists, or took first place in various high school level concerto contests.
As a performer, Alex has played drums and percussion in a variety of ensembles spanning many genres including the following:
NKU's Concert Band, Symphonic Winds, Percussion Ensemble, Latin Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combo 3, Philharmonic Orchestra, and Brass Choir
Kentucky Intercollegiate Percussion Ensemble (2012) / Selected Soloist (2015)
CGOTH Gospel Choir
The Henry Fillmore Percussion Ensemble (local professional percussion ensemble)
Star United (Star of Indiana alumni drum and bugle corps) 2014 1st place DCA national title
Lost In Holland (national indie act)
The Scut Farkus Affair (local ska/reggae/rock act)
Sagerman (local ska/punk rock act)
He is also an avid percussion educator and has been teaching percussion since the summer of 2009, having taught over 15 local Cincinnati area drum-lines and front ensembles. Hisle's teaching experience encompasses percussion ensemble, private drum lessons and the marching percussion idiom. Many of Alex's private students have made select bands, earned distinct ratings on solo and ensemble material, marched drum corps, have been finalists, or took first place in various high school level concerto contests.
