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Director / Instructor, Laura Huffman, developed a passion for music at a very young age.  It was this desire that led Laura to pursue a career in music.  She graduated from TCU with a bachelor's degree in Piano Performance and a graduate degree in Piano Pedagogy.  Laura's experience ranges from early childhood music to music classes for adults and is a trained Music Together instructor.  She is a member of Fort Worth Music Teachers Association, Music Teachers National Association, and Phi Kappa Lambda.  Laura teaches all ages and levels and enjoys sharing her love of music with her students.
Ann Lambert holds a BM in piano pedagogy from the University of Oklahoma and a MM in piano pedagogy from the University of Oklahoma. She has experience teaching students and adults of all ages, as well as assisting with early childhood music classes. She is a member of Music Teachers National Association, Texas Music Teachers Association, and Pi Kappa Lambda. Recently she spent 2 years teaching English in Cambodia and enjoying Asian culture and cuisine. Ann enjoys teaching and strives to instill a lifelong enthusiasm for music in her students.
Spring Seals developed a love for music at a young age which she hopes to share with others through her teaching. She began studying piano at the age of 7 in her hometown of Grapevine, Texas and graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University in 2010 with a Bachelor’s degree in piano performance with an emphasis in pedagogy. Spring is currently working toward a Master’s degree in piano pedagogy at TCU. As a graduate assistant, she teaches both private and group lessons for children, college students, and adults. She is a member of Sigma Alpha Iota, Pi Kappa Lambda, and Music Teachers National Association.
Whitney Wasden began playing the piano at age six in Japan. Over the years, she studied with many talented teachers who each shared their love of music with her. Last year, Whitney was honored with the award of "Utah Music Teachers Association Student Teacher of the Year."
Whitney graduated sum cum laude with a B.M. in Piano Pedagogy studying with Dr. Yu-Jane Yang at Weber State University. Full academic and many piano scholarships have been awarded to Whitney. Now at Texas Christian University with a graduate assistantship, she is studying for a Piano Pedagogy Masters Degree under Dr. Ann Gipson, current Music Teachers National Association President. Whitney's performance teacher at TCU is Professor Tomas Ungar.

Previous teaching experience includes teaching private and group classes at Weber State University Piano Preparatory Program as well as running a successful private studio for 4 years in Layton, Utah. Whitney is also Camp Manager for the Weber State University International Solo/Chamber Music Camp.
Dr. Carole Bruton has been teaching piano since 1966. She holds degrees from Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio (Bachelor of Music Education), and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Ft. Worth, Texas (Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts). She has taught public school music, has maintained a private studio, as well as teaching at several local colleges. She has been a member of MTNA, TMTA, Forth Worth and Arlington MTAs and National Guild of Piano Teachers. She serves as accompanist for local high school students and as adjudicator for local and regional piano contests and festivals.
Anna Kim received her Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from Mokwon University in Korea. She also graduated from Indiana University with a Master’s degree in Piano Performance. She has taught many private students from children to adults since 2003. Currently, she majors in Piano Pedagogy at TCU with a love of music and teaching.
Chanelle Arneson is the sixth of seven children. The Arnesons are an extremely musical family. Mrs. Arneson and each of her children are pianists, and the Mr. Arneson is a violinist. Chanelle began playing the piano at age five and was practicing three hours per day by age eight. Chanelle studied with her mother until she was eight and then studied with Elizabeth Stern till she graduated highschool. Mrs. Arneson was a piano teacher and had Chanelle teach lessons to young children at age thirteen. Her studio grew to about ten students when she entered highschool. Chanelle earned her Bachelor's in Piano Performance at Evangel University and studied with Dr. Greg Morris.

Chanelle participated in and was a winner in the Oregon Music Teachers Association's Festivals, Scholarship Awards, and Concerto Competitions. She has also had master classes with pianists such as: Julian Martin, Marc Durand, Jose Mendez, David Wehr, Stephen Hough, Paul Roberts, Janet Guggenheim, Alexander Tutonov, and Cary Lewis. She has participated in several piano competitions in Missouri, and in November 2008 took first place in the Missouri Music Teachers Association State Competition, Collegiate Piano Lower Division. In 2010, Chanelle was selected to attend Gijón International Piano Festival in Gijón, Spain where she received intensive instruction, master classes, recitals, concerts and private instruction from internationally known pianists. Currently Chanelle is pursuing her master's degree in Piano Pedagogy at Texas Christian University.