Faculty/Staff

Music Director/Guitar, Bass & Drum Instructor

Derek Myers is a lifelong music fanatic that started playing drums at age 10 and guitar at 13. He joined is first punk band in his home town of Corvallis, Oregon at age 14 and had his first indie label release by the time he was 16. During those years he started promoting indie shows that included Green Day, Screaching Weasel, Tad, Neurosis,...
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Joanna Richard

Keyboard & Vocal Instructor

Joanna has two passions in life: the arts, especially music, and people, especially youth. Native of Tacoma, Washington, Joanna has been singing and songwriting since she was a child. For the past ten years she has performed as a lead vocalist and keyboard player in worship bands in Washington, Montana, and Oregon. In 2006, she...
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Daniel Shamy

Drum Instructor

Dan's a Boise native, the youngest of three musicians. He began playing the drums at age twelve, learning his favorite songs and teaching himself the basics. At age fourteen, he found himself enamored with the world of music and started taking private lessons. By high school, he filled the drum seat for the Capitol Singers and started a couple...
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J.D. Stefan

Guitar, Bass and Drum Instructor

John “JD” Stefan is a lifelong musician who started with piano lessons at age 7 as a prerequisite to learning drums. While playing drums throughout high school JD eventually picked up guitar and bass and began writing and recording his own material. Now with over 30 years of experience in both live and studio settings, JD is a full time audio...
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David Wall

Guitar & Bass Instructor

Eagle School of Rock