Chick Piano

Chick Music Academy offers music lessons for most instruments, including piano, guitar, bass, mandolin, banjo, violin, clarinet, flute, sax, trumpet, drums and voice. Chick Music Academy is under the direction of Christy Shepherd Rochon.
She may be contacted via e-mail at christy@chickmusic.net.

Piano Teachers

SUZANNE OLIVER
Suzanne received a M.M from Georgia State in Piano Performance and a B.M. from Wesleyan College in Piano Pedagogy. She has 27 years teaching experience and enjoys teaching students of all ages and at all levels.

VICKI GATTIE

BARBARA MCEACHIN
Barbara has been teaching, tutoring and performing for over twenty years. Grounded at an early age in private instruction in South Georgia, Barbara began her church pianist career at age 9. As an adult she has received encouragement and confidence through private tutelage from a Juliard trained professor and a Princeton trained professor outside of New York City. She has been instrumental (no pun intended) in church planting in the Metropolitan New York Baptist Association.

TISH COLGLAZIER

ANGELA MOODY

DR. MARK CRAWFORD
Dr. Mark Crawford has been teaching piano since 1986. He is a dedicated music professional, having earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Masters of Arts degree in Piano Performance from Pensacola Christian College and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Pedagogy from the University of South Carolina. He taught for twenty years at Pensacola Christian College where he served as chair of the piano department and director of their piano pedagogy degree program. He also served as pianist and assistant music director at the Campus Church in Pensacola, Florida and performed regularly on the national TV broadcast Rejoice in the Lord. He most recently taught piano and voice at Masterworks School of the Arts in Davidson, NC, where he gained additional experience teaching elementary, intermediate, advanced, and adjult students. He is an active member of the Music Teachers National Association, where he has served in positions at the local and district levels. He is an accomplished piano, vocal, and choral arranger and has written curriculum for teaching church music improvisation at the piano. He teaches to learn , recognizing that piano study is an exciting arts journey that continues for a lifetime.

MELINDA SMITH

Guitar Teachers

RICK LAWRENCE
Rick studied guitar with Mary Akerman at Kennesaw State College and John Sutherland at the University of Georgia. He won the Award of Excellence in 1999 from the Georgia Music Teacher's Association guitar competition. Rick has taught at several Schools of Music in the Atlanta area. He has also attended masterclasses taught by Oscar Ghiglia and Christopher Parkening.

TREY EITEL

KEVIN FLEMMING
Kevin Patrick Fleming earned a Bachelors in Music from Kennesaw State University and a Masters from Florida State University, both in Classical Guitar. Kevin also went on to complete one year of his Doctorate of Musical Arts Degree from the University of Southern Mississippi. Kevin has been teaching music for 10 years and playing and performing for almost 20 years. Kevin has earned many accolades such as 1st prize in the Georgia Music Teachers Association Competition in 1999, 1st prize in the 2007 Mississippi Guitar Festival, 4th prize in teh 2007 East Carolina Guitar Festival, and several semi-final awards at the 2003-04 Appalachian State Guitar Festival and the 2004 Columbus State Guitar Symposium. Kevin teaches all styles including rock, metal, country, blues, folk, fingerstyle, classical, and alternative. He also teaches beginners in Bass Guitar and Banjo.

Banjo Teachers

RICK LAWRENCE
Rick has taught and permormed on Banjo for several years. Please view his Bio listed under Guitar Teachers.

KEVIN FLEMMING

Mandolin Teachers

RICK LAWRENCE
Rick has taught and performed on Mandolin for several years. Please view his Bio listed under Guitar Teachers.

String Teachers (Violin, Viola, etc)

Violin
PHIL REESMAN

D. Philip Reesman has been playing the violin for seventeen years and is now pursuing Bachelor's degrees in both Violin Performance and Music Education at the University of Georgia. He performs with the University of Georgia Symphony Orchestra as well as other chamber ensembles. Reesman was concertmaster of the Gwinnett County Youth Symphony as well as sitting concertmaster with his own schools' orchestras: the Dacula High School Philharmonic and the Mill Creek High School Philharmonic. He was the winner of the Mill Creek Concerto Competition and was appointed co-Student Conductor of the Philharmonic Orchestra and was selected to perform with the Georgia All-State Orchestras in 2003, 2004, and 2005. Reesman is also a prolific composer and has won many competitions with his music. He competed in the PTA Reflections competition several times and placed ta district and state levels in both Texas and Georgia. He continues to compose for string and chamber ensembles, but also wrote the words and music to the Mill Creek High School Alma Mater.

Dr. DANIJELA ZEZELJ-GUALDI
Dr. Zezelj-Gualdi received an Undergraduate Diploma from the University of Novi Sad, a Master of Music Degree from Carnegie Mellon University and a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Violin Performance from the University of Georgia. She has taught privately and in schools in the U.S. and in Europe. She has performed in numerous venues, including Carnegie Hall.

Viola
Dr. DANIJELA ZEZELJ-GUALDI
Dr. Zezelj-Gualdi has taught and performed on Viola for several years. Please view her Bio listed under Violin Teachers.

Woodwind and Brasswind Teachers

Clarinet
BRAXTON THOMPSON

Braxton is currently in his third year of pursuing a B.A. in clarinet performance at UGA. He is currently studying under Dr. D Ray McClellan and has studies with Mrs. Laura Moates-Stanley. He also studies piano under Mr. Jason Bennett and has studies with Mrs. Jane Lester.

Flute
DANIEL SELF

Daniel has had several years of performance experience on flute, clarinet, piano and voice playing in a variety of settings and styles ranging from big band to classical. Daniel is a strong advocate of community music and is currently an active member of UGA's collegium musicum, the Athens Symphony Chorus and various small instrumental groups in the greater Athens area. Daniel has received numerous awards and special recognitions for solo, small ensemble, and voice competitions at the regional and state level. He strives to provide a customized and balanced curriculum to help each player achieve their personal performance goals.

Sax
MOLLY MARTIN
Molly received her BA degree in Music Performance from the University Of Georgia and she studied with Dr. Kenneth Fischer. She received the Hugh Hodgson Award and has performed with numerous groups. Molly has been teaching privately for several years and she enjoys teaching students of all ages and skill levels.

Oboe
STEPHANIE HENKE

Trumpet
PETE LAWLESS
Pete received his BA degree from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, with studies in trumpet performance, music composition and theory. He received a Masters in Music Performance on trumpet, under the direction of W. Fred Mills, founding member of the Canadian Brass, and Dr.Edward Sandor. Pete is currently completing his Ph.D. in musicology under the direction of Dr. Stephen Valdez.

MEG TAYLOR

Low Brass
GREG LEATHERS
Greg received his bachelor of music education from the University of Georgia and a Master of Music Performance from Manhattan School of Music (New York). Some of the festivals he has performed in include the Interlochen Arts Camp and Aspen Music Festival and he has performed in the American Wind Symphony. Some of his teachers include Dr. Philip Jameson-University of Georgia, Per Brevig- Manhattan School of Music and Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and Joseph Alessi-First Trombone, New York Philharmonic. Currently he teaches at Truett-McConnell College and has students in schools all over Gwinnett and Fulton counties. He is also currently freelance playing in the Atlanta area and is a substitute musician with the Columbus and Augusta Symphonies.

Voice Teachers

MELINDA SMITH

Drums/Percussion Teachers

FRED COLGLAZIER
Fred has been teaching the art of drumming in Athens and surrounding areas for over 20 years. His specialty is in snare drum and drumset studies including double bass work. His teaching offers studies in Jazz, Latin, Rock, Blues, Metal and Improvisation. His instructors have included Leslie Rucker and Dr. Thomas McCutchen. He has participated in drumset workshops under Ed Sopph and Steve Houghton. Fred believes in the value of true musicianship and performance techniques; therefore he endeavors to share these values with each student and professional colleague.