Our Teachers

Rebecca Kasang

Rebecca's degrees are in Music Education (BA and MFA) and she has served as a music minister and music teacher in varying capacities for 30 years. In addition to managing RK Music Studio, she is the Music Director at LCC Day School.

Zlatina Asenova

Zlatina has a BA in Music Education and an MA in Choral Conducting. She has worked as a choir director,  accompanist, and music educator in both Bulgaria and the US for 25 years.

Jessica Beltran

Jessica has formal training in Musical Theater, Voice, and Piano from the University of South Florida and The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Los Angeles. She has 10 years of experience educating students in the Tampa Bay area in both music and gymnastics.

Jamie Hughes

Jamie is a professor of Songwriting at St. Petersburg College, holding an MA in Music from Western Carolina University, and a BA in Elementary Education. She is a piano accompanist and vocalist for various soloists and ensembles in addition to her own solo act.

Andy Morales

Andy holds degrees in classical guitar performance and vocal performance from Mt. Union University and Kent State University. He is an active performer with St. Pete Opera but also a self-professed "reformed metal head", qualifying him to work with you on voice or guitar in almost any genre.

Gloria Savalli

Gloria began her music career in Santiago, Chile at the age of 5, under the tutelage of her mother, a professional piano teacher. She studied piano and theory using the Trinity College of Music system and has worked as a professional piano and violin teacher since 2014.

John Whittlesey

John is an active local performer with St. Pete Opera, and Choral Artists of Sarasota, among others, and teaches for Arts Conservatory for Teens, a nonprofit arts education program supporting underserved communities in St. Petersburg. His degrees are in Psychology/Music and Hospital & Health Admin.

Marilyn Hall

Marilyn holds degrees in piano performance and pedagogy, marketing and psychology. Over the years she has studied with several local piano legends, taught with local studio Mattioli School of Music and also currently also teaches for her husband’s piano studio, BachScholar(TM).  

Mark Vincent

Mark is an accomplished studio guitarist with 30 years of experience and a music degree from UNLV.  His has worked with top artists such as Melissa Etheridge, Wayne Newton and Dionne Warwick, to name just a few from the extensive list. Mark also works with RYTMO.org, reaching at-risk youth through music.

Samantha Kling

Samantha has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education and Music Studies from The University of South Florida. She currently teaches in Hillsborough County Public Schools and serves as the Music Director at Clearview United Methodist Church in St. Petersburg.

Jonah Hollander

Jonah has extensive working experience in production, engineering, recording, mixing, mastering and songwriting. His band #MIROUX has performed at Next Big Thing, 97x Backyard BBQ, Gasparilla, USF Bullstock, Janus Live and Amalie Arena.

Kevin Strickland

Kevin studied piano with local teacher Joyce White. He has been accompanying Catholic masses since college and is currently an active member of the St. Pete chapter of the American Guild of Organist. Kevin holds a masters degree in accounting from UF and is a certified CPA.

Chemena Handel

Chemena has a "Superior Level" piano performance degree from the National Conservatory of Music in Turkmenistan. She has been a piano teacher and accompanist in both Bolivia and the U.S. for many years and is fluent in English, Russian, Spanish and Turkmen.

Clarke Jacobson

Clarke specializes in guitar, bass, drums, and piano. He studied classical and jazz guitar at Berklee College of Music and you can see him perform locally with the band All Day Breakfast, as well as in professional productions at numerous venues including American Stage Theatre.

Shane Drause

Shane is a guitarist, touring/session musician, and educator. He most recently spent the last 10 years in Nashville, TN, working as a producer, engineer, and music director. Shane has 20 years of experience as a private guitar instructor and adjunct faculty member for various institutions.

Emily Quigley

Emily has her music degree from East Texas Baptist University in Marshall, Texas and has been teaching for more than 10 years. She has extensive performance experience and served as the pianist at First Baptist Church Blanchard, Louisiana and First Baptist Church Riesel, Texas before relocating to Pinellas County.