Alec Fehl started taking guitar lessons at age 6 and has been playing guitar for over 45 years. His early years were spent learning basic theory and folk guitar. In his teen years he focused on rock, metal, shred, and classical. College opened his eyes to jazz, fusion, and blues (he earned a Bachelor of […]
Andy John
Bio Andy has had a wide and varied musical career playing many instruments and many styles. His musical debut occurred in first grade when he learned how to play “Sailor’s Song” on the autoharp with his father. He also taught Andy to play the recorder, often playing duets or trios with his sister, which he […]
Bob Songster
Bio Bob began performing and studying music at a young age, starting with piano, violin and clarinet; later he developed a love for the guitar, and then the bass. He received his Masters of Music Performance Degree from the University Denver’s Lamont School of Music, and his undergraduate degree from the University of Northern Colorado. […]
Jenny Bradley
Request Lessons w/ Jenny Bio Jenny Bradley is a musician, pianist and teacher new to Asheville from New York City. She has taught hundreds of students in the Carolinas, Chicago and New York over the past 25 years. Known for making lessons fun and for keeping the same students for years at a time, Jenny […]
Mar Perez-Albela
Request Lessons w/ Mar BIO Mar (he/his/him) originally from Lima, Peru, is a non-binary, bilingual, international singer/songwriter with more than 13 years in the music industry. His background and teaching experience include a wide range of Music Performance, Production, Music Instruction, and Music Therapy with ASD and developmental delays. Mar has a master’s degree in […]
Phil Alley
Bio Phil Alley has been playing the guitar for 20 years and commands a broad reach with the instrument. His guitar sound is a unique blend of the musical styles he has grown up and alongside with. He received his formal music education at the University of Illinois where he studied both Classical and Jazz guitar. From there, he moved to Chicago […]
Ryan Kijanka
Ryan Kijanka began playing bass, guitar, and piano in rock bands at the age of 12, and has since performed various genres of music including: jazz, classical, funk, reggae, latin, tango and gypsy jazz. He received his bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Western Connecticut State University, and his master’s degree in Music Education from […]
Ryan Reardon
Bio Ryan has studied and played many styles of music, from classical to jazz to West African to rock. He brings these musical experiences into his teaching with a wide variety of teaching techniques. At Fredonia State University, Ryan earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education while studying primarily the string bass and progressing to […]
Sam Irvin IV
BIO Sam Irvin has been studying music and playing guitar since he was 7, trumpet since age 11. What began by learning ‘Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star,’ developed into a hardened investigation of the fundamentals of music. Moving from his hometown of Brevard, he has been in Asheville since 2009 when he relocated to attend UNCA. […]
