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Mrs. Suzie Gorman, Leading Piano, Voice & Violin Instructor and Piano Technician
She has also worked with percussion, guitar, harp, flute, and clarinet.
 Ms Suzie is a graduate of the American School of Piano Tuning and trained as a vocalist, pianist, violinist, woodwind
specialist, and harpist.She has over 20 years of teaching experience of kindergarten to twelth grade as well as adults.
She is certified from Berklee College of Music with a Masters in Theory, Harmony and Ear Training. She
has served as a choir director, bell choir director, youth and teen councelor, and church music director.
She has traveled with artists such as Loretta Lynn. She credits Steve Bowersox, Arlan Salte, Hugo Pinksterboer, Joan
Frey Boytim, Larra Browning Henderson and Penny Nichols, Anne Peckham, Lutheran College, Western Illinois University, Rock
Valley College, Berklee College of Music, and friends and family Bernie Dailey, Ric Dailey, and Linda
Chartrau for their encouragement, support, instruction and motivation. Currently, she is a member of a band
that performs weekly.
Stephanie Gorman a freshman at U of Wi (Oshkosh), also knows the meaning of hardwork and dedication. She is on the gymnastics
team and aspires to be an Oncologist. She has been in competitive gymnastics since she was four, began studying music when
she was five. She has added interest in bass guitar, violin and voice.Stephanie is a member of "The River
Chapel Band" and performs weekly.Currently a level ten gymnast, she works to develop future athletes with special training,
and devlop future accomplished pianists.She has volunteered for chaprone duties, teacher, teachers aide and assisted
in many childrens activites. She helps to make a truely remarkable teaching team in our Academy.
Shante' Gorman is a third year college student at Pittsburg Art Institute. Retired from competitive gymnastics
and tumbling. She is a trained pianist. Shante' has studied piano since she was five years old. She has added
interest in guitar and voice. Shanté is an excellent pianist. Volunteering as chaprone, teacher, and teachers aide in
programs for younger children, she is fantastic with children!! We are pleased to have her as one of our experienced
teachers.
All of our instructors have studied diligently and for many years with me, even if they have had prior training elsewhere.
It is important to me that they use my unique style of teaching as well as mastering their music studies. All
have unique specialties that students can benefit from. From the very beginning they have shown a strong desire to accomplish
and master new skills presented. They have a genuine love for music and dedication to practice and theory. With various
styles and unique rhythym, artistic, performing expertise- all students will benefit from them. They are hand selected by
myself and enter into a diligent training program, on top of continuing their lessons for two years before they can be accepted
as an actual instructor.
Voice Instructor: Ms Suzie Gorman
Drum Instructors: Mr Adam, Mr Eddie
Guitar & Bass Instructors:
Mr Steve Gorman
Mr Matt Gustafson
Mr Jacob Smith
Piano Instructors and Assistants:
Ms Suzie
Miss Rebecca
Mr Ben
Miss Stephanie (K.)
Mr Mike
Miss Amara
Miss Devan
Miss Jenny
Mr Edward
Miss Myranda
Violin Instructors:
Ms Suzie, Miss Jenny
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Miss Rebecca Shaw, Piano Instructor
 Rebecca Shaw has been a musician since she began playing piano at age seven. Since that time, she has explored many musical
venues, including choir, jazz combos, wind ensembles, vocal jazz, and worship leading. While at Rochelle Township High School,
she attended the IMEA All-State conference for both jazz piano and choir, and was a member of the nationally-acclaimed vocal
jazz ensemble, "Midnight Voices."
Rebecca received music scholarships to attend Millikin University, where she studied English,Vocal Music Education, and
Piano pedagogy. While at Millikin, Rebecca continued to grow in her musicianship as a vocalist, pianist, and performer: participating
in several choral groups, accompanying vocalists and ensembles, tutoring for music theory, and co-directing a vocal jazz ensemble.
After graduating in 2004, Rebecca continued to teach piano through Millikan's Preparatory Department and later from her home
in Decator, IL.
Rebecca loves music and art of all kinds, and is especially interested in teaching her students to appreciate many different
genres. Her desire as a teacher is to help students develop a life-long love for the piano and to become true artisit who
bring beauty and meaning to their world.
Matthew Gustafson , Guitar Instructor
Adam Mizner, Drum Instructor
Stephanie Gorman, Piano Instructor
Mrs Shante' Barr, Piano Instructor
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