Student Spotlight: Lulu Dobson

Lulu Dobson is 11 years old and has been studying various instruments with Metro Music Makers for a couple of years. Her instructor Kristen Van Dyke recently interviewed her for our Student Spotlight series. What instruments are you learning, and how long have you been studying them?Ukulele (two years), piano (one month), voice, and trumpet […]

Student Spotlight: Jensen Plachy

Jensen Plachy is nine years old and has been studying guitar for a year with Metro Music Makers. His instructor Monique Osorio recently interviewed him for our Student Spotlight series. Why did you choose to study guitar?“I like it because guitars have cool sounds.” What kind of music do you like to listen to? Who’s your […]

Student Spotlight: Amelia Tiemann

Eleven-year-old Amelia is studying guitar with senior instructor Mark Grundhoefer, and piano with senior instructor Chelsea Sefzik. After Amelia recently won Metro Music Maker’s first Spirit Week songwriting contest with her song, “Go Team,” Mark interviewed the budding young songwriter. Why did you choose to study guitar?“It’s good accompaniment for songs, and you can use it […]

Student Spotlight: Andy Miller

Eleven-year-old Andy is studying piano with senior instructor Chelsea Sefzik. (He also recently began taking violin at Metro Music Makers!) Chelsea sat down with Andy recently and asked him some fun questions to get to know him better. Why did you choose to study piano?“Because my brother plays the piano and I like it because it’s […]

Student Spotlight: Guillermo Guerrero

Guillermo Guerrero has been studying piano for around five years and voice for the last year. His teacher Kristen Van Dyke enjoyed interviewing him for this article, saying some of his answers really made her laugh. Why did you choose to study piano and voice?Piano: “I like learning fun, famous music.” Voice: “Singing is something to express […]