Fredrick McKnight
Director · brass and band coaching
Opened the school and coaches the Thursday house bands. Plays trumpet, has led school bands for fifteen years, and teaches on Thursdays and Saturdays.
Meet your coaches
Each coach teaches an instrument and leads a band. The days they teach are on the schedule.
Winifred Adger
Drums · band coaching
Coaches the Wednesday teen performance band and teaches drums on Mondays and Saturdays. She starts every new drummer with the groove and leaves the fills for later.
Callan Abbott
Guitar · band coaching
Coaches the Monday teen first band and teaches electric and acoustic guitar on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Has taught guitar for twelve years.
Garry Bannister
Bass · adult bands
Coaches the adult first band and the Thursday adult house band. Has played bass in local bands for most of his life and teaches bass on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Romelia Santoyo
Keys and vocals
Teaches keys and voice on Thursdays and Saturdays and helps bands find their harmonies. Plays in a church band on Sundays.
Shiv Narang
Keys and songwriting
Coaches the Wednesday adult performance band and helps bands write parts and songs of their own. Teaches keyboard on Wednesdays.
How we teach
How a coach works with a band
Listen first
A coach hears every player before choosing parts, so nobody is handed something too hard.
Play together
Most of a rehearsal is the band playing, with a coach stopping to fix one thing at a time.
Leave with a plan
Each player leaves with something to practice before the next rehearsal.
Come in
Meet a coach at a class
Come to a class to try and meet the coach for your level.