Meet Our Instructors
Lyle Raymond
Guitar, Bass, Banjo, Ukulele, Piano
“My entire approach to teaching music is based on two principles: First, that music is a language, and should be learned in the same manner as one’s native language, through listening, experimentation, and improvisation. Second, that music is best practiced with others. For these reasons, I use activities like improvisation, ear training, and composition in my courses. I strive to create a “working musician” experience for my students, in which performance objectives are given high priority.
I know that most students don’t aspire to be professionals, but I will treat every student as though they do.”
Ben Hans
Drums/Percussion (remote/Asynchronous)
Ben is a percussionist, music instructor, author, clinician, and performer based in Nashville, Tennessee. An educator for over three decades, Ben teaches private music lessons to students of all ages and skill levels. In addition to working with many K-12 music programs as an instructor and adjudicator, he also continues to serve as a collegiate music instructor at SAE Institute - Nashville.
He has published several instructional books and has worked extensively as a session drummer. His own group, the Ben Hans Trio, has released an album titled Drums! Bass! Guitar!
Ben is available to students remotely and asynchronously.
Mark Schuh
Guitar, Bass, Piano, Ukulele
I'm a Madison native, and my musical journey has taken me through many years in San Francisco and Oakland, California. The joy of sharing music has always been at the heart of my passion.
My musical education started early with classical fingerpicking, and during my time at UW Madison, I delved into the world of jazz. Combining these influences, my teaching style aims to challenge my students while ensuring we have a lot of fun along the way.
It's been incredibly rewarding to witness my students succeed as solo artists and band members, knowing that I played a part in their musical growth.
Camela Widad
Voice, Songwriting
As a 25 year performing songwriter with 7 self produced records I’ve pretty much seen it all and truly believe every voice is uniquely perfect. I added vocal coaching to my work when the training I used, singing at speech level, saved me from voice loss and fatigue on the road.
I have supported 100’s of clients from 7 to 82 years old, to discover their natural voice, strengthen it or at times rehab it, working as slow or as fast as each student needs to work. Clients started asking what my real magic was. Why were they not only learning to sing, but also finding hope, healing and deep joy come back into their lives. My answer: Everyone deserves a teacher who believes in your success and will stand by you as you build the confidence to step into your beautiful, natural voice.
