From small town San Juan Island, Abby was born singing and started playing piano when the keys were still above her head.  When she was about 4-years-old, her mom pulled out her childhood copy of John Thompson’s Piano Course and there’s been no looking back. 

Abby earned her B.A. in music at Seattle Pacific University where she studied composition, voice and piano and a M.A. from Lee University in Church Music. 

She first started teaching piano around
the greater Seattle area in 2015 and has enjoyed teaching beginning to intermediate piano and voice to children and adults ever since.

To schedule a free first lesson, click here:
https://calendly.com/abby-schwarzenbart/30min?month=2026-03

Contact Abby:
360-472-1313
abby.schwarzenbart@gmail.com

Elizabeth Browne has studied and performed with some of the finest
musicians in the world, under the auspices of prominent arts
organizations, such as the Aspen Music Festival, the Grand Teton Music
Festival, and Interlochen Center for the Arts.

Browne’s teachers include Andrés Díaz, Jean-Michel Fonteneau, Michael Reynolds, Stephen Geber, and Jean Dexter, who introduced a three-year-
old Elizabeth to the cello.

Elizabeth is a substitute cellist with the Nashville Symphony, playing with
them from time to time. She played with the Tennessee Philharmonic (formerly the Murfreesboro Symphony) for five years, four years as principal cellist.

In the popular music realm, she can be heard on the Evanescence album Synthesis, as well as several video game, movie, and TV soundtracks,
ranging from Call of Duty: WW2 to My Little Pony: The Movie.

She obtained her master of music degree from the San Francisco
Conservatory of Music, as well as her bachelor of music degree in cello
performance and voice performance from Boston University, where she
graduated summa cum laude.

An enthusiastic music educator, Elizabeth began teaching at age
fourteen. She spent seven years as an adjunct professor, teaching cello at
Lipscomb University in Nashville.

Elizabeth currently teaches cello, as well
as voice and piano, and is a sought-after private instructor in the Idaho
Falls area.

Contact Elizabeth:
615-707-9620
era.of.elizabeth@gmail.com

Cammy Harris has been teaching private music lessons for 30 years. She has a degree in Music education from Idaho State University.  She taught music and band classes in Arizona for 5 years
and currently teaches music classes at Roberts Elementary.

She loves to work with students and
help them reach their musical potential. She believes that music is a wonderful skill that can boost confidence, teach patience and responsibility and is also a lot of fun!!

Contact Cammy:
208-241-6300
cdmurdock1@gmail.com

June started musical training when she was 4. She started with the piano and trained on both the piano and the flute when she was a teenager. 

June was born and raised in Japan and came to the United States for college when she was 18 years old.  She graduated with a degree in flute performance from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. She also received an advanced degree in molecular biology from BYU.  

June has taught music in both private and public settings for over 30 years.  She has also been a member of both the Idaho Falls Symphony and the Idaho Civic State Symphony for over 20 years. 

She loves all kinds of music and loves to teach music.  June also directs the Idaho Falls Flute Choir.  The flute choir allows a student to be exposed to the family of flutes (from bass flute to the standard flute and even includes piccolo exposure).  

June has been asked to judge various competitions and has helped many students prepare for Junior Miss, District Solo, and State Solo competitions. She often has accompanied her students in their recitals and competitions.  

"I would love to meet with you and your children to help you know if I can help your child learn to love and learn to play either piano or flute.  Feel free to call me for a free consultation!"

Contact June:
208-406-3127

Megan O'Dell has been teaching clarinet in southeast Idaho since 2017. She has a bachelor's degree in Music Education and enjoys teaching students and helping them achieve their music goals. She also enjoys performing with the Idaho Falls Symphony and other local groups.

Contact Megan:
208-521-6962
meganfelt1@gmail.com

Contact Peter:
925-322-9451
peteracerdan1216@gmail.com
https://www.petecerdan.com

Kambria is passionate about music and loves to teach. She has been involved in music for 17 years and graduated from Utah Valley University, where she studied violin under Dr. Donna Fairbanks and Dr. Cheung Chau.

She has performed with the UVU Symphony Orchestra and the Idaho Falls Youth Symphony.

Kambria teaches private violin and viola lessons and helps students cultivate strong technical skills alongside a lifelong love of their instrument and its music.

Contact Kambria:
208-809-4841
kambriaseymour@gmail.com

Annalyn Dean is the owner of Macaroni Violin Studio. Music has always been an important part of her life, & she has always felt drawn to sharing that love with others through teaching! 

Annalyn grew up in American Fork, UT. She began playing the violin at age three and studied through the Suzuki Method, completing the program in high school. She is currently completing her final year at BYU-Idaho, where she studies violin and is earning a degree in music with a minor in marketing. 

Annalyn's goal is to create a welcoming studio where students feel supported, capable, and excited to grow! Her teaching style focuses on strong technical foundations, consistent practice habits, and an encouraging lesson environment. She believes music should be exciting and fun to learn, and works hard to make lessons engaging while providing clear structure and goals for her students.

Annayln teaches students at all levels and especially enjoys working with beginners and young students as they build confidence in the instrument and a love for music. Her first lesson is always free!

Contact Annalyn:
208-261-2539
marcaroniviolinstudio@gmail.com

Guitarist and composer Craig Green has spent more than three decades exploring the outer edges of sound. Moving fluidly between jazz, avant-garde improvisation, electronica, and global musical traditions, his work inhabits a sonic space where composition and spontaneity meet. Across ten critically acclaimed solo recordings, Green has developed a distinctive voice on the guitar—one that blends textural exploration, rhythmic curiosity, and lyrical improvisation.

His most recent release, Love Notes in Binary Code, on the UK’s Discus Music, features English drummer Clive Deamer of Radiohead, capturing Green’s ongoing fascination with the intersection of acoustic improvisation and contemporary sonic landscapes.

Raised in New Orleans, Green grew up surrounded by the layered musical cultures that define the city’s legendary creative spirit. That early immersion in rhythm, improvisation, and cultural hybridity continues to inform his music. His studies at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam deepened this perspective, where he explored ways of merging contemporary composition with non-Western musical concepts that remain central to his artistic language.

As a performer and collaborator, Green has toured and recorded throughout Europe, the United States, and Latin America. His work extends beyond the concert stage to include compositions for ballet and film, as well as workshops and masterclasses focused on contemporary guitar improvisation and extended techniques.

Green currently serves as Professor of Guitar at Idaho State University. In 2025, his score for the documentary On Grizzly Ground received an Emmy Award.

Contact Craig:
208-206-1860
craig@craigjgreen.com
https://craigjgreen.com/

Freddy is an Idaho native but spent 35 years in Arizona playing all original music throughout the 90's in
Tempe. He's played Beatles type pop songs, county's music and bluegrass and funk, and now he plays jazz
music around SE Idaho. Freddy was a founding member of the Dewdroppers who plan to tour in the summer
months.

Freddy has been teaching at Chesbro Music since Covid and absolutely loves it! His students range from ten years old on ukulele to teenagers on bass to retired adults looking to further their skills on guitar.

His goal is to get the electronic devices out of kids’ hands and get them playing a musical instrument for life!

Contact Freddy:
928-593-9409
freddygilders@gmail.com

Paul has played drums for 50 years and has been teaching for 40. He was first chair through Jr. High and High School, and was first chair at all-state his Jr. year. Through high school, he was first chair in the IF symphony and a school district #91 jazz band comprised of teachers and top students.

Paul was nominated to the McDonalds All-American Band. He attended college as a percussion major on multiple scholarships including one from Chesbro Music Co.

He has 7 years of music theory, teach all drum set styles, rock, jazz, country, etc. He teaches drum rudiments, reading, and song transcription.

Paul has had students make the
drum line at Boise State, and has worked with local High School Jazz Bands and ensembles.

He has played in bands for many years, and currently plays in Papo Stich, a local band in the Idaho Falls area.

Contact Paul:
208-521-2597
paul_harker@hotmail.com

Contact Gabriel:
208-541-8796
gaberees138@gmail.com