Stewart Grace
Owner, Drum Teacher, Guitar Teacher
Music has always been an integral part of Stewart's life. As a young student, he first learned to play drums in the middle school band. Then he went on to be the drummer at his local church and was the drumline instructor at Hopkinsville High School for seven years simultaneously.
During Stewart's tenure at HHS, the school had two undefeated percussion seasons and started an indoor drumline that continues to this day with the instruction of one of his former students. Upon graduating high school, Stewart attended Austin Peay State University as a music education major for two years, before transferring to the University of Kentucky and graduating with a bachelor's degree in linguistics.
After graduating from UK, Stewart began teaching at School of Rock in Vienna, VA, where he was promoted to lead instructor and director of the Rock 101 program.
Stewart has also played in several bands throughout the years, varying in genres such as pop, metal, rock, blues, and jazz!
Hannah Smith
Vocal Teacher, Keyboard Teacher, Guitar Teacher
Hannah’s musical journey began when she was enrolled in piano lessons at five years old. While five-year-old Hannah drew inspiration from Hilary Duff and the Backstreet Boys, today her biggest musical inspirations are Taylor Swift, Snow Patrol, and Jack Antonoff. Originally from Texas, Hannah moved to Nashville in 2014 to attend Belmont University where she studied commercial voice, composition, and arranging, and where she founded and directed Prismatics, an internationally-ranked, award-winning a cappella ensemble. Since graduating in 2018, Hannah continues to teach lessons and masterclasses as well as to work as a live and studio vocalist. When she’s not teaching, Hannah is also a graphic designer and runs an online store while she pursues her Master’s and teaching license at MTSU.
John Vaillancourt
Guitar Teacher, Piano Teacher
In the spirit of keeping the learning process fun and engaging for everyone, John strives to create a stress free, encouraging, and moderately casual environment for his students. While John Vaillancourt mainly offers lessons for guitar, he also offers lessons for keys and bass guitar. Having previously studied at the Berklee College of Music, John is well versed in a multitude of genres including Rock, Pop, Jazz, Funk, R&B, and Country music, and various techniques to help advance your skills. While at Berklee, John also studied songwriting and was Vice President in the Songwriting Club while participating in recording sessions tracking guitar. John's studio knowledge extends further than recording as he studied audio-engineering at The Blackbird Academy and works with recording software as well as consoles and other outboard equipment.
Andrew Howsmon
Bass Guitar Teacher, Guitar Teacher
Andrew Howsmon was born into a family of classical musicians. When he was 14, he found his dad’s old guitar and quickly lost interest in violin. Since then, he’s played guitar and bass with several groups around the Midwest. Drew’s favorite artists (currently) are Stevie Wonder, Vulfpeck, and Led Zeppelin. He has also been known to enjoy bagels with cream cheese and salmon with a large black coffee.
Jordan Caulk
Vocal Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher
Even though she came from a musical theatre and choral background, Jordan has lived and loved rock music her entire life. As a child of the '90s, some of her favorite bands include Alice In Chains, Queens of the Stone Age, and Soundgarden.
Jordan isn't just a fan of grunge and alternative rock, however; she sang with a traveling cover band that played medleys of everything from oldies to rap to metal to Top 40s, and she learned plenty about the classics during her years working at the School of Rock in Naperville, IL.
In addition to expanding her musical repertoire, Jordan has also used her time at School of Rock to learn how to play the keys and bass guitar!
Dillon Frazier
Drum Teacher
Dillon Frazier is a Nashville native with over a decade of professional experience as a studio and touring drummer with artists Matisyahu, Maggie Koerner, and various other national and international acts. From jazz, soul, and R&B to metal and reggae, Dillon's stylistic interests are as varied as the acts he has performed and recorded with.
Sam McGreevy
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher
Sam McGreevy is a musician and songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee. He has played professionally with successful songwriter Michael Anderson, as well as working on a consistent basis with the bluegrass band Down River Collective. Whether it's rock, country, blues, or bluegrass, his musical interests and stylistic choices cross genres and fuel inspiration!
Jonathan Morris
Drum Teacher
Jonathan Morris, originally from Fort Worth, Texas, grew up playing drums and percussion in school and church while also composing and arranging music of his own. He then moved to Nashville to attend Lipscomb University where he studied commercial drum set, music production, and film scoring. He now enjoys recording and performing with local artists and writing for a local composer collective.
Jonathan has experience with a variety of genres including pop, folk, country, blues, worship, and jazz. He loves helping students achieve their goals in music, and is passionate about the way music allows people to grow in understanding themselves and others!
Cole Insko
Drum Teacher
Cole Insko is a drummer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As a Berklee College of Music graduate, he has performed in many groups and has opened for artists such as Gordon Goodwin Big Phat Band, Count Basie Orchestra, Travis Tritt, Charlie Daniels Band, The Steeldrivers, Tyler Childers and many more. Cole has experience in touring, recording, and teaching. Being the son of two music educators, Cole began playing professionally at a
very young age. Now living in Nashville, he continues to perform with various local artists. Cole has been teaching drums and percussion privately for almost ten years. He continues to learn more and more about the instrument each day and is happy to share the knowledge that has aided in his own success!