Anna Patterson is a Lawrence local. After starting her musical studies on piano and french horn, she was quickly enthralled by the combination of words and music through song and theatre. Anna received a Master of Arts in Voice with Distinction from the Royal Academy...
Ariel Morris is a Lawrence-based coloratura soprano. She earned her Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, studying under soprano Alice Hopper. Ariel performed with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Atlanta...
Joseph has been playing guitar professionally for many years, in New York, Montana, Missouri and Colorado. For over 30 years he has been performing, recording, arranging, teaching, studying and composing. He has also composed for television, radio, stage and small...
Martin Farrell Jr. is a musician, songwriter and producer living in Lawrence, KS who has been working on his craft for over 30 years. He plays guitar, piano, pedal steel, banjo, bass, mandolin, harmonica and several other instruments playing with bands spanning from...
Music is a wonderful thing to have in our lives, and it has always been my biggest passion. Working with beginners is one of my favorite things because I love sharing the gift of music and introducing others to the thing that has brought so much joy to my life. I...
Meet Alison! We are so excited to welcome this accomplished voice, piano and early childhood music education dynamo to our teaching ranks at Americana Music Academy. Alison has experience both in the public education classroom and teaching private, one-on-one lessons...
Vineel is an award winning actor, singer and professional performer with appearances at opera houses and theaters from Hong Kong to New York to Cincinatti to the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Trained at NYU and with experience teaching at that prestigious university in New...
Kendra Switzer is a coloratura soprano from Joplin, MO. She is pursuing her PhD in Musicology at the University of Kansas and is also a GTA in the Musicology Department. Kendra also teaches music appreciation courses for Highland Community College. Her first masters...
Allen Macfarlane started playing the lap dulcimer in 1980 and the hammered dulcimer in 1997. He’s been giving workshops to beginner through advanced players since the mid 1980s at music festivals, club meetings, and other events across the Midwest. He’s recorded two...
Matthew Mulnix is an alternative pop/rock musician from Lawrence, KS. Performing both originals and covers through the filter of coffee shop guitar and vocals, Matthew loves entertaining audiences with his honest, yet accessible live sets. Mulnix has released two...
Linda got interested in playing ukulele when she regularly attended old-time music jams. Tired of being an observer, Linda mentioned to a friend that she wished she had a banjo ukulele to play at the music sessions. Two years later that friend surprised her with a...
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