Welcome

Mrs. Iris is an exciting addition to our teaching staff and will be teaching piano. Iris is a degreed instructor with a Bachelors Degree in secondary education with a music education focus from Crown College in Tennessee. She has taught music for over 10 years. She has been an accompanist since she was in middle school, accompanying choirs, soloists, and ensembles. 

Isabelle is 18 years old and has lived in DeLand for 11 years. She is in her senior year of high school and will be attending Southeastern University, working towards a music education degree. She has been taking private piano lessons for about 10 years. Isabelle is excited to meet the young pianists and teach beginning and preschool piano.

Joe is our awesome guitar instructor.  Joe is a graduate of both Musicians Institute and of Berkeley College of Music.  He has been a guitar teacher and performer for many years. He will be bringing classical theory and technique as well as popular repertoire to every student!  

Samuel Aldana, a student in music performance at Stetson University, has been passionately pursuing the violin for 14 years. He began his musical journey at the Doral Conservatory Academy and later at the MusicAll Youth Orchestra, the South Florida Youth Symphony and the Doral Symphony Orchestra. His hard work has taken him to different stages worldwide, including the Giovanelli Festival in Italy, the Summa Cum Laude competition at Vienna’s Musikverein, and Carnegie Hall as part of the Honors Performance Series in 2022 and 2023. Most recently, he participated in the Killington Music Festival in Vermont in 2024. Aspiring to become a soloist, orchestral musician, and college professor, Samuel is dedicated to advancing his artistry and achieving excellence in his musical career.  

Noah Andreason is a music performance student at Stetson University, who has played the trumpet for over 10 years. His musical ambitions began in fourth grade in his elementary school band, and this early exposure to music led to his current career path. He has played in his school bands, taken lessons with top-notch musicians, performed in churches and other local events, and received many accolades. He was selected for six consecutive years (2018-2023) to play in the Volusia All County Band and for four years to play in the Florida All State Band (2019-2022). Most recently, Noah has been a 2-year recipient of the Ryan Anthony Memorial International Trumpet Guild Scholarship for Students (2024 and 2025). Noah is a passionate musician who not only seeks to achieve musical excellence, but also to use music as a vehicle to inspire people to connect with music and with one another. Noah strives to create a friendly and welcoming environment for his students so that he can help them connect to the world of music.

Chuck Crawley grew up in Orlando, FL, and graduated from Oak Ridge High school. He first started playing percussion in 7th grade, beginning with the snare drum, then moving on to mallet instruments. Chuck studied music education at UCF and began performing at local theme parks, theaters, conventions, and other venues in many different styles of music. He’s worked with regional and national blues acts through the Kingsnake Records recording studio based in Sanford FL, and performed and toured with Kingsnake performing artists Ace Moreland and Sonny Rhodes. He has backed up Davonda Simmons “Season of Joy” gospel choir show at a local theme park and also performed for Sam Rivers and his RivBea Orchestra. Chuck is excited to work with his new students on drums!