Skiles Kelley

Owner
Guitar Instructor

Aly Haddad

Director
Piano Instructor

Aly Haddad’s musical journey began at the age of 5, igniting a lifelong passion for piano. He graduated from the High School for Performing and Visual Arts in Houston, Texas, focusing on piano performance. He then earned his Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from Houston Baptist University, followed by a Master of Music in Music Production, Technology, and Innovation from Berklee College of Music, Valencia, Spain campus.

He has taught for many years and is able to mentor students at any learning level and create lasting relationships with them. Recognizing that music education extends beyond skill development, he is committed to nurturing well-rounded individuals through the transformative power of music.

Melissa Rangel

Office Manager

Melissa is a strong spirited mother with studies in cosmetology and pharmaceuticals. At an early age enjoyed music and dancing.

Her days off are spent on the football field with her family. She has begun her journey to combine her love of music and children to further advance her knowledge and passion for music and bringing people together. "When we nurture a child's whole being, we open the doors to endless possibilities".

Brisa Cavazos

Guitar | Mandolin | Banjo | Ukulele | Songwriting

Brisa is a Mexican mezzo-soprano who believes music is an adventure! Her South-Texas roots have influenced the music that she loves which include plenty of Spanish songs. Her journey started at Lone-Star College-Kingwood, where she learned from talented professors and colleagues. She is currently studying for her bachelor's degree in Vocal Performance at the University of St. Thomas Houston. Brisa has performed in numerous productions since then, singing roles from The Sound of Music to Le Nozze di Figaro!

Scott Lee

Voice | Piano

A native of Statesville, North Carolina, baritone Scott Lee has been praised for his “...substance and velvety voice” by the Winston-Salem Journal. In recent years, he has performed with Merola (San Francisco's young artist program), Piedmont Opera, The Princeton Festival, Opera Theater of the Rockies, Magnolia Baroque, and Pensacola Opera as a Jan Miller Studio Artist (formally known as the Artists in Residence Program).

His recent engagements include Jigger in Carousel (Pensacola Opera) and Papageno in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte (Merola), where he was “The star of the evening... giving a silly, lovable, and vocally resplendent performance as Papageno... Lee kept the audience laughing without ever stinting on musical
values.”(The San Francisco Chronicle)
Lee also showed his dynamic range performing the role of Antonio in Donizetti’s Linda di Chamounix, where “singing such as Lee’s is still rarer not only in student production but upon all the world's stages.” (Voix des Arts)

In 2020, Lee received the Ron Payne Encouragement Award at the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in Charlotte, N.C. Lee received his Bachelor of Music degree and Master of Music degree from University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) where he studied music and vocal performance. In addition to performing, Lee is a seasoned teaching artist, having served as a member of UNCSA’s ArtistCorps, teaching in schools, and having his own private studio. Teaching ages from pre-k to people suffering from dementia and everyone in between.

Alice Martirossian

Piano

Alice has played piano for over 15 years. She began her formal music education with Slava Gabrielov, who had taught at prestigious institutions across Russia, Europe, and the United States. 

Later, she attended the Moores School of Music, where she studied with distinguished Juilliard-trained pianist Timothy Hester and the legendary Abbey Simon, who was internationally renowned as a grand master of the piano and remains one of the most recorded classical artists of all time.

Alice continues to perform and collaborate with other artists in the Houston area. Drawing on the guidance received from her own mentors, she tailors her approach to each individual student.

Troy Nicar

Drums

Houston drummer and drum teacher Troy Nicar is a veteran to the music business and brings over 35 years of teaching, recording and performance experience into each lesson taught.

Troy learned music education at Blinn Jr. College and Sam Houston State University. He also took private lessons under Jerry Vanderbruenhorst and Chuck Corbett. Playing in the Sam Houston State University Symphonic Band under the direction of Dr. Ralph Mills is when Troy got his start as a drum teacher and began performing professionally to help pay for school. He played drums in country bands on the weekends (Tony Tolliver in Huntsville), and in the orchestra pit of Conroe Little Theater (Annie Get Your Gun musical).

Troy has experience playing internationally and working on numerous studio demos and singles in the Houston area. The middle to late eighties had Troy playing in soul bands and opening shows for such national acts as Sister Sledge (We Are Family) and blues great Johnny Taylor. From then up until the present, Troy has played in a wide range of styles in local Houston bands. He is currently playing in one of Houston's premier private party/corporate bands, 5th Avenue. On Sundays, Troy will get the occasional call to sub in the orchestra at Dr. Ed Young's Second Baptist Church.

Being in demand as one of the top drum teachers in Houston, Troy is well known for producing numerous first chair drummers for local middle and high schools in and 
around the greater Houston area. Troy's teaching style appeals to a very wide range of student from kids to adults, beginners to professionals. His roster has included high profile adult names such as Local 2 KPRC news anchor Dominique Sachse.

Kodey Saldaña

Saxophone | Piano | Drums | Woodwinds

Kodey Saldana is a Houston-based Saxophonist, Composer and Educator. Kodey Saldana is a Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Alumnus, and is currently studying for his Bachelors of Music with a specialization in music education at the University of Houston. Kodey has had the opportunity of learning and performing with many established artists and musicians such as Greg Fishman, Clay Jenkins, Paul Meyers, John Yao, Josh Allen, and Jesse Mcbride to name a few. Along the likes of these artists Kodey has worked and performed with many of the big names of Houston such as Tex Allen, Kyle Turner, Woody Witt, David Caceres, Harry Sheppard, David Craig, Marcos Varela, Jerome Gillespie II, and Armir Lee. Kodey is working to share his love of music through Composition, Performing, and Educating and passing it on to established and future generations to come. 

Tony Sessions

Voice | Piano

Tony has been a working musician in the Houston area for over four decades. Originally from Dallas, Tony studied music education and tenor voice at McNeese State University in Lake Charles then later studied piano with the legendary Don Holcombe in Houston.

Through the years Tony has performed in concert halls around the world, including New York's Carnegie Hall, London's Royal Albert Hall, the Liszt Academy in Budapest as well as numerous concerts in Mexico City. In addition to having performed over 900 concerts with the Houston Symphony Chorus, he is also its longtime music librarian, responsible for all music scores for Symphony Chorus members. Also, Tony continues to be a dedicated church musician.

Among the many reknowned conductors he has worked with are Robert Shaw, Mitch Miller, Roger Wagner, Christoph Eschenbach, Hans Graf, Leonard Slatkin and Itzhak Perlman.

He also has an extensive background working in the print music industry, as well as working as an editor and research assistant to Dr. Howard Pollack on a series of award-winning musical biographies, including the lives of George Gershwin, Marc Blitzstein, John Latouche and Samuel Barber. Their current project is a bio of Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch.

Tony is passionate about sharing his love of all forms of music and believes it is never too early or too late to begin lessons. 

Ana Tejeda

Violin | Piano

Joseph Tran

Violin

Joseph Tran is a violinist that has been playing for over nine years and teaching for over five years. Currently, he is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas.