Harmony School of Creative Arts | SCHOOL OF DANCE

Barbara Bend

(Piano, Director) Private instructor for over thirty years: thirty-five years as accompanist and church pianist. Music Director for several recent Hill Country Community Theatre musical productions.  Certified by the National Guild of Piano Teachers and graduate of AMICI arts management seminar.

David Bend

(Percussion, Musical Theater, Co-Founder) Bachelor of Music (Education), University of Texas.  Over thirty years teaching music and dramatic arts in churches and schools as well as private percussion instruction.  Vocal Director, percussionist, and actor for musicals with the Hill Country Community Theatre.

Keenan Fletcher

(Violin) Bachelor of Music from UT Austin.  Suzuki certified and uses all methods to accommodate learning styles.  Has worked with inner city kids and has maintained a full private violin studio for sixteen years.  Performed with the Texas Chamber Orchestra, Richardson Symphony, Irving Symphony, and San Angelo Symphony.  Studied under the late Leonard Posner and Jan Sloman of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.

David Horner

(Guitar, bass, beginning banjo) Studied music in workshops alongside John Denver and Dan Fogelberg.  Has played professionally through numerous venues including Kansas Public Television.  Teaches ‘folk rock’, country, & classical.  Also enjoys participating in Community Theatre.

Carlene Jasper

(Piano) Bachelor of Music (Piano), Sul Ross State University, with graduate studies in elementary education at Southwest Texas State University.  Taught elementary and secondary music in public schools; church accompanist for over thirty years. 

Esther Jones

(Flute, piano, voice, saxophone) Studied music therapy in college.  Has worked as a flutist, keyboardist, and vocalist for churches for 13 years.  Also enjoys participating in local theatrical productions and is a certified Kindermusik teacher.

Gale Pierce

(Piano) Bachelor of Science in Education from Angelo State University.  taught piano, keyboard, voice, and flute privately for 18 years in San Angelo alongside her work as an elementary and middle school teacher.  Has been involved in community theatre and church praise and worship teams.  Also studied opera programs for elementary students, through NYC's Metropolitan Opera and in Montgomery, AL.

(Voice) Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from Eastern Michigan University.  Master of Arts in Vocal Performance from University of Michigan.  Musik Hochschule (post-Masters Study) in Munich, Germany.  Currently working on Doctorate of Music from UT Austin.  Vocal music teacher and opera singer for 34 years and has composed a children’s opera called “In the Woods”.

(Children's Choir) Along with Bachelor and Master Degrees in Music Education (UT Austin), she holds various certifications with the Orff-Schulwrk program.  She remains active in a local Orff group as well as teh Texas Music Educators Association and Texas Choral Directors Association. She is the Music Teacher for Shady Grove Elemntary School and is the Director of Music at the Burnet Presbyterian Church.

(Guitar, saxophone, recorder) Bachelor of Science from McMurray College. Master of Music Education from Angelo State University. Jim is an all-around excellent musician and singer.