Lisa Barry:  Piano, Guitar and Voice Departments

Sarah Brown:  Piano and Dance Departments, Stubbs' Music Center Director, Timberlane Arts & Dance  Director and Jingle Jam Director.
     Sarah Brown has been teaching and choreographing dance for Fifteen years.  She graduated from FSU in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Elementary Education. Starting at the age of 4, Sarah began taking dance classes and immediately found one of her passions.  She began taking piano lessons at the age of 10 which furthered her love of music and the arts.  Upon graduating from college, Sarah taught pre-k, kindergarten, 1st grade and Title 1 and she found another passion in life......working with children.  In 2001, Sarah was elected Teacher of the Year in Gadsden County.  Today Sarah is doing what she loves most, teaching children the art of dance and music.  She specializes in pre-ballet, ballet, tap and Irish step dancing.  As a member of Tallahassee Irish Step Dancers, Sarah was featured in the role of The Snow Queen from 2007-2011.  She was the Event Chair for 2012 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk and is currently a Director on the Stubbs' Education Foundation Board.  Sarah is excited to join the Jingle Jam faculty as the Director of Jingle Jam and as an instructor.  In addition to Jingle Jam Sarah is a member of the faculty at Stubbs' Music Center as Director of Dance and piano instructor specializing  in 4 - 7 year olds.

Cedric Denmark:  Vocal Department

Michael Dreyer:  Guitar and Theory Departments

"My name is Michael Dreyer, and I'm one of our many fantastic guitar instructors here at TADA.  I also teach music theory.  I have a bachelors degree in Political Science and International Affairs from Florida State University.  I attended TADA as a guitar student (when it was still Stubbs' Music Center) for the better part of my life.  Education is a passion of mine no matter the field or subject.  I am also the Education & Engagement Specialist at WFSU Education.  In addition to Disc Jockeying and hosting shows at WVFS V89 Tallahassee, Floria State's community run music station.  My favorite genres of music are Blues, Celtic, Rap and Folk."

Sergio Herrera:  Guitar Department

Taylor Giorgio:  Strings Department
     Taylor Giorgio is currently pursuing her Master's degree in Violin Performance  at Florida State University.  She is studying violin with Professor Corinne Stillwell, and is a Graduate Teaching Assistant. An active freelance musician, she performs regularly with the Sinfonia Gulf Coast, Ocala Symphony Orchestra, Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, Space Coast Symphony Orchestra, and Panama City Pops.  Within Florida State University, she is a member of the Baroque Ensemble, the University Symphony Orchestra, and performs with the New Music Ensemble. Ms. Giorgio has been a violin instructor at Stubbs' Music Center since the summer semester of 2015.  She presently has nine private students.

In December 2014, Ms. Giorgio graduated Summa Cum Laude from West Virginia University with a double degree in Music Education and Violin Performance.  While at West Virginia University, she maintained an active violin studio of seventeen private students, and conducted the Morgantown Community Orchestra. She also worked as a substitute teacher in the Monogalia County Public School System for one semester.  In February 2013, Ms. Giorgio won the WVU Young Artist Concerto Competition and performed a violin solo with the WVU Symphony Orchestra.  In April 2014, she performed a solo concerto written by a WVU student composer with the WVU Symphony Orchestra.  In April 2014, she performed a solo concerto written by a WVU student composer with the WVU Symphony Orchestra.

Ms. Giorgio has performed at prestigious music festivals including Bowdoin International Music Festival in Brunswick, ME, Brevard Music Festival in Brevard, NC, and Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival in Burlington, VT.  In 2009, Ms. Giorgio won the Andrew and Amy Vaughn Student Fellowship with the West Virginia Symphony, and performed as a soloist with the West Virginia Symphony in Charleston.  Ms. Giorgio began playing the violin at age ten, after finding her great-grandfather's violin in the attic.

     Elizabeth Rankin has been teaching with us since 2014.  She has 16 years of teaching experience in the areas of special education, preschool, piano, preschool church choir director, Jingle Jam music, and dance.  After graduating with a Master's Degree in Special Education from Florida State University, she taught elementary and middle-school students for 2 years.  Elizabeth began teaching preschool when she moved to Alabama, educating pre-kindergarten students for 11 years.  She also directed her church's preschool children's choir and taught Sunday School for 5 years.  Elizabeth has been ringing handbells and singing in church choirs for many years as well.  Elizabeth began taking dance lessons at the age of 4, learning ballet, tap, jazz and pointe.  She began taking piano lessons in elementary school and enjoys teaching piano to students of all ages.  She also enjoys teaching Jingle Jam lesson to preschool students in Tallahassee. She is married to Michael and has two children, Meg (16) and Aidan (13). 

Mike Shriner:  Percussion Department

Sandee Wallace:  Piano, Woodwinds and Brass Departments