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Asa Carns was born and raised in Clearfield, PA. He earned a Bachelor of Music Degree from Wittenberg
University with a double major in piano performance and sacred organ music, with emphasis on choral
conducting and vocal studies. Mr. Carns also studied for two years at The Berliner Kirchenmusikschule in
Spandau, West Berlin, Germany. Asa has been an organist/choir director/children’s choir director/hand
bell director at various churches for 34 years. Mr. Carns has taught music privately in piano, organ, and voice for 30 years. Mr. Carns is also the accompanist for the State College Choral Society. He accompanies
professionally and provides entertainment for private parties, weddings, funerals, and memorial services. He
is the founder and producer of the Lenten “Bach “ Box- Lunch Concert Series performed in Altoona. Mr. Carns
has also organized numerous Christmas cantatas. He has recorded a Christmas CD, “Christmas As I Hear It
“and a two-CD piano and organ duet project entitled, “Reflections of Our Faith.” Mr Carns is a member of The
American Guild of Organist, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and a Suzuki registered piano instructor with SSA.

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Brandy has been teaching private lessons for roughly 11 years, and has been with Robert M. Sides since 2006. She graduated from Penn State with a B.S. in Music Education, and currently performs with the Nittany Valley Symphony, State College Municipal Band, Bavarian Stompers, and State College Community Theatre pit orchestras. Past performances have been with the Altoona Symphony, Pennsylvania Centre Orchestra, Nittany Wind Quintet, Altoona Community Theatre, Penn State Centre Stage, P&J Productions, Singing Onstage Studios, Little German Band, and Repasz Band. She was also a guest clarinet soloist with the Elementary Honors Choir at an American Choral Directors Association conference.

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Caiden River Flowers was born in Eastern PA and lived there for 18 years before relocating to Central PA. Caiden began his musical career as a trombone player before making the switch to tuba his sophomore year of high school. Here he found an immense passion for the low end and an even greater love for jazz, chamber, and solo music, all three being very uncommon places for the tuba to perform. Caiden spends his time as both an active performer and student at the Pennsylvania State University and Central PA region. He has performed with a vast array of musical ensembles but most notably the Penn State Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Penn State Centre Dimensions jazz ensemble as a guest performer, Penn State Tuba Euphonium Ensemble, Quintessential Quintet as both the tuba player and musical director, Greater Harrisburg Concert Band, and as the band leader and tuba player for the Hersheypark Sweet Notes Band through RWS Global. Caiden is currently studying a BM in tuba performance with a minor in jazz performance at Penn State. He currently studies with Velvet Brown, Meredith Fuller, and Dr. Dan Isbell. On top of tuba, Caiden has also performed on euphonium, bass, trombone, and even trumpet. 

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Emily Chu has played piano and violin since childhood. In 6^th grade, her family moved to State College from Ames, Iowa. During her high school years she studied with Penn State faculty members, winning prizes in 24 performance competitions, while also tutoring younger students on both piano and violin. After earning a BM from the City University of New York and an MM from Cleveland State University, Emily returned to State College to teach. She is currently pursuing a Master of Education degree in Learning, Design and Technology at Penn State. Her students have won prizes in the Steinway piano competition and Phyllis Triolo Music competition.

Emily considers her strength as a teacher her ability to tailor her teaching to each student's individual needs—whether that is in classical music, pop music, competition, or as a hobby. By applying the knowledge gained from learning theories on how human brains function best with learning, Emily has been able to nurture her students to be self-motivated and learn efficiently. She teaches piano students of all ages and all levels, and violin students from beginner to intermediate level.

An avid chess player, Emily led high school chess club members to teach at elementary schools when she was club president for three years and founded the State College Chess Tournament for the school district. She is pleased to have inspired many children in the community to enjoy playing chess and has also taught online chess lessons to students in China. She is currently taking students for chess lessons.

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Fang-Mei started teaching piano in 1975 as a college sophomore in her home country of Taiwan. She moved to the US after teaching middle school for 5 years. Her education background and years of teaching experience makes her observant of each student's unique abilities and personality. This enables her to tailor her teaching to each student's individual needs and bring out their best potential. In the past years, her students have won prizes in classical piano competitions and have performed for Happy Valley's Got Talent, which is a fund-raising event for the Tides Program. She teaches both children and adults, from beginner to early advanced levels.

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I grew up in Bellefonte, PA and went to Benner elementary as my elementary school and was fortunate enough to be taught by a lot of great teachers. I participated in every ensemble I could on trumpet including Concert Band, Orchestra, and Jazz Band. During summers I helped out a lot at the Summer Band camp the school district hosted. I now go to Slippery Rock University and participate in the Wind Ensemble, Brass Ensemble, Jazz Band, and Marching Pride. I'm currently a Sophomore and am looking forward to working with Robert M Sides!

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Ms. Grace " or "Ms. K" has been teaching piano privately in the Happy Valley area for over 25 years. She is a Bellefonte native and first started piano lessons  under her mother's tutelage when she was 5 years old. Grace graduated from Penn State University  with a degree in piano performance  and has studied with the late Phyllis Triolo of State College. She has spent time in teaching both public and private school music. Her students have participated in the auditions of the National Guild of Piano Teachers for many years. When mot teaching, Grace can be found playing piano at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in State College and keeping up with the latest piano pedagogy through teaching webinars online. Grace has performed in various musical events in the Bellefonte area over the years. In Ms. K's own words: "My piano students are very special to me. I love being able to share my love of music with them and to watch them grow and progress as musicians. Music has brought so much joy to my life and I hope it brings joy to my students' lives, making us all richer.

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Jeff has been teaching guitar at Robert M. Sides since 2002. He began playing guitar at age nine, after hearing some Beatles and Cream records that his aunt played for him. He started performing professionally at age
fifteen. He soon began studying music theory and composition with Ronald L. Hill, the band director at Dallastown Area High School in York County. He became involved with the music programs in high school, where he was a member of the marching band, concert band and the jazz band. He played in the pit orchestra for the production of the musical Guys and Dolls. Jeff began his teaching career at Stringed Instrument Repair in New Freedom, PA in 1986, and at Campbell’s Music Service in York, PA in 1987. He teaches all levels of rock, jazz, blues and country guitar. He encourages each student to pursue the genre of music that interests them, as well as introducing them to the styles of guitarists, who may reside outside the student’s current listening preferences. Jeff has performed throughout Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, North Carolina and Washington, DC. The groups he has played with include: Kasper, The Harry Traynham Band and Alaska. He has opened for nationally known acts including The Guess Who and The Badlees. He has recorded with a diverse group of musical artists such as: Kasper (Just Another Nightmare, Pop Rock 1987), John McNabb (Peace of Mind Beach, Contemporary Christian, 1992) and Edgar (Conversations, Jazz Fusion, 1996). Recently, Jeff has been working with the progessive rock band AudioJoe, recording the guitars and synthesizers in his own 24-track studio.

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Justin Dorsey is a graduate of Penn State University with a Bachelor of Music in double bass performance from Rob Nairn’s studio, as well as a Master of Music from Duquesne University as a student of Pittsburgh Symphony bassist Aaron White. Justin has been a staple of the State College and Centre County music scenes since a teenager, playing in everything from philharmonic orchestra to honky tonk band. Currently a member of several ensembles and collectives, you can hear Justin holding down the low end with The Scrapplers, Mothbucket, and Open Music, as well as Penn State Centre Stage and School of Theatre productions. Former appointments include Williamsport Symphony Orchestra, Pennsylvania Chamber Orchestra, and the Penn’s Woods Music Festival. Justin offers lessons in double bass, electric bass, acoustic and electric guitar.

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Kathryn aspires to create a healthy and encouraging environment for individuals who study singing. Her credentials include a Performance Certificate from Penn State University, M.M. in Voice/Opera Performance from Texas Tech University, and a B.M. in Voice Performance from the University of West Florida. Notable opera roles include Mrs. Grose in Britten’s The Turn of the Screw, Marcellina in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro, the Monitress in Puccini’s Suor Angelica, and other shows. Past performances include the alto soloist in Handel’s Messiah and mezzo soloist in Mozart’s Requiem. Kathryn is a current resident of the State College area and looks forward to creating a positive space for those who want to learn more about singing.

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Kyle Haust is a recent graduate from the PSU school of music with a masters degree in percussion performance. As a classical musician, he acts as principal timpanist for the Nittany Valley Symphony and as a section percussionist for the Altoona Symphony Orchestra and Pennsylvania Chamber Orchestra. Kyle performs on drum set with Fuse, Singing on Stage, musicals. He plays jazz with the group Rotec and you can also catch Kyle performing with the band Western Range at the Happy Valley Brewing Company monthly.

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Makayla has been studying music since 3rd grade.  She earned a Bachelor's degree in music from Mansfield University in 2024 with a focus on voice and violin.  She has participated in string orchestras, symphonic orchestras, quartets, chamber orchestras, choirs, and many other ensembles.  Some of her past performances include singing with the Mansfield University Concert Choir at Carnegie Hall, senior voice recital at Mansfield University, concerts with the Mansfield University Symphonic Orchestra, and concerts with the Mansfield University Chamber Orchestra.  Makayla is currently teaching violin while pursuing knowledge of vocal pedagogy to teach voice in the future. She is very passionate about music and is excited to share her knowledge with her lesson students!

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