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Teacher Bios

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Steve Lynch is a graduate from the Musicians Institute in Los Angeles, California. He was a founding member of the group "Autograph" in the mid-80's and sold over 5 million records worldwide. He has written columns and appeared in Guitar World, Guitar for the Practicing Musician, Guitar Player and Musician magazines as well as international music magazines. He has written 3 books and has an instructional video displaying his double-handed playing technique. He has taught over 325 clinics on advanced guitar techniques in 18 countries and has 12 years experience teaching in the South King County area.

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Brian Lake has been a music educator in the Federal Way area for over 2 decades. He started teaching electric bass in 1983 and guitar in 1999. Brian's personal commitment to private instruction for some 25 years certainly makes him a premier and highly sought after instructor. He has toured the world over with various different types of bands including the rock group Metal Church, and has tons of experience playing all styles of music. He currently plays guitar in the Country band The Diesel Confederacy and teaches full-time at the Federal Way School of Music.

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Jimm Boudreau (253) 394-3431

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Mike Gergich is a graduate of Western Washingto University majoring in music education. He is a member of the International Clarinet Association and attends their confereinces annually. His experience includes being a former Navy musician, First Sgt of the 133d Army Band, and is a former band director.

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Anita Dizney uses the "mother tongue" approach to teach violin and viola. She believes that every person can learn to make music if they are taught in the same way they learned how to walk and talk. In the case of young children, parents attend the lessons with their child and reinforce home practice sessions by playing recordings of the songs the child is learning. Children learn one-on-one with the teacher in their private lesson, then come back later in the week for group class, where they learn through a combination of peer observation and class instruction.

Mrs. Dizney has over 10 years teaching experience. Her Music teaching background includes Suzuki Talent Education Method at the Seattle International Suzuki Institute, teacher workshops and seminars at the Suzuki Festival in Ellensburg, classroom teaching, coaching at a local school for student contests, and teaching private and semi-private lessons to over 50 students a week. She loves teaching music and accepts students of all ages.

Past musical activities include playing in several orchestras including the Trinity Baptist Orchestra, the Boeing Orchestra, and the Federal Way Philharmonic.

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Kara Cooper brings over 12 years of experience teaching private piano instruction and holds a minor in Music Composition from Christian Heritage College. Throughout her musical career she has participated in a variety of musical settings including church bands, accompaniment, early childhood education, and classical performance.

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Amy Weitz (360) 349-3788

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Pamela Moore is a Seattle native who has also resided in New York and Chicago and toured extensively worldwide. While growing up in Washington state, Pamela was very active with Thespians and music in school. In college she studied under Mr. Pat Thompson, Green River Community College. During this time she collected a number of trophies, awarding her for numerous talent competitions. Most recently, she received "Best Album of the Year" for her solo record STORIES FROM A BLUE ROOM, in the Chicago-land area. Her most prized award was receiving the Gold and the multi-platinum albums for her performance as Sister Mary on Queensryche's Operation Mind Crime records!

While living in New York Pamela studied under the esteemed Ms. Guen Omeron. It was there Pamela learned a unique training approach using weights. This helped her immensely with strength and endurance as a singer and touring performer, so much so, that she has adopted this method for all her adult students whether they are amateur or professional.

Pamela began singing and writing songs at a very young age and her passion has excelled and nutured her into one of the most respected female voices in the music industry today. She embraces the opportunity to give back what she has learned, to a community who has supported her so generously! Pamela resides in Seattle and is currently in the Studio writing, recording and producing her upcoming Solo Cd: RESURRECT ME.

List of accomplishments: CD & DVD RELEASES: • 1981 Pamela Moore – “Take A Look” • 1982 Pamela Moore – “You Won’t Find Me There” • 1988 Queensrÿche - “Operation Mindcrime” • 1991 Queensrÿche - “Live Crime” CD/DVD • 2000 Radar – “R.P.M.” • 2001 Queensrÿche - “Live Evolution” DVD • 2004 Pamela Moore – “A Retrospective” EP • 2006 Queensrÿche - “Operation Mindcrime ll” • 2006 Pamela Moore – “Stories From A Blue Room” • 2007 Queensrÿche - “Mindcrime at the Moore” CD/DVD • 2007 Queensrÿche – “Sign Of The Times” • 2009 Eden’s Curse – Angels and Demons (guest singer) • 2009 Solna “Sent From Heaven” • 2009 Co writer and performed for Italian group CHAKRA on hit single, Here I Am. EP TOURING: • 1990 Queensrÿche “The Empire” World Tour • 2004 “Queensrÿche Live” • 2005 “An Evening With Queensrÿche” World Tour • 2006/07 “Operation Mindcrime l & ll” World Tour • 2008 Queensrÿche Mindcrime I & II UK Tour (June/July) • 2009/2010 Featured guest on THE FEAR IS HEAR TOUR w/German Power Metal Band, Primal Fear.

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John Hargis is a graduate of Sonoma State University and holds a certificate from Berklee College of Music, specializing in digital sound design and music for film and television. He is a member of the Vic Firth Private Drum Teachers Program and has worked with Peninsula High School’s Marching Band as Pit Orchestra Director. He has taught drums and percussion to students of all ages and abilities in both Gig Harbor and in Federal Way since 2003.

John’s experience includes video production and related curriculum development, live sound, studio production and stage performance in Rock, Blues and Metal, spanning over 30 years. John is the owner of FastTrak Sound: mobile digital recording in the Greater Tacoma area. He is a husband and father and resides in Tacoma.

Starting in the Summer of 2011 John began teaching Music Production Coursework for Teens where students learn to engineer and produce their own music using software and digital editing tools. More information can be found at his website. Mr. Hargis performs regularly with the classic rock band Jr. Hill and blues band Careless Hunters in the South Puget Sound area.

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