Joe has been teaching guitar for 12 years.  Specializing in various styles such as rock, blues, country and jazz, he provides each student with knowledge of the foundations of music, while tailoring each students’ curriculum individual to suit their musical goals.  Joe has been a local musician in the Chicagoland area, working with numerous other musicians, groups and projects.  He is a history teacher at Lowell Middle School.

Jack has a BA from Indiana University with a minor in classical guitar. He is a versatile, sought-after full-time musician who performs widely throughout the Midwest and specializes in blues and rock.  Jack is fairly new to his teaching gig and Music of Oz is thrilled to have him on staff.

Bev has been teaching music for 42 yrs. She has taught in the public school system and parochial school system in Indianapolis, Iowa and Northwest Indiana. Bev has a degree in K-12 music education. In her spare time she plays guitar with a string band called High Country Strings. Music is her passion and it’s a part of everything in her life from her family to her faith.

Pattie has an education degree from Bridgewater College in Virginia and has done graduate study at Vandercook College of Music. She is an elementary general music teacher at St. Augustine and Aquinas, Catholic schools in the area. She is the creator and director of the Music of Oz Wondermusic children’s program.

Becky has Bachelors and Masters degrees in Music Education and is a lifetime educator. She has taught
classroom music to elementary through college students, and has spent 30+ years teaching private lessons to amateurs and professionals alike. Becky performs with the LaPorte County Symphony and directs their vocal ensemble, Illumination. She is the founder and owner of Music of Oz.

Kathy has been playing since she was 10 years old and she was fortunate to receive scholarships to attend summer music camps at the Interlochen Arts Academy and Michigan State University. Upon high school graduation she received a scholarship to Eastern Michigan University to play violin in the EMU Symphony Orchestra. She has played in several orchestras, including the Ann Arbor (MI) Symphony, Racine (WI) Symphony, Valparaiso University Community Orchestra, LaPorte Symphony and the South Shore Orchestra. Kathy has been teaching private lessons for 12 years and enjoys helping children and adults advance their skills and love of playing the violin.

Jenn is a graduate of Northwestern University where she holds both BM and MM in Music Performance. A long-time resident of the Chicago area where she has been teaching and performing for years. In addition to teaching at the Music of Oz, she is currently on staff as an Adjunct Professor at Indiana University Northwest and Purdue Northwest.

Jana is a graduate of the University of Indianapolis. She graduated in 2005 with a Bachelors of Science in Music. She loves music, whether playing it on the radio or practicing her clarinet and wants to pass that love of music onto the next generation. She has also played in the Campus Band at Valparaiso University. Currently she is attending Ivy Tech in Crown Point to become an RN. She loves playing softball, reading and spending time with friends and family.