Leadership Team

Anna Scholten
Co-Owner
Anna is the Co-Owner of the Murfreesboro Academy of Music. She coordinates the Academy’s strings faculty and programs and teaches private lessons on violin, viola, mandolin, guitar and ukulele. She also conducts the academy string ensembles.
Anna grew up in Nashville and graduated from Middle Tennessee State University. She has been teaching professionally since 2006 including 2 years as an instructor at Tennessee Technological University. Anna has worked with the Murfreesboro Youth Orchestras, Ethos Ensembles and as a string instructor for the GRAMMY Camp programs in Los Angeles, California in addition to various summer camps and festivals.
Anna’s performance experience includes the Disney’s Hall of Stars Orchestra, MTSU Symphony and the Vanderbilt Blair Conservatory of Music Orchestra. She has studied privately with members of the Nashville Symphony and has also contributed to numerous commercial recordings as a session musician and performs regularly for weddings and other special events.
Anna teaches a wide variety of musical styles including Suzuki method, Classical, Country, Bluegrass, Irish/Celtic, Pop/Rock, and Gospel.

Joshua Layne
Co-Owner
Joshua is the Co-Owner of the Murfreesboro Academy of Music and coordinates the piano and voice lesson programs. He also directs the Academy chamber and holiday ensembles.
Joshua has been teaching privately since 1997. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University in 2008 with a degree in Piano Performance and Music Theory/Composition. His background includes studies with some of the most prestigious piano instructors in the world including: Sakiko Ohashi (Julliard), Michael Gurt (LSU) and Martha Bartles and Gary Hammond (NYU). Joshua has also studied piano with Dr. Arthur Devlin, Dr. Raymond Bills, Dr. Jerry Perkins and Dr. Leopoldo Erice.
Joshua has participated in numerous summer music festivals and camps including the Sewanee Summer Music Festival and maintains an active performance schedule.
Faculty
Taritta Kansichi
Piano/Voice
Alex Mayweather
Upright Bass/Guitar
Linda Newby
Piano/Voice
Pearl Goll
Piano/Violin
Angel Beale
Voice
Tyler Madden
Guitar/Piano
Austin Ford
Piano/Songwriting
Mitch Belusko
Piano/Voice

Matt Lund
Guitar, Bass, Ukulele, Mandolin & Banjo
Gail Johnson
Violin, Guitar & Ukulele

Logan Scarbrough
Percussion
Matt Bowers
Percussion