Leadership Team

Anna Scholten

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

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

Taritta Kansichi

Piano/Voice

Alex Mayweather

Alex Mayweather

Upright Bass/Guitar

Linda Newby

Linda Newby

Piano/Voice

Pearl Goll

Pearl Goll

Piano/Violin

Angel Beale

Angel Beale

Voice

Tyler Madden

Tyler Madden

Guitar/Piano

Austin Ford

Austin Ford

Piano/Songwriting

Mitch Belusko

Mitch Belusko

Piano/Voice

Matt Lund

Matt Lund

Guitar, Bass, Ukulele, Mandolin & Banjo

Gail Johnson

Gail Johnson

Violin, Guitar & Ukulele

Logan Scarbrough

Logan Scarbrough

Percussion

Matt Bowers

Matt Bowers

Percussion