Brandon Croft is the owner and guitar teacher at Mcdowell Mountain Music Lessons. He studied piano from and early age and picked up guitar his teens. He fell in love with blues and rock music and quickly taught himself how to play by ear.He went on to study general music and jazz theory in college…

Originally from Chicago, Christina started flute and piano lessons at the age of 7. She received her Bachelor of Music from Arizona State and  received a Masters of Music from New England Conservatory in Boston Massachusetts. After graduating from New England Conservatory she played with the Boston Philharmonic and in various small ensembles in the…

Hi, my name is Dennis Zins and began my teaching career at Schmitt Music in Minneapolis, Minnesota, starting in 2003. Schmitt Music is in Brooklyn Center and is the largest chain of music stores in the Minneapolis, St. Paul area! I have literally helped thousands of students to play Electric, Acoustic, and Bass guitar. I…

Jim Zupancic has been teaching and performing in the greater Phoenix area since 1974 and has enjoyed a devoted career to teaching and drumming. He founded and owned the first drum shop in Arizona, “The Creative Drum Shop,” from 1978-1986, where over 200 weekly students took lessons from various expert instructors. The shop hosted 67…

Julia DiGrazia is classically trained and an improvisational jazz fiddler. She is currently earning her bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary music studies from Berklee College of Music. Julia works as a freelance musician in the Phoenix area and performs at weddings and other private ceremonial events. She is also a member of the Mountain View Fiddlers…