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Faculty

The Greater Richmond School of Music takes great pride in its faculty. Our instructors have received degrees from some of the finest music schools and performed with major orchestras, jazz ensembles, and chamber ensembles around the country and abroad.


Danah Dargon
Private Voice, Private Piano; B.M., Virginia Union University; M.M., Virginia Commonwealth University

Jeannie Edwards
Private Piano; B.M., Meredith College

Ivy Haga
Private Bassoon, Private and Group Piano; B.M., Virginia Commonwealth University; M.M., Rutgers University

Melissa Jones
Private Violin; B.M., Eastman School of Music; M.M., University of Tennessee

Violaine Michel
Private and Group Violin; B.M., Conservatoire National de Région de Caen

Sheri Oyan
Private Saxophone; B.M., Virginia Commonwealth University; M.A., George Mason University; D.M.A, Lousiana State University

David Pedersen
Private Voice, Private and Group Guitar, Homeschool Choir; B.M. and M.M., Northern Arizona University

Ralph Skiano
Private Clarinet; B.M., Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

Nicole Stachowski Stanleigh
Early Childhood Music, Private and Group Piano, Woodwinds; B.M., Eastman School of Music; M.M., University of Maryland

Colleen Crafton
Director, Private and Group Piano; B.M., Catholic University of America; M.M., Eastman School of Music

John Chiles
Private Viola; B.M.(projected), Virginia Commonwealth University

Ann Choomack
Private Flute; B.M., Eastman School of Music; M.M., New England Conservatory

John Conley
Private and Group Guitar; B.M., Virginia Commonwealth University

Amanda Cousins
Private Piano; B.A., Virginia Commonwealth University

Matthew Coyle
Private Percussion; B.M., James Madison University; M.M., University of Northern Colorado

Don Crafton
Brass, Homeschool Band; B.M., Catholic University of America; M.M., Manhattan School of Music

Brian Cruse
Private Double Bass and Electric Bass; B.M., Virginia Commonwealth University

Elizabeth Dechent
Private and Group Harp; B.M., Shenandoah Conservatory of Music