Owners

Hayes & Rebecca Cummings

Hayes and Rebecca Cummings are the proud owners and directors of GRSM. Hayes, a professional musician and music educator in the Richmond area, has had a passion for music since childhood. He has performed at a variety of venues across the country, and his love for playing music has naturally evolved into a deep commitment to teaching. Hayes holds degrees in both classical and jazz music and he encourages students to explore, collaborate, and find joy in their practice. He enjoys serving his community as a small business owner.

Rebecca, with a keen eye for detail, brings her love of art to her role as administrator. Originally from the Piedmont of North Carolina, the couple now calls RVA home, where they live with their daughter, Stella.

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Faculty

  • Hayes Cummings

    Private and Group Guitar, Bass, Ukulele, Piano, Music Theory; B.M., Appalachian State University; M.M. Longy School of Music.

    GRSM Owner

  • Devin Sullivan

    Private Piano, Guitar and Composition. B.A. Music Composition, Virginia Commonwealth University.

    GRSM Administrator

  • Gustavo Dobles

    Private and Group Guitar, Electric Bass, Ukulele, Piano, Music Theory; B.M., Boston Conservatory of Music; M.M., New England Conservatory of Music

  • Gabrielle Maes

    Private Piano and Voice, M.M., Early Sacred Music, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.

  • Jacob Berg

    Private piano, drum set, percussion and composition; B.A., Music Composition, Shenandoah University 

  • John Conley

    Private Guitar, Bass, Ukulele, Mandolin, Banjo; B.M., Virginia Commonwealth University

  • Ayca Kartari

    Private Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Piano; B.M., Dokuz Eylul University State Conservatory, Turkey; M.M., Conservatory of Lausanne, Switzerland; M.M., International Yehudi Menuhin Music Academy, Switzerland

  • Carrie Haacke-Golden

    Private and Group Voice, Piano, Musical Theater, Early Childhood Music; B.M. Vocal/Choral Music, Millikin University; M.Ed. Curriculum/Instruction, University of Richmond

  • Spencer Jensen

    Private and Group Violin, Viola, Cello, Upright Bass, Bass Guitar, Private Piano; B.M., Brigham Young University; M.M., Eastman School of Music; D.M.A., University of South Carolina-Columbia

  • Ali Dettmer

    Private and Group Flute, Piano, brass and woodwinds; Music Production and Private Bass; B.FA. Flute Performance, Carnegie Mellon University

  • Robert Ellithorpe

    Director of Bands, Brass, Woodwinds, Band Percussion; B.M.Ed., Virginia Commonwealth University; M.M., University of Richmond

  • Danah Dargon

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

  • Ivy Haga

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

  • Maureen Hawley

    Private Cello, Double Bass, Violin, Guitar, Piano; B.M., James Madison University; M.M., Boston University

  • HanNa Jang

    Private piano and voice, B.M., Jazz Performance, University of California, Los Angeles

  • S. Tarana Jobin

    Private piano; A.B. in Women’s Studies and Music from Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges.

  • Austin Martin

    Private and Group Percussion, Piano; B.M., University of South Carolina

  • Robert Rosenbrook

    Private and Group Guitar, Ukulele, Piano, Music Production and Private Bass; B.A. Music, Virginia Commonwealth University

  • Lane England

    Private and Group Piano; B.A., Music Ed., Harding University

  • Daniel Wingo

    Private Piano and Percussion; B.A. Music, California Institute of the Arts

  • James Oyan

    Private Percussion; B.M., Virginia Commonwealth University

  • Nathan Aldhizer

    Private and Group Guitar, Ukulele and Piano, Private Banjo, Cello and Violin; B.M., Virginia Commonwealth University

  • Cora Wilson

    Private Piano, Voice, Ukulele, Woodwinds, Strings; B.A. Music and Psychology, Virginia Wesleyan University; M.M.Ed., Old Dominion University

  • Alex Kehayas

    Private Guitar, Piano, Bass, Group Classes; B.F.A, Music Performance, Virginia Commonwealth University

  • Sonjia Upshaw

    Private and Group Voice, Piano, Clarinet; B.A., Music Ed., New Mexico State University