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Jimmie has been a professional musician for over 25 years and has travelled internationally performing and recording his music. He has performed live on stage with music greats such as Kirk Franklin, Gregg Allman, Brian McKnight, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Loretta Lynn and Patti LaBelle just to name a few.  His passion for music is contagious and he loves working with students of all ages and skill levels on guitar, piano, and voice.  In addition to teaching private music lessons, Jimmie has also led worship at various churches around the country, and has experience directing choirs and worship teams.

Diana is a gifted musician, born in Venezuela to a mother and father who were both seasoned musicians.  She began her music education very early in life, and studied with the National System of Children's and Youth Orchestras of Venezuela, an internationally recognized music institution. She learned and performed there for five years, representing her home city. At the age of 14, she began studying Musical Language at the Music Conservatory of Venezuela, graduating at age 19.

Diana has performed on many different stages as a singer, dancer and lead guitarist for ten years. She has had comprehensive musical and artistic training throughout her life in theater, staging, expression, modeling, as well as her main instrument, the guitar. She is fluent in Spanish, and is continually expanding her English vocabulary which is a second language.  Diana has been teaching private lessons since 2018, and is excited to share her love for music to beginners and more advanced players alike, including music theory, ear training, technique, and repertoire.

Fred is a retired elementary science teacher who's had a love for the guitar since he was a young boy. During his career in the public school system he was known by his students and fellow teaching faculty as the "fun-loving" science teacher who would bring his guitar to class and sing original songs written to help students retain key science facts. His plan worked brilliantly and not only earned him the love and respect of many of his students and peers, but also helped students achieve excellent grades in a difficult subject. Over the years he's played with several bands including frontman with Big Medicine, blue-eyed soul with The Soul Coalition, and classic rock with Blue Sunrise. He also occassionaly sits in with a jazz quartet to perform some of the great jazz standards.  He plays classical and fingerstyle folk guitar, as well.  Whether you want to learn the basics of guitar, to read music, applied music theory, fingerstyle guitar, jazz comping, or hard-driving blues, rock, or country licks; Fred can guide you every step of the way!

Bill is a multi instrumentalist who plays and teaches drums, piano, guitar, violin, viola, cello, banjo, mandolin, ukulele, and bass guitar.  Born into a very musical family, he took after his two older brothers and began playing piano as a young boy.  Throughout his childhood and into his teens he took private instruction for piano, guitar, and drums, and began gigging professionally with local bands while he was still in middle school.  In 1976 he graduated from Berkley College of Music with a BA in Music Composition.  One of his most memorable career highlights is performing with singer songwriter legend Bruce Hornsby.  When Bill's not playing or teaching music you can find him on any given sunday morning teaching sermons at Faith Lutheran Church in Winter Haven where he faithfully serves as the Pastor.

Breannen has been playing music since she started piano lessons at the age of nine, and just two decades later, she now has a Master’s of Transformational Curriculum from Florida Southern College and a Bachelor’s of Music Performance from University of Florida. She has experienced and enjoyed many performances with the Harrison Symphony Orchestra, the University Orchestra at UF and the UF Samba Band, as well as performing for several church worship teams, charity events, pit orchestras and solo recitals.  She is passionate about helping her students cultivate practical musical skills and good practice habbits so they can enjoy playing, creating, and performing beautiful music of their own.  

Grace is a senior at Southeastern University set to graduate this fall with a Bachelor of Music Education.  Her emphasis is in piano and percussion, and she enjoys teaching piano, concert percussion, ukulele, and low brass.  Although she enjoys working with students of all ages and skill levels, she's especially gifted in teaching younger students as well as students who have special needs. Grace's goal is to get her students excited about music and to help them develop a passion for learning so they will go the distance in their musical journey!

Ryan is a passionate guitar teacher who enjoys teaching all styles of electric and acoustic guitar, as well as classical guitar, electric bass, and ukulele. His love for music began as a young boy when he first started taking private piano lessons.  After three years of piano lessons, and when a solid foundation had been formed, he began studying guitar at Victory Christian Academy, with worship leader Scott Taylor.  Throughout the years Ryan has performed professionally in a wide variety of showcases and venues throughout all of Florida; from worship services, to rock concerts, to musical theater productions.  In addition to teaching music at LSM, Ryan also writes, produces, and records his own music at his home studio.  He enjoys sharing the gift of music with students of all ages and skill level.  

Chasity was born and raised in Lakeland, FL. She has her Bachelor's of Music in Piano Performance at Southeastern University while studying under Dr. Charles Hulin. She has played piano for 15 years, given numerous recitals, accompanied various other instrumental performances, and performed at charity events. Her main goal is to give others the same love for music that she has.