February 2026 Newsletter

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Student of the Month:

Charlie Berlucchi

What instrument(s) do you play?

Charlie plays the guitar.

He used to takepiano lessons.

What has been the thing you've learned in lessons that you have enjoyed the most?

Charlie has most enjoyed learning the song Enter Sandman.
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What is your favorite musician?

Jimi Hendrix is Charlie's favorite guitarist.

What other interests do you have?

Charlie enjoys playing and watchingsports as well as playing video games.H

ow long have you been playing?

Charlie has been playing guitar for 5-6years.

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Teacher Spotlight:

Rhonda Carpenter

Where were you born?

Ft. Bragg Army Hospital, Fayetteville NCWhere did you study for your career?

Studied Music at MethodistUniversity, Performance under Jean Ishee,BS Business Communications, University of Phoenix

What do you like to do for fun?

I love to read and swim.Favorite Music?

I love all genres of music!Beethoven is my favorite classical arranger, composer.Dino Kartsonakis favorite classical hymn arrangements.Mark Hayes favorite contemporary Christian arranger.

Guitar & Bass Instructor

Michael Stergis is an accomplished and highly credited Gold and Platinum recordingartist/guitarist/singer/songwriter and producer. As an educator he draws from over fourdecades of professional experience to bring up the next exciting crop of guitar and bassmasters. Michael has performed, recorded and worked alongside many legends includingCrosby, Stills & Nash, Stephen Stills, Trisha Yearwood, Joe Walsh, Jackson Browne, and RingoStarr. As a freshman in high school—he mentored Hall of Fame songwriter David Lee Murphyas a beginner. As a side note, Michael is also an accomplished trumpet player working andstudying with jazz icons such as Dizzy Gillespi, Doc Severinson, Marvin Stamm, Clark Terry,Claude Gordon, and Maynard Ferguson. As a string instructor, one of Michael’s teachingspecialties is, of course, “How to play the instrument”, but bigger than that is his provenmethod of “How to Practice” that builds solid fundamentals, confidence, discipline, self-worth,pride and let’s not forget having fun with a lifelong love of music.

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Valentine’s Music Special

Skip the flowers this year—give a gift that lasts alifetime! For just $65 (a $85 value), your Valentinereceives two 30-minute music lessons, plus candyand a stuffed animal in a festive Valentine’s bag.Perfect for any one, any age!

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REFER A FRIEND AND GET A FREE LESSON!

Do you have a friend who might like to take lessons, so if you referthem to the studio and they take one month of lessons, we will giveyou ONE lesson for free! It's very easy to refer someone.Just fill out the certificate below, hand it to your instructor andwe will take care of the rest.There's no maximum to the amount of lessons you can receive!

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