At Mobile Music Teachers, we take care of all the above details/issues for our teachers. Without the extra headaches and hassles, our teachers are able to spend more of their time doing what they really want (and should) be doing... teaching!

Lastly, because we do background checks on all of our teachers, handle payments, and carefully select the highest qualified teachers to join our team- new students feel more comfortable using our teachers. If given the option, students are more likely to use a Mobile Music Teacher than an independent music instructor.

Mobile Music Teachers will…

…find students for you!

…collect students payments- no more head-aches!

…manage your schedule if requested.

…handle student conflicts as needed.
 
…offer mentoring/advice if requested.

Mobile Music Teachers LLC is proud to work with some of Kansas City’s best teachers and musicians. Read the following to learn more about some of our amazing instructors. If your teacher is not currently listed, feel free to email us to receive your teachers bio or resume’.
 

Pamela Harms
-Piano-

Pamela Harms is an accomplished musician and teacher. In 2001 Pamela completed her music degree and receiving her Advanced School of Worship Diploma from CFN Institute in Dallas, TX. In 1999 Pamela was selected to participate in Honors Recital through her college. At CFN Institute Pamela was appointed leader and assent-leader of various bands and worship teams as well as planning, organizing and conducting rehearsals. An avid teacher since 2000, Pamela taught private piano at CFN Institute in Dallas, TX and in Morganfield, KY. Currently, Pamela serves as a musician at the International House of Prayer in Kansas City as well as teaching private piano to all ages and skill levels through Mobile Music Teachers.
 

John Villaveces
-Piano-

Pianist and teacher John Villaveces is currently pursuing his Doctorate in Musical Arts degree at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Of the many awards and honors he has received, most recently he won the UMKC Concerto Competition (2008), won scholarships from both Sigma Alpha Iota and Kansas City Musical Clubs (2006-07), was awarded the prestigious Presser Scholar Award (2004), won the UT Concerto Competition (2001, 2003), and was a finalist in the MTNA National Collegiate Steinway Competition in Cincinatti, Ohio (2001). He has performed extensively across the United States and recently performed in Taipei, Taiwan at the Bach Recital Hall (2007). Besides work toward his degree in music, he holds a GTA position in Opera Productions, plays organ and piano at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church, teaches at St. Paul’s Episcopal Day School, accompanies Suzuki violin lessons on Tuesday nights, and also teaches with Mobile Music Teachers.
 

Ya-Ting Liou
-Piano-

Ya-Ting Liou, Taiwanese pianist, has presented concerts as soloist and chamber musician in the U.S. and abroad, with music critics citing her "secure and impressive technique" and her "ability for expressive and moving playing" (The Chronicle, New Zealand). Her performance highlights include appearances at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the State of the Art at the State Department in Washington D.C., St. Louis Artist Presentation Society, and venues in Canada, New Zealand, Argentina, Italy, and Taiwan. Most recently she received first prize, along with flutist Christina Webster, at the International Collaborative Piano Competition of the 2006 William Garrison Piano Festival and Competition. Ms. Liou has participated in piano master classes with Leon Fleisher, Jonathan Biss, Gregory Sioles, Leslie Howard, Peter Serkin, Stephen Hough, Peter Frankl, and Jerome Lowenthal. She has collaborated with Yamaha Artist Bil Jackson, Kathleen Jones, Professor of Clarinet at the Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico, and members from the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony, and the Kansas City Symphony. She is also co-founder of the "Pangea Piano Project", a series of recitals that reflect cultural identity in music.

Ms. Liou has been invited to present master classes at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música Carlos López Buchardo in Argentina and at the Tainan National University of Arts in Taiwan. Ms. Liou's past teaching activities include the mentor program at the Music Academy of the West - Santa Barbara, Arts in the Neighborhoods in Maryland, both the Continuing Education Program and the Music Department at the University of Colorado - Boulder. Currently, she is also on the piano faculty at the Community Music and Dance Academy at the University of Missouri - Kansas City. Her teachers include Ellen Mack, Marian Hahn, and Robert Weirich.
 

Vania Todorova is a Doctoral candidate in piano performance at the University of Missouri- Kansas City, Conservatory of Music. She studied piano since she was 14 in her native country Bulgaria. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in piano performance from the Academy of Music and Dance- Plovdiv under Malina Malinova. Later on Vania was offered an asistantship at Bowing Green State University , where she studied with Dr. Jane Solose. Curently she studies with prof. John McIntyre at the Conservatory in Kansas City. As a student Vania has been active in Kansas City area, where she performed numerous public and private solo recitals and has been included in the recital series organized by Ottawa University and the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Vania has also played recitals in the UK, in London and in Bristol. She has been featured as a soloist with orchestras in Bulgaria. Vania Todorova has been a participant in master classes with Lars Vogt, Benjamin Zander, Norma Fisher, Vladimir Feltsman, Michael Gurt and David Burge among others. In 2005 and 2006 she participated in the London Master Classes and she performed at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Vania has received many grants and scholarships during her studies at the University of Missouri in Kansas City. In November of 2006 she won second price in the MMTA competition.
 

Nicholas S. Omiccioli is pursuing a Master of Music in composition at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He is currently the Society of Composers, Inc. (SCI) Student Chapter President at UMKC and is the Assistant Musical Director to the Musica Nova Ensemble. His current composition teachers include Chen Yi, James Mobberley, Zhou Long, and Paul Rudy. Mr. Omiccioli began his studies in the spring of 2001 at Monroe Community College in Rochester, NY with Mark Olivieri. He earned a Bachelor of Music in composition and theory from Heidelberg College in Tiffin, Ohio, where he studied composition and piano with Brian Bevelander and was the Student Assistant to the 17th and 18th Annual Heidelberg New Music Festivals. He was invited back as a guest composer for the 20th Anniversary Festival in April 2008. Mr. Omiccioli was the winner and judge's choice in both the 2007 and 2008 UMKC Chamber Music Composition Competitions and was also selected to have his music choreographed by the dance department at SUNY Brockport. Mr. Omiccioli was also the winner of the Brian M. Israel award in New York and received a performance in November 2007 by the Society for New Music in Syracuse. In 2005, he received the Ars Nova Composition Award and was selected as a winner in the Dance Rochester! Composer/Choreographer Composition Competition. Mr. Omiccioli is also active with SCI, receiving performances at the National Student and Regional levels. In addition to composition, Mr. Omiccioli studies guitar with Douglas Niedt and Rod Fleeman at UMKC.
 

Kathryn, originally from the Washington D.C. area, began formal vocal studies with Helga Bullock at 13.  She continued her involvement in performing groups and productions, participating in advanced ensembles and competitive groups from her freshman year in high school until completing her Bachelor of Musical Arts degree in Vocal Performance at Brigham Young University—Idaho.  She enjoyed her experiences performing several roles, from classical works as Humperdinck's Witch in Hansel and Gretel to Broadway shows such as Grease (Marty).  As an undergraduate Kathryn studied with Kristine Ciesinski, receiving also a personal invitation to attend her Vocal Pedagogy Seminar.  She further was offered a Private Teaching Assistantship from Jon Linford, working with entering University Music Majors.  Taking a hiatus from her vocal studies in 2004, she completed a service mission in Milan, Torino, and Verona, Italy.  Her service lasted eighteen months, a full immersion experience which earned her a minor in Italian upon her return, also affording her the opportunity to teach Italian classes at the University before graduating.

Kathryn continues her vocal and performing studies with Dr. Rebecca Sherburn and Natalia Rivera, faculty at UMKC.  She enjoys teaching a wide range of students in private vocal and speech instruction and Italian lessons, as a Music Teacher for Gymboree Play and Music, along with her work for the Christian Youth Theatre as a Class Instructor.  She loves to empower her students through attention to detail, excellence, and excitement in every aspect of learning.

Jason Smith
-Drums-

Jason W. Smith, a native of Branson, Missouri, is a versatile drummer who emphasizes the importance of a vast knowledge of all areas of percussion and drum-set performance. Since beginning music training at the age of 9, Jason has performed in a variety of performance, studio and teaching settings. While winning numerous awards and I ratings while attending Branson high school, he reinforced his background of rudimental reading and understanding of drum-set style through participation in the school music program as well as studies with Sandy Sanders. After high school he began his collegiate musical study at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. There, he studied under Jackie Santos and Rod Morgenstein while also studying in drum labs under Kenwood Dennard and Dave Weigert. After Berklee, he furthered his studies at the University of Missouri at Kansas City performing in jazz ensembles under Hal Melia and Bobby Watson. In 2006 he graduated with a Bachelor of Liberal arts specializing in audio recording. Shortly after, during the summer of 2006, he continued study at the Banff Centre in Alberta, Canada attending the jazz and creative music program studying with Gene Lake as well as Clearance Penn. Jason has had vast studio, stylistic, and teaching experience. Catering to learning styles, teaching a strong rudimental foundation, the importance of a wide musical reading vocabulary as well drum-set style versatility are at the center of his teaching philosophy. He believes that a wide background of all areas of percussion/drum-set will lead to a successful and fulfilling musical experience.
 

Ben Parker
-Violin-

Currently a member of the Des Moines Symphony, Ben Parker, has been playing violin since age 4. Early achievements included concert master positions in All-State, and All New England music festivals as well as holding a co-concert master post in the Vermont Youth Orchestra. After attending the Meadowmount summer music program, for most of his high school years, Ben auditioned and was accepted into the Cleveland Institute of Music Young Artist program where he completed high school and several years of his Bachelor of Music degree.

More recently, Ben finished his degree at UMKC under the tutelage of Benny Kim. While Ben attended UMKC he won a Kansas City Music guild award. Over the years he has also traveled back to Vermont for various chamber and solo appearances. Ben has attended Encore School for Strings as well as the Chautauqua Music festival. His teachers have included Steven Rose, David Russell, Linda Cerone, Evelyn and TL Read, Peter Salaff, Jacques Isralevitch, Sally Thomas, and Anne Setzer among others. Ben currently lives in Kansas City with his wife LeAnn. He is studying with Ben Sayevich pursuing the Graduate Performance Certificate at Park University.

Ben has taught private violin lessons for the last several years. His students’ range from age 5 to adult, beginner to advanced. Ben is currently an active teacher and accountant for Mobile Music Teachers LLC.
 

Chun-Chien Chuang
-Violin/Piano-

Chun-Chien Chuang is a Doctorate of Musical Arts candidate in Violin Performance at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, studying with Professor Benny Kim.  She has taught traditional violin lessons for over ten years and also teaches the Suzuki method, having received several teaching certificates. As a soloist, Chun-Chien has performed on stages across the United States and Taiwan, most recently in the Bach recital hall in Taipei, Taiwan as a winner of the Young Artists Competition. She has performed concerti with the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Philharmonia String Orchestra and with the Taipei National University of the Arts. Mrs. Chuang has played with many professional and semi-professional orchestras, including the Des Moines Symphony, the Sioux City Symphony, the Kansas City Ballet, as well as several in Taiwan including the Taipei Symphony Orchestra, the Evergreen Symphony Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra, and the Taipei Symphony Philharmonic Orchestra. Fulfilling her role as a performer of contemporary music, she currently performs chamber music with the New Ear music ensemble in Kansas City for the 2008-2009 season.
 

Brielle Frost
-Flute/Piccolo-

A native of Waterloo, Iowa, Brielle Frost began her flute studies with Myron Mikita and later studied with Mary Schneider.  In 2000, she was the winner of the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) Festival of Bands Scholarship Competition. Brielle earned her bachelor’s degree in flute performance from UNI in 2005, where she studied with Angeleita Floyd and Torleif Ander.  She toured throughout Italy with the UNI Wind Symphony in 2004 and Costa Rica with the Promising Artists of the 21^st Century in 2005.  In 2007, as a student of Mary Posses, Brielle earned her Master’s degree in flute performance from the Conservatory of Music of the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC).  She is continuing her studies at the Conservatory, where she is the first flute student accepted into UMKC’s Artist Certificate program.  In 2007, she was winner of the MTNA District Young Artists Competition and in 2008 received First Alternate at the MTNA West Central Division Competition.  While at UMKC, she has been a member of the Conservatory Orchestra, the Conservatory Chamber Orchestra, and the Conservatory Wind Symphony as well as chamber ensembles.  She has performed in masterclasses with such notable teachers as William Bennett, Jill Felber, Stephanie Jutt, Mary Stolper, Claudia Anderson, Nestor Herszbaum, and the Berlin Philharmonic Quintet. 
 

Maggie Sherman
-French-

Maggie has been passionate about French for over 10 years. Her family hosted French exchange students when she was young, and she began learning French in middle school. At the age of 18, she moved to Marseilles, France for one year with AFS, an international exchange program. Upon her return, she began to attend the University of Kansas, where she received her Bachelors in Foreign Language Education and French. While at KU, she was annually recognized by the French faculty for excellent work in her courses, and was recognized as the outstanding graduating French major in 2007. Maggie loves teaching students of all ages. She has tutored many subjects, including French, at the elementary through university level. Currently, she tutors international students in English as a Second Language (ESL) at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and Penn Valley Community College, as well as tutoring French through Mobile Music Teachers.
 

Caryl O’Shaughnessy
-Art-

Caryl O’Shaughnessy holds her degree in Fine Art and Illustration from the American Academy of Art in Chicago. Caryl has studied with many world-know artists such as watercolorist, Irving Sharpiro. Other opportunities include being hand picked to draw in the studio with artist James Ingwersen from Door County, Wisconsin. Over the years, Caryl’s professional work has consisted of freelance art for several companies as well as showings at local galleries. Today, Caryl continues to work in her field as an art instructor in various settings. She currently teaches art classes as well as giving private instruction to children and adults. It is Caryl's desire to encourage, equip and unlock each individual’s artistic abilities.