Ashley Fair, Piano Instructor & Owner of Rhapsody Music Studio
Ashley Fair began piano lessons at age 5 and has continued her music education through college and beyond. Ashley recieved her
Bachelor of Science in Education from Baldwin Wallace College. She has studied piano, piano pedagogy, and
music theory with Coren Estrin Mino.
Ashley has been teaching piano students aged 4 through adult since 2003
and currently manages and teaches in her rapidly growing "Rhapsody Music Studio," which she opened in May 2009. Ashley has served as
an adjudicator for the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs' Junior Festival since
2005, has served as the Festival's judge chairman 2008 to 2017, and now co-chairs the Festival, District 1-D, event since 2019. All of Ashley’s students who participated have received Superior
ratings at this Festival. Ashley is an
active member of the Ohio
Federation of Music Clubs.
Timothy Fair
Piano Instructor & Preschool Music Class Instructor
Timothy Fair has a B.S. in Music Education with 11 years of K-8 general music teaching experience in the public school system as well as 6 years of experience as a junior high and high school choir director. He has directed show choirs and musicals at the high school level as well as directing the pit orchestras. Currently he teaches Preschool Music classes at Hyland Child Education Center, K-4 general music on the westside of Cleveland and private piano lessons at Rhapsody Music Studio which is owned by his lovely wife Ashley Fair. Timothy and Ashley both love sharing the joy of music with children and have 3 children of their own.
Anthony Fuoco
Piano Instructor
Anthony Fuoco is an active
piano teacher and performer in the Cleveland area. His eclectic background
as a pianist, improviser, and composer enables him to teach both classical and
jazz styles, along with music theory and composition. In addition to teaching
at Rhapsody Music Studio, he is a lecturer at Baldwin Wallace University and is
the coordinator of Secondary Piano. At BW he has taught piano lessons, group
piano classes, jazz piano, pedagogy, piano literature, jazz improvisation, jazz
combos, music theory, and ear-training. As a pianist, Fuoco frequently performs
as a member of groups such as the Pulse Quartet (with Brad Wagner, Aidan Plank,
and Dustin May), the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra and the Wedmedyk/Fuoco duo.
In 2020,
he and William Wedmedyk released their recording Finding Home, featuring
their compositions and improvisations. He has also collaborated with many
well-known jazz artists. In 2019, his performance with Joe Lovano at the
BopStop was recorded and featured on the NPR program Jazz Night in America.
He also has extensive experience performing the classical piano duo repertoire
with his wife, Christine Fuoco. Degrees earned are an M.M. in piano performance
from the University of Illinois, and a B.M. in piano performance from SUNY
Potsdam.
Shayna Rhodes
Violin, Viola, & Piano Instructor
Shayna
Rhodes received her Bachelors Degree in Music from West Virginia University and
her Masters in Music from Cleveland State University. She also holds a degree
in Early Childhood Education and served as a preschool teacher and director for
12 years which brings a special touch to her teaching. She has certifications
in special needs and served as the Special Needs Coordinator while teaching in
England. As a performer she has played in professional orchestras since the age
of 16 both here and in the UK, having performed with such soloists as Itzhak
Perlman, Joshua Bell, Emmanuel Ax, and Isaac Stern. She recently joined us from
Los Angeles where she was a director of a Suzuki program as well as Westside
Youth Orchestra, and Cornerstone Quartet. You can visit her personal website at: www.shaynamrhodes.com
Jill Wimbley
Piano Instructor
Jill Wimbley
graduated from Baldwin-Wallace College in May 2009 with a Bachelors of Arts in
Music, studying under Dr. Robert Mayerovitch and Dr. Karen Workman. She has
performed with the BW Women's Chorus, New Horizons Jazz Band and also donated
her time to record (piano and vocals) on the CD for the Love and Hope
project. Jill was on faculty with the Cleveland Institute of Music as a
teacher for music theory in the preparatory department from 2009 to 2012.
Jill has lead worship teams at her church and also filled in at various
churches in the area, both playing piano and singing. She currently has a
studio of over 25 students. Jill offers coaching for students who want to work
on combining their vocal and piano skills (specifically with pop music.) Some
of her favorite composers include Chopin, Debussy and Gershwin but she loves to
learn new music and will adapt lessons to fit her students interest. Please
visit her webpage at www.jillwimbley.com for more information.