Savannah Wood

Cello, Piano

Savannah was born and raised in Colorado and has always loved the Colorado life of adventure in the great outdoors. Presently, she is married to the love of her life and is busy raising their three young children. She developed a love for making music at a young age when she began taking piano lessons taught by her mom. She added cello to her repertoire as a teenager, and then went on to major in music at Pikes Peak Community College. She has been teaching music lessons since her second year of college and, although her studio has had to evolve as her family has grown, she continues to enjoy teaching when she can fit it into her schedule.

Katy Crumpton

Voice

Katy has a Bachelors of Music Education, Vocal Emphasis, from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, TX.  She began privately teaching in 2009 at Abilene High School and Cooper High School in west Texas. Then when her family moved back to the Dallas/Fort Worth Area, she began working solely with homeschooling singers, as she was a homeschooling mother herself! Her students over the years have made her so proud, accomplishing feats such as All-State Choir, superior ratings at Solo & Ensemble Competitions, and growing in knowledge of music and musicianship. In 2022, Katy began directing both choirs and teaching General Music at Colorado Homeschool Music and directing choirs at Wonder in the Denver area.

She has sung with Abilene Chamber Singers, Mid-Cities Chamber Singers, Fort Worth Chorale, Schola Cantorum, Colorado Springs Chorale, and with Opera Theater of the Rockies, and has had many opportunities for solo work.

When Katy is not with her 4 boys, teaching voice lessons or choir, you can find her playing tennis, hiking, reading, or even teaching art classes. She is the co-owner of Cypress School of Art as well, which began as an online art school during the pandemic. She loves roadtripping throughout the country, visiting National Parks, and trying out local coffeehouses everywhere she goes.

Danika Puhek

Harp

Danika Puhek has been playing the Celtic Lever Harp for 13 years and teaching harp for 6 years. She enjoys playing, arranging, and composing music from a variety of genres, including Celtic folk, classical, pop, jazz, bluegrass, and sacred. She performs regularly at The British Pantry in Old Colorado City and at Rock Ledge Ranch.

Olivia Luellen-Sipes

Piano

Olivia Luellen-Sipes is a student of classical piano pedagogy, vocal performance, and music theory. She has a passion for sharing the power of music with students of all ages, abilities, and musical backgrounds. It brings her great satisfaction to see her students improve. Olivia has been teaching piano since her senior year in high school and has enjoyed every minute of it. She values the student-teacher relationship, as well as the important role that parents of young students play in their musical journey.

Matthew Powless

Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums

Matthew Powless is a married father of 4 that has had a lifetime love affair with music and teaching music to others. He has been teaching guitar for 25 years, bass guitar for 10 years, as well as drums for a few years. He has taught students in-person and online, as young as 5 up to adults well into their retirement. He truly believes that you are never too young or old to start your music journey. He is capable of teaching all genres and styles of music and can provide an education in music theory to create your own music or learn to play along with your favorite songs. He can teach acoustic or electric guitars and basses as well as drums even if you don’t yet have a drum set. He has a mobile recording studio that he can bring to select lessons to document the progress of you or your child and share with family and friends. He believes that you should get the absolute best for your money, and he takes teaching very seriously, while also making it a lot of fun! Whether you are looking to join or start a band or just looking for a new hobby to enrich your life, he would be happy to teach you or your child and is very excited to start a new journey with Home Musicology.

Casey Williams

Guitar, Piano, Mandolin, Ukulele

Casey Williams has been playing and studying music for over 15 years. He studied music education at CSU-Pueblo where he got an excellent foundation for music theory and played in two ensembles for guitar which included Classical Guitar and Jazz Guitar. He completed piano proficiency as his focus because all music can easily be translated to a piano, and it’s easier to see the patterns and formulas that make up what we call music. He has continued to study music to ensure that he can continue to expand his musical palette. He is passionate about teaching. Presently he also works full-time with children as a Behavioral Technician. As a teacher, he aims to take his students through a musical journey to gain the knowledge necessary to become a creative musician and gain the freedom to travel all over the world of music. 

Brandton Visser 

Violin

 Brandton Visser is a classically-trained violinist with over 20 years of experience playing in performance mediums from orchestra to solo, in genres ranging from classical to cinematic. Beginning private lessons at the age of 4 and continuing until 17, he actively worked to perfect both performance skills and technique through a consistent practice regimen, spurred on by encouragement from parents and mentors. He participated in several minor competitions throughout his musical career and performed with the Colorado Springs Youth Symphony for two years in early high school before moving violin performance to the back seat in college and contenting himself to serve on worship teams and play by request for small personal audiences. Though a firm believer in the importance of disciplined practice to truly learn and progress, he truly values finding what motivates a student and helping them find their way to achieving something that they can be proud of and enjoy long after they put down the instrument and focus on other pursuits.

Bethany Bracker

Piano

Born and raised in a music-loving family, Bethany is passionate about developing a love of music in the hearts of her students. Throughout her years teaching piano, Bethany has made piano enjoyable to a wide range of students, including children, adults, and special-needs students. She loves to explore what makes each piano student’s heart come alive and empower her students to use music as a tool for worship, delight, and intellectual pursuit.

Whether your student is interested in classical music or pop songs, technical theory or playing by ear, Bethany is dedicated to creating a musical appreciation in her students that will last a lifetime!