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MEET OUR INSTRUCTORS

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Andrea Jelinek

Piano

Music is one of my greatest passions and even more so, sharing that passion with others through teaching. 

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Steve Vanoeveren

Guitar & Ukulele

 Steve started teaching lessons at Firehouse in 2005 while studying classical, and jazz guitar at GRCC. 

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Dan Dzierzyc

Audio Recording, Piano, Guitar

Dan brings with him 13+ years of musical knowledge, as well as a Bachelor of Music from Stephen F. Austin State University.

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Eric Boyea

Guitar & Ukulele

Eric has his Bachelors in music from GVSU with an emphasis on classical and jazz and has been teaching since 2004. 

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Brandon Proch

Guitar, Bass Guitar, & Ukulele

Brandon brings 20 years of music experience along with a Associates degree in Music from GRCC.

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Matt Gabriel

Guitar & Songwriting

Matt has been teaching at Firehouse since 2012 and actually learned to play here as a student.

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Brian Hilgendorf

Guitar

Brian has been playing guitar for over 45 years and was the first teacher we hired back in 1998 here at Firehouse.

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Ben Steer

Bass Guitar, & Guitar

Ben has been playing music for 18 years, and started with classical guitar. I played music with my schoolmates, and began..

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Evan Follmar

Drums & Percussion

Evan has been playing and studying percussion for 21 years with 18 years of experience on the drum set.

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Adam Amos

Guitar, Banjo, & Ukulele

Adam has been playing guitar since 2003, and banjo since around 2008. I started teaching professionally in 2015​

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Rebekah Graham

Guitar & Ukulele

Rebekah has been playing guitar for over 18 years including 7 years of teaching experience.

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Ricky Saing

Guitar

Ricky is returning to Firehouse and brings a whole new playing dynamic to our teach staff.

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Chad Shisler

Guitar

Chad brings over 20 years of playing experience to Firehouse Guitars where he has been teaching for over 16 years.

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Kyle Kuhn

Drums

Kyle specializes in several genres including rock, funk, jazz, folk, country, indie, marching percussion, orchestra, and wind ensemble. 

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