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Meet Our Faculty

Our faculty are highly trained, experienced musicians who approach teaching with professionalism, integrity, and a genuine love for helping students succeed.

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At The Dallas School of Music, our faculty are professional music instructors and performers dedicated to world-class teaching in Dallas, TX. With extensive training, performance experience, and personalized instruction, our teachers help students of all ages and skill levels in piano, voice, guitar, percussion, strings, brass, and woodwinds grow with confidence and musical skill. This page introduces you to the educators who make our private music lessons inspiring, effective, and rewarding.​

PROFESSIONAL MUSIC EDUCATORS

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Director (Piano, Guitar, Bass, Percussion)

Dr. Bob Lawrence

  • Doctorate: University of North Texas

    • PhD Music Education Jazz Emphasis​

  • Master's: University of North Texas

  • Bachelor's: St. Ambrose University

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Assistant Director (Flute, Piano, Voice)

Tamalyn Stone Lawrence

  • Master's: University of North Texas

  • Bachelor's: Southern Methodist University

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Faculty (Piano)

Elizabeth Symons

  • MME, Academy of Music, Dance, and Fine Arts, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

  • Piano Performance Diploma National Music School Lubomor Pipkov, Sofia, Bulgaria

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Faculty (Voice, Piano)

Sojung Lim

  • ​Master's: Peabody Conservatory, The Johns Hopkins University

  • Bachelor's: Seoul National University

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Faculty (Orchestral Strings, Guitar, Bass)

Rob Flickinger

  • Bachelor's: University of North Texas

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Faculty (Voice)

Dr. Abigail Head-Salmeron

  • Doctorate: University of Georgia​

  • Master's: Peabody Conservatory, The Johns Hopkins University

  • Bachelor's: Samford University

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Faculty (Voice, Piano)

Susan Kheshtinejad

  • ​Bachelor's: Southern Methodist University

  • Certification in Secondary Music

    • Concentration Choral Conducting​

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Faculty (Brass, Voice, Piano)

Dr. Juan Alonso

  • ​Doctorate: Eastman School of Music

  • Master's: Cincinnati Conservatory of Music 

  • Bachelor's: Texas Christian University

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Faculty (Woodwinds, Guitar, Percussion)

Eugene Cantera

  • Bachelor's: Hartt School of Music

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Faculty (Voice)

Toni Richardson

  • ​Master's: Belmont University

  • Bachelor's: Austin College

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Faculty (Orchestral Strings, Piano)

Camila Hernandez

  • Bachelor's: Brigham Young University

  • Honor's Diploma:

    • Las Vegas Academy of the Arts Performing Arts Center

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Faculty (Orchestral Strings, Piano)

Dr. Monica De la Hoz

  • ​Doctorate: Louisiana State University

  • Master's: University of New Mexico

  • Master's: University of Southern Mississippi

  • Bachelor's: University of Campinas (BRASIL)

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Faculty (Piano, Voice)

Ru Zhang

  • Masters: The Juilliard School

  • Bachelor's: The Juilliard School 

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Faculty (Woodwinds)

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Faculty (Piano, Voice)

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We review applications on a rolling basis.

Dallas Arts

The Dallas School of Music is proud to be part of a vibrant arts community.

We recognize many organizations throughout the region that contribute to

the strength of arts education in Dallas.

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