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THE DALLAS SCHOOL OF MUSIC

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.

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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

Master's: Southern Methodist University
Bachelor's: Texas Christian University
Certification in Secondary Music
- Concentration Choral Conducting

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Faculty (Brass, Percussion, Piano)

Jason Schilling

Master's: University of North Texas
- Jazz Studies
Bachelor's: Whitworth 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

Faculty (Orchestral Strings, Piano)

Camila Hernandez

Bachelor's: Brigham Young University
Honor's Diploma:
- Las Vegas Academy of the Arts Performing Arts Center

Faculty (Piano, Orchestral Strings, Guitar, Voice)

Darby Rojas

Bachelor's: University of North Texas
Certification in Recording Technology
- Cedar Valley College

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