School of Music Instructors
Jay Pfeifer
School of Music Director
913-271-1551
Jay received his classical training at the UMKC Conservatory by concert artist Richard Cass, where in 1996 he met singer/songwriter Don Chaffer, who soon added Jay to his new band Waterdeep.
Jay continued to perform and record with Waterdeep until 1998 and has been featured on 4 of the band's albums. Since his departure from Waterdeep, Jay has split his time between teaching in Overland Park, KS, recording as a session musician on a number of albums, performing with local jazz bands, and composing and arranging music for dance, musical theater, and independent albums.
Jay now serves as the Director of the Culture House School of Music in Olathe, KS and an assistant to the Worship Director at The United Methodist Church of The Resurrection in Leawood.
Andi Fredrickson
Piano & Voice
913-669-2015
Andi Fredrickson has been performing for the last 30 years! She started singing in revivals with her family when she was 5 years old. Andi has been teaching piano and voice for 15 years. After graduating from the University of Kansas with her bachelors degree in Music Education, she taught general music in the public schools for 7 years (Kansas City, Kansas and Gardner, Kansas). Andi also has completed 75 hours of graduate work in Music History, Choral Conducting, Education and Vocal Performance. Andi has sung all over the world including Carnegie Hall, New York City; Magdaline College at Oxford College, Oxford, Uk,; Eddington, Uk, Manheim, Germany; and all over the US. Andi currently plays in a band, Fredrickson Hill (which won "Best Original Song of the Year, 2006) and she just won "Best Female Vocalist of the Year, 2007" with King Cat Music. She also serves at Church of the Resurection and Resurection West with her husband Scott. Andi lives in Olathe with her husband an d 4 sons.
Jeff Scheetz
Guitar
816-719-3487
Jeff Scheetz has released 7 CDs, including the highly successful Pawn Shop, released on Bandai in Japan. He is well respected in the educational field and has released an instructional video, a book/CD combination, and most recently a 4 CD-rom course called Rock Solid, and a single CD-rom course called Rock Tricks. He has been featured in all the major Guitar mags: Guitar Player, Guitar FPM, Guitar World, Burrn (Japan), Hot Guitar (Korea), Cross Rhythms (Europe) and many more. He has been endorsed by Yamaha guitars, Ernie Ball Strings, Avlex mics, DC Cases. He has performed 300 guitar clinics across the country for Yamaha Guitars. He has toured the U.S., Mexico, and Europe, doing shows with the Scorpions, Cheap Trick, Joan Jett, Eric Johnson, ELO, .38 Special, Jeff Healey, Steve Vai and more
Scott Rettedal
Guitar & Bass
913-832-3215
Scott Rettedal has been playing guitar for 15 years, and teaching lessons since 2001. He received a bachelors degree in music from Oral Roberts University with a concentration in classical guitar performance. He plays a variety of styles, including rock, blues, folk, classical, jazz, and world music. He has played in bands for the past 11 years and plays regularly in the Kansas City area with other instructors from the Culture House. In 2007, he released his first solo album, "Restoration Harbor." He is currently pursuing a masters' degree in music therapy from the University of Kansas.
Aaron Fry
Guitar & Bass
913-620-1243
Aaron Fry has been teaching music since 2004. He has a Bachelor's of Music in Composition that he received from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Aaron plays weekly for his home church in Olathe.
Julie Massing
Voice
913-221-9140
Julie is a professional singer, musician, and songwriter. She began singing as a teenager with the Maranatha Band and performed with them for over 10 yrs., moving on to sing with the exciting duet "Sister". The most recent CD, from "Sister", titled, "Can't Hide Your Heart", was produced by Dove Award winner Jesse Peterson. "Sister" was selected out of hundreds of aspiring artists across the nation to perform at the Gospel Music Association's new artist showcase in '93 and '94. Sister was awarded the Grand Prize for "Best New Performance" and 2nd place for "Best New Song" at the Christian Broadcasting Network Christian Music conference, in Virginia Beach. The duet has opened for The News Boys and Jennifer Knapp, and performed with the likes of Phillips Craig & Dean, Kim Hill and Phil Keaggy. Sister has entertained audiences across the U.S., Canada and oversees in South Korea for the U.S. Military.
Julie received her Bachelor's Degree in Music Education and Private Voice, at Mid-America Nazarene University in 1985. Private Voice Instructor, Maranatha Academy, Elementary Vocal Music Teacher, Olathe USD. She has recorded radio jingles for Honda, Wal-Mart, KC Power & Light, Hallmark Cards, Krigel's Jewelers, and two shopping centers. Was first Runner-Up and Talent Winner in the Miss Kansas Pageant, affiliated with the Miss America Pageant.
Nathan Johnson
Voice & Piano
479-651-2479
Nathan Johnson has been involved in music teaching and training for the past 8 years. He graduated from the University of Central Arkansas with a Bachelor of Music Education degree in music with a vocal emphasis. After spending several years in Fort Smith, Arkansas working for Grace Community United Methodist Church, Nathan accepted a position at Church of the Resurrection here in Kansas City. Nathan, along with his wife Jessica, and two children, are residents of Lenexa and very excited to become more involved in the arts community of Kansas.
Angie Stevenson
Voice
913.687.4795
Angie grew up singing and playing piano at church. She was in choir and band throughout Jr. High and High School. She first toured with the Continental Singers in 1998, as a vocalist and dancer. She sang in and was a student director for George Fox University's (Newberg, OR) 80 voice a cappella pop choir. She graduated with her B.A. degree in Music and Christian Ministries from George Fox in 2001. She was hired as Director of Worship and Arts at West Valley Church in Fruitland, ID (2001 – 2003). She then directed several tours with the Continental Singers, performing all over the world (2003 – 2005). Since then, she's been singing with her church's worship team, and teaching private voice and piano lessons. Angie loves all the arts, but has an especially strong passion for vocal music. She was married in 2006 to Jeremy and they live in Olathe, KS.
Brandon Graves
Drums
Brandon has played over 600 live shows in 39 States and performed on over 30 recordings with various artists including Waterdeep, Don Chaffer, Darrell Evans, Sandra McCracken, Derek Webb, Alli Rogers, Paul Wright and Sara Groves. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Percussion Performance at Washburn University under the instruction of Dr. Tom Morgan. Brandon also plays with the ambient electronic band Urban John, and is a member of the critically acclaimed art rock band The Khrusty Brothers. His former teachers include Tom Aungst, Mike Stevens, Kevin Bobo, Ed Argenziano, Doug Auwarter and Todd Strait. Brandon is an active clinician, arranger and adjudicator in the Kansas and Missouri area and is fluent in snare drum, drumset and marching percussion techniques. Brandon Graves is the Faculty Percussion Instructor at The Culture House in Olathe, KS. where he teaches a full studio of private students. He is also the drumline instructor for the Blue Springs High School Golden Regiment. The Golden Regiment is a Bands of America Super Regional Finalist and Grand Nationals Semi-Finalist. Brandon is a Yamaha Artist/Clinician, a member of the Vic Firth educational team.
LaVonne McDaniel
Violin
913-485-8382
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