Outside Music Lesson Providers

MBU recommends several qualified professional teachers who are not MBU employees. These musicians bring academic qualifications and professional experience to teach students who take lessons in their areas of expertise.

Daniel Birnschein

TRUMPET

• MM Church Music, Bob Jones University
• BS Music Education, Bob Jones University
• Former principal trumpet of the Green Bay Symphony and La Crosse Symphony Orchestra.
• Wisconsin Philharmonic, principal trumpet
• Milwaukee Ballet Orchestra, second trumpet

Tatiana Bush

FLUTE

• MM Flute Performance, UW-Milwaukee
• BFA Flute Performance, UW-Milwaukee
• University of Wisconsin Parkside, Adjunct Flute Professor
• Wisconsin Lutheran College, Adjunct Flute Professor
• Kettle Moraine Symphony and Milwaukee Philharmonic, principal flute

June Brus

PIANO

• MM Piano Performance, UW- Madison
• BFA Piano Performance, UW-Milwaukee
• Soloist and chamber musician
• Former head of piano department at Carroll University
• Teacher to college music majors for 35 years

Tamara Collupy

VOICE

• MFA, Bob Jones University
• BS Fine Arts, Maranatha Baptist University
• Music Specialist at Shorehaven retirement facility – leading tone chimes and choir with residents, playing and singing for residents, and programming entertainment.

Louis Cucunato

GUITAR

• MM Classical Guitar Performance, Indiana University, Jacobs School of Music
• BM Classical Guitar Performance, UW-Milwaukee
• Studied under international guitarists, Rene Izquierdo and Ernesto Bitetti
• 15 years of teaching experience in grade school and college level
• Composer and arranger
• Gives frequent live performances

Christin Kieckhafer

VOICE

MM, Music Education, Boston University
Vocal Pedagogy Certification, Shenandoah Conservatory
BS, Choral Music Education, Maranatha Baptist University
Singer with the Milwaukee Symphony Chorus
Performing & Recording Vocalist

Tom Lacy

OBOE

Artist’s Certificate, University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory
MM Oboe Performance, University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory
BM Oboe Performance, University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance
Founding member and Ensemble Manager of “Driftless Reeds” Reed Quintet
Orchestral oboe player and chamber musician
Oboist in Madison Chamber Player

Dr. David Ledgerwood

PIANO/ARRANGING/COMPOSING

DMA Music Education, Boston University
MA Sacred Music, Pensacola Christian College
MA Music Theory and Composition, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
BS Music Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Maranatha Baptist University professor, 37 years

Dr. Pei-Hsuan Lin

PIANO

DMA, University of Maryland
MM, Peabody Institute of Music, Johns Hopkins University
Former Resident Artist at Washington National Opera/The Kennedy Center
Former Fellow at Merola Opera Program, SongStudio Carnegie Hall, Wolf Trap Opera
Head of Music at the Florentine Opera Company

Kaitlin Obernberger

ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE

BFA Vocal Performance with a focus on Opera/Art Song, UW-Milwaukee
AMSAT Certified Alexander Technique Teacher from ATMKE under Luc Vanier and Matthew Ventura
Private Voice Teacher trained in Music Theatre, Classical, and CCM

Vinicius Sant’Ana

VIOLIN/VIOLA

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra substitute violinist
Madison Symphony Orchestra substitute violinist
Founding member of the Griffon String Quartet
Music Director of Suzuki Strings of Madison Orchestra
MM in Violin Performance from UW-Madison