Mission Statement
As a private music studio, we believe in the importance of music education for all ages. It is our responsibility and duty to ensure that the highest quality of instruction be given to all students; develop appreciation for all genres of music; help to instill good self discipline and confidence within each student; and to build a lifetime of love for music and the arts.
Krista J. Smith: Director/Instructor
Krista Smith graduated from Evangel University in 1997 with a Vocal and Instrumental Music Education Degree. From 1997-2007 she was the Choral Director at Logan-Rogersville High School. Her experiences include vocal performance, French horn, piano, elementary music, middle school vocal music, high school vocal music, and directing full scale musical theatre productions. Musicals directed were The Wizard of Oz, The Music Man, Annie, Cinderella, The Sound of Music, Bye, Bye Birdie, Hello Dolly, Fiddler on the Roof, and Beauty & the Beast.
Honors Include:
Pi Kappa Lambda (music), Who’s Who in American Education, Who’s Who in American Women, National Honor Roll’s Outstanding American Teachers, and two performances at Carnegie Hall, New York: 1996 with the Evangel University Concert Choir and 2004 with the Logan-Rogersville High School Varsity Choir.
Memberships Include:
Missouri State Teachers Association, Missouri Music Educators Association, American Choral Directors Association
Berea Flatness: Choreographer
Berea Flatness is a sophomore at Missouri State University double majoring in dance and Art and Design. She has been a student at Springfield Ballet for 14 years. Berea has appeared in various productions at Springfield Ballet such as Cinderella, Coppelia, Sleeping Beauty, La Bayadere, La Fille Mal Gardee, Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake, Anti-Congruence, A Special Place, Pas de Quatre, Clumsy Plunge, and Ballet Tango. She has performed in several productions at Landers Theater and Logan-Rogersville High School including South Pacific, Carousel, Annie, Peter Pan, Bye Bye Birdie, Hello Dolly, Fiddler on the Roof, Beauty and the Beast, and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. She was given the opportunity to choreograph Fiddler on the Roof and co-choreograph Beauty and the Beast and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers at Logan-Rogersville High School. Berea was awarded a scholarship to attend the Missouri Fine Arts Academy at M.S.U. for dance in the summer of 2005. Berea is currently an instructor at Springfield Ballet and has taught dance for the Community Center of Springfield. For the past two summers she has choreographed for Rogersville’s Musical Mania camp.
Sam Risaliti: Guitar Instructor
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197 S Marshall, Suite B | Rogersville, MO 65742