Our Mission
We empower families and individuals to learn and grow through music so they can flourish as human beings.
Our values
Community
It takes a combined effort of family, peers, and teachers to support the growth of each individual student.
Diversity
Through collaboration, we learn to see the beauty in the variety and individuality of others.
Personal Growth
Music study teaches us valuable life skills that carry through to all areas of our lives.
Creativity
Knowledge of music opens up a world of possibilities for self-expression.
Joy
Musical ability, self-development, and connection with others leads to a deep love for life and delight of being.
self-Discipline
Through hard work and perseverance, good habits are cultivated.
Our Teachers
Guitar
Elisha Moncrief
Elisha Moncrief is a classically trained guitarist living in Norman, Oklahoma. He has been playing guitar for 9 years and graduated with a degree in Bachelor of Musical Arts in Music at the University of
Oklahoma in 2018. His guitar playing experience includes playing gigs at local restaurants, church worship, and playing in jazz bands. In addition to playing guitar he also has experience playing piano, bass, and choral singing. It is his desire that God is glorified through what he does in music.
Jacob Frost
Jacob Frost is a guitarist, composer, and vocalist with experience in popular, jazz, and classical music. His work as a performer and composer focuses on creating cross-genre fusions and drawing
connections between music and literature. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Music from Drury University and his Master’s Degree in Music Composition from the University of Oklahoma. In addition to his teaching duties, Jacob works as a freelance composer and serves as Music Director at Hillcrest Christian Church in Oklahoma City.
piano
Jennifer Walschap
Jennifer Walschap, NCTM, is the Founder and Director of Imagine Music and Arts, where she also teaches piano using the Suzuki Method. She received a Bachelors in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from
Shorter College and a Masters of Music Education with an emphasis in Piano Pedagogy from OU.
Jennifer has completed training in all of the Suzuki Piano Books with Mary Craig Powell, Rita Hauck, and Fay Adams. She aspires to become a Suzuki Teacher Trainer. She has taught masterclasses and group piano classes at the DFW-WOW Suzuki Institute, and group classes at the Preucil School of Music Spring Workshop.
Mrs. Walschap has presented at numerous locations, including the Music Teachers National Association Conference, the National Conference for Keyboard Pedagogy, the Colorado Springs Music Teachers Association, and the University of Oklahoma. She also regularly adjudicates auditions and competitions around the state of Oklahoma.
Jennifer currently serves as the Treasurer for the Oklahoma Music Teachers Association (OMTA), as well as accompanist for the OYSing Da Capo Choir. In her spare time, she enjoys playing with her cats, gardening, studying Spanish, and doing crafts. Jennifer believes that music can enrich our lives in countless ways, and that every child can, should, and deserves to learn and experience music!
Brass
percussion
guitar
Brass
Connor Cowan, trombone
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Connor Cowan is a graduate student studying trombone performance with Dr. Justin Cook at the University of Central Arkansas. He received his Bachelor of Music degree at the University of
Oklahoma where he studied with Dr. Irv Wagner. While at OU, he won the Young Artist Competition at Oklahoma Christian University in the Spring of 2019. More recently, he placed third in the S. E. Shires Solo Competition held at the Southeast Trombone Symposium in Summer 2023.
Connor has taught private trombone lessons for over eight years and has helped students win seats in competitive honor bands, achieve superior ratings at solo competitions, and audition for collegiate music programs. Whether a student wants to make music their career or not, Connor’s goal is to help students find enrichment and empowerment through their study of the trombone.
Percussion
Tyler Romine, percussion
Tyler Romine received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Percussion Performance from the University of Oklahoma. While attending, he instructed drum set classes, steel band classes,
private percussion lessons and marching band clinics. He has been performing for 21 years in the regional music scene and national tours. He is trained in drum set and world percussion as well as all forms of traditional/orchestral and mallet percussion. He is experienced in styles including Rock, R&B, Country, Jazz, Latin, Pop, Orchestral, and Contemporary small ensemble and has performed with the OU Wind Symphony, Symphony Orchestra, Percussion Orchestra, New Century Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble. He is currently performing and recording with the band Kinfolk as well as local artists Justin Logan, Ben Brock, and Giakob Lee.
Guitar
Elisha Moncrief, guitar
Elisha Moncrief is a classically trained guitarist living in Norman, Oklahoma. He has been playing guitar for 9 years and graduated with a degree in Bachelor of Musical Arts in Music at the University of
Oklahoma in 2018. His guitar playing experience includes playing gigs at local restaurants, church worship, and playing in jazz bands. In addition to playing guitar he also has experience playing piano, bass, and choral singing. It is his desire that God is glorified through what he does in music.
Piano
Jennifer Walschap
Jennifer Walschap, NCTM, is the Founder and Director of Imagine Music and Arts, where she also teaches piano using the Suzuki Method. She received a Bachelors in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from Shorter College and a Masters of
Music Education with an emphasis in Piano Pedagogy from OU.
Jennifer has completed training in all of the Suzuki Piano Books with Mary Craig Powell, Rita Hauck, and Fay Adams. She aspires to become a Suzuki Teacher Trainer. She has taught masterclasses and group piano classes at the DFW-WOW Suzuki Institute, and group classes at the Preucil School of Music Spring Workshop.
Mrs. Walschap has presented at numerous locations, including the Music Teachers National Association Conference, the National Conference for Keyboard Pedagogy, the Colorado Springs Music Teachers Association, and the University of Oklahoma. She also regularly adjudicates auditions and competitions around the state of Oklahoma.
Jennifer currently serves as the Treasurer for the Oklahoma Music Teachers Association (OMTA), as well as accompanist for the OYSing Da Capo Choir. In her spare time, she enjoys playing with her cats, gardening, studying Spanish, and doing crafts. Jennifer believes that music can enrich our lives in countless ways, and that every child can, should, and deserves to learn and experience music!
Jessica Witt
Jessica Witt fell in love with the piano at the age of four, knowing just a few years later that she wanted to become a teacher. She was able to achieve this goal in 2014 and has worked since then with both children and adults guiding them in
discovering their own unique styles of learning. Recently, she has become the holder of a Collegiate Music Diploma from the International Program of The National Guild of Piano Teachers; she also plans to further her studies with the Suzuki Association. For Jessica, music is a beautiful language and her goal is to divulge its secrets to whomever is willing to listen and learn.
Melina Blanco
Melina Blanco is a dedicated multi-instrumentalist musician and teacher based in the Oklahoma City area. Having performed with a variety of musicians and artists domestically and internationally, she has the experience and knowledge to
help any aspiring musician reach their goal. Melina attended West Texas A&M University from 2014 to 2019, having completed a music performance degree. She has gone on tour with the WTAMY symphony in Austria, Czech Republic, and Hungary. She also went on another tour in South Korea with a chamber orchestra ensemble. She has also performed with the Roswell Symphony, the Big Springs Symphony, and the Amarillo Symphony. In addition to symphonic work, she has also performed with various jazz ensembles including the WTAMY Jazz Ensemble, Big G and the Tradewinds, and was a founding member of the Del Cueto Quartet.
In 2015, Melina served as the bassist for the 50th anniversary season of TEXAS! the Musical. Having gotten familiar with the musical culture, Melina continued to performed in numerous musicals. Prior to moving to Oklahoma, Melina also performed in a couple country bands like the Ty Blackburn Band and an all female folk band called Cake in the Breakroom. Currently, she’s performing with the Goldsby church worship team and in a reggae band called Dirty Reggae Punx.
Since starting her music teaching career in 2013, Melina has helped hundreds of students of all ages achieve their musical goals. Currently, she is teaching guitar, piano, voice, double bass, electric bass, and ukulele lessons in Norman and Moore. In there down time, Melina enjoys hiking, reading books, and spending time with her friends and family.
VOICE
Lydia Jackson
Lydia Jackson is a K-5th grade music teacher in Norman Public Schools and holds a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Oklahoma. While in school, she was involved in OU Women’s Chorus, music student wellness initiatives,
and completed an internship for the OYSing Con Brio choir. In addition to singing, she loves hiking, playing guitar, and spending time with her friends. She hopes to help students of all ages develop a life-long appreciation for music and gain confidence in the process.
Piano
Dylan Bishop
Dylan Bishop’s love for music began at an early age. Watching his grandmother play, he asked her at the age of five if she would teach him. Lessons began shortly after, and
before long he was carrying on the family legacy of playing in his church at age 15. An Arkansas native, Dylan moved to Oklahoma to pursue a degree in worship in 2019 and has since graduated with a BA in Worship and Music Studies and a BA in Christian Ministry- Pastoral Ministry. In his time at Randall University, he participated in the three different traveling music team: Abide, Revive, and New Life, as well as the RU Chapel Band and RU Choir. Dylan is a Worship Pastor at Kingsview Church in OKC, where he leads his band every Sunday in a blended worship set of hymns and contemporary music.
It is Dylan’s lifelong belief that as Hans Christian Anderson said, “Where words fail, music speaks”. Dylan strives for a personalized, individualistic learning experience for each student, so that they can learn how to express themselves fully and uniquely through music. He has experience in both traditional and contemporary learning methods, and offers lessons for those wanting to learn how to read music as well as those wanting a more modern approach, through chords, improvisation, and ear training.
Grant Wells
Grant Wells has been a professional musician for the last 15 years. His two instruments are piano and trumpet. He is one of the resident pianists for the Skirvin Red Piano lounge and has been delighting
patrons with many different genres of music for the last 13 years. In that same time heh as played with many performing bands such as Banana Seat, Souled Out and more. He is well versed in acoustic piano and electric keyboards.
While studying at OU, he played trumpet in many ensembles including the jazz band where he was given the distinguished soloist award. Grant is a current member of the Boulevard Brass Quintet that performs around the Norman/OKC/Edmond area. He is also a trumpet player for the St. Luke’s Orchestra for the downtown campus. He has been there for 8 years alongside many talented musicians and educators.
Alongside Grant’s performing career, he has great experience as an educator. He has taught private lessons for the last 20 years, privately and at lessons studios. He was also an assistant band director in Guthrie, teaching 6th-12th grade band for 3 years. He taught beginning brass at El System in Oklahoma City starting in 2016. He was also the youth orchestra director at St. Monica’s in Edmond for 3 years. Dozens of Grant’s brass students have been accepted into all region and Oklahoma Allstate bands, received 1’s at solo and ensemble and some have gone on to become professional musicians or educators.
Grant graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Composition. He is well versed in the music writing software Sibelius and has arranged countless horn charts over the years for various bands. He has written pieces for many different ensembles including brass quintet, woodwind quintet, string quartet, wind band, choir, and electro-acoustic. He also has experience in Pro Tools and recording software and has written and recorded various pieces. He even wrote a theme song for a children’s television show.
Grant has a deep passion for music and is looking forward to sharing it with the students and staff at Imagine Music and Arts.
Piano
Katie Larson
Katie Larson is a graduate student at the University of Oklahoma pursuing her Masters of Music in Piano Performance and Pedagogy.
She received a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance and Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Lawrence University, where she was also a student teacher at the Lawrence Community Music School. Katie also worked with the Lawrence Girl Choirs and sang in various choirs at Lawrence. She did her Psychology Capstone at Lawrence on finding teaching methods to foster a growth mindset and prioritize this in her teaching. Katie thinks that music can be deeply enriching to one’s life and hopes to help students foster a lifelong appreciation for music!
Madison Webb
Madison Webb fell in love with piano at a young age and has always known she wanted to be a teacher. Madison received a Bachelor’s in Musical Arts
degree with piano emphasis from Oklahoma Baptist University, and plans on pursuing a Master’s degree in the future. During her time at OBU, Madison took pedagogy classes for three semesters, deepening her knowledge of techniques and skills pertaining to teaching piano. She believes that music is a God given gift and everyone should have the opportunity to experience the joy of making music.
Kaylen Atkins
Kaylen holds a Bachelor of Music Education from Union University and a Tennessee K-12 Vocal/General Music teaching certificate, bringing
over 7 years of experience in both classroom and private lesson settings. With a strong background in vocal music and a passion for student growth, she has taught and mentored singers and pianists of all ages, skill levels, and styles.
Her career includes teaching high school introductory piano classes, conducting public high school choirs, and directing numerous music theatre productions. Some of her most memorable highlights include competing at Festival Disney at Disney World Orlando in 2025, performing at Carnegie Hall in 2024, guiding students to the All-State Honor Choirs, and most recently, celebrating a student’s achievement of reaching the JIMMY Awards in New York City – one of the highest honours in high school musical theatre.
In addition to teaching, she is an active singer in her local church community. Outside of music, you can find her at the movies with her husband, Kolby, or spending time with their two beloved pups, Cece and Frank.
She is passionate about helping students grow their skills and love of music, and to grow not just as musicians, but as confident, creative individuals ready to reach their full potential.
PIAno
Jenna Klein
Jenna Klein has been a dedicated teacher to students of all ages and levels for the past eight years. Currently she teaches piano at Imagine Music and Arts and Applied Piano at Southern Nazarene University as an adjunct faculty member.
She is a Candidate for the Ph.D. in Piano Pedagogy at OU where she studies piano with Dr. Jane Magrath and piano pedagogy with Dr. Barbara Fast. Her past teachers include Sean Botkin, Dr. Lynn Worcester, and Dr. Ruthanne Schempf. She earned her BA in Piano Performance and Contemporary Music Studies with an emphasis in Music Therapy from SUNY New Paltz and a MM in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Northern Iowa. She has performed nationally throughout the Hudson Valley region of New York, Michigan, and the Midwest and internationally in Eisenstadt, Austria as part of the Classical Music Festival.
During her time at OU, she has been a four-time recipient of the Provost’s Certificate of Distinction in Teaching for outstanding instruction as a Graduate Teaching Assistant. Most recently, she was awarded the 2021-2022 Mergler and Bullard Dissertation Completion Fellowship which she will use to continue research related to diversity and representation in the piano repertoire. In addition to teaching, Jenna is an active presenter at state, regional, and national conferences.
ART
Shae Hanke
Shae Hanke holds a degree in Secondary Language Arts Education from Bethel University. She considers herself a self-taught life long artist, and her arts specialties include, but are not limited to: drawing, painting, printmaking,
jewelry making, and weaving. Miss Shae has taught art classes at Bryant Elementary in Moore for the past 8 years. She has been married to Matt for 5 years, and in her “spare time,” she is an avid reader and artist, and she runs a shop on Etsy.
percussion
Tyler Romine
Tyler Romine received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Percussion Performance from the University of Oklahoma. While attending, he instructed drum set classes, steel band classes, private percussion lessons and marching
band clinics. He has been performing for 21 years in the regional music scene and national tours. He is trained in drum set and world percussion as well as all forms of traditional/orchestral and mallet percussion. He is experienced in styles including Rock, R&B, Country, Jazz, Latin, Pop, Orchestral, and Contemporary small ensemble and has performed with the OU Wind Symphony, Symphony Orchestra, Percussion Orchestra, New Century Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble. He is currently performing and recording with the band Kinfolk as well as local artists Justin Logan, Ben Brock, and Giakob Lee.
Strings
Dr. Charlene Dell, violin
Charlene Dell is currently the Associate Professor and Chair of Music Education at the University of Oklahoma. She teaches undergraduate courses in conducting, string methods, and pedagogy, graduate courses in music education, and conducts
the Oklahoma Youth Philharmonic.
Prior to beginning her work at the University of Oklahoma, Dr. Dell taught for sixteen years in the public schools of upstate New York and South Carolina. She also has strong experiences as a youth orchestra conductor, having directed youth orchestras in Poughkeepsie, NY. She also served for 8 summers as Assistant Administrative Director of the New York State Summer School of the Arts School of Orchestral Studies in Saratoga Springs, NY.
Dr. Dell is active as a researcher and clinician at both state and national levels. She has presented clinics at the national conferences of National Association for Music Educators, and the American String Teachers Association National conference, as well as the state conferences of Oklahoma, Texas, South Carolina, and New York. She has published in the Teaching Music through Orchestra book series, the American String Teachers Journal, and Music Educators Journal, as well as other national and international research journals. She became Editor of the American String Teachers Journal in June of 2021.
Dr. Dell received her Bachelor of Music Education at Crane School of Music, State University College of New York at Potsdam. She then obtained her Master of String Education Degree from Western Connecticut State University, as well as her PhD from the University of South Carolina.
Katie Tan, violin
Katie Li Tan, M.M. received her Masters of Music in Violin Performance at the University of Oklahoma, She received her Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance from Lawrence University.
She has enjoyed maintaining a private studio teaching violin private lessons for various age ranges of musicians. Throughout past summers, she has attended festivals and programs such as Interlochen Arts Camp, Sewanee Summer Music Festival, Charles Castleman’s ‘Quartet Program,’ and served as concertmaster for College Light Opera Company. Katie is also the proud mom of her son, and 2 dogs.
Victoria Day, cello
A native of San Antonio, Texas, Victoria Day is a cellist, teacher, and adjudicator currently living in Norman, Oklahoma. Victoria is actively pursuing both a Bachelor of Music in Cello Performance and Bachelor of Music Education degrees
from The University of Oklahoma, with an anticipated graduation date of May 2023. While in school, she has been an active performer in the OU Symphony Orchestra, serving as principal, section, and undergraduate orchestra assistant. In addition to this, Victoria has performed regularly in a variety of student quartets and with OU’s New Century Ensemble. She has participated in the FOOSA Summer Festival, Sewanee Summer Music Festival, and Manhattan in the Mountains Music Festival, where she studied with many accomplished instructors such as Marion Feldman, Thomas Loewenheim, and Bonnie Hampton. Her primary instructors include Jonathan Ruck, Ignacio Gallego, and Phyllis Kline. When not playing cello, Victoria enjoys cooking, crossword puzzles and spending time with her friends.
Woodwinds
Tyler Herzberger, saxophone
Tyler Herzberger is a classical saxophonist studying music education at the University of Oklahoma. He currently serves as the principal saxophonist of the premier Wind Symphony at OU and
university through various solo competitions and performances.
As a member of the OU saxophone studio, Tyler is the rehearsal director for Lighthouse Quartet -a chamber saxophone group that is involved with competitions, recitals, and gigs. Their recent projects include a recording sessions for a national competition as well as collaboration with local composers to premiere new repertoire.
Tyler is a goal-oriented musician and teacher, setting both long-term and short-term goals to measure the success of a student. His experience with private lessons, large ensemble, and bass instruction provides him with a wide teaching range that will help meet each student’s needs.
Matt Tyler, clarinet
Matt Tyler is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma, with a bachelor’s degree in Clarinet Performance under Dr. Suzanne Tirk, as well as a bachelor’s degree in Music Education. Currently, Matt is
pursuing a Master’s in multiple woodwinds at Oklahoma City University.
He has participated in professional recording sessions with the OU wind symphony, and played extensively with ensembles and composers at the University of Oklahoma. One such group was the Audax Reed Quintet, which chop he competed, placing as semi-finalists in the Coltman chamber music competition as well as competing in the North American Saxophone Alliance competition.
Matt also has experience teaching middle and high school students in collaboration with the faculty at Edmond Sante Fe High School, as well as working with students throughout this college career. He strives for the best education for his students, creating a space in which students can succeed and enjoy creating music at a high level.
Dr. Laura Zambrano, flute
Laura Zambrano is a passionate flutist and music educator from Bogotá, Colombia. Growing up in a community that valued the arts, she discovered her love for music at an early age, leading her to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in Music
Performance from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. She has extensive experience teaching young musicians, having worked as a flute instructor in cultural centers, schools, and conservatories. She was also part of La Banda entre las Bandas, a program that brought music education to developing programs across her home state in Colombia.
In 2019, Ms. Zambrano moved to the United States to pursue a Master’s in Music Performance and a Performance Certificate at Missouri State University. She has performed with various ensembles, including the Springfield Chamber Orchestra, MSU Symphony Orchestra, and the OU Symphony Orchestra. Currently, she is a doctoral candidate at the University of Oklahoma, where she is actively researching about contemporary Colombian flute music. She is also an active competitor, recently earning recognition as a finalist in the 2025 OU Concerto Competition and placing in international competitions such as the Charleston International Music Competition (2022) and MAP International Music Competition (2021). Beyond performance, Ms. Zambrano has a deep love for teaching and music education, with interests in music theory, film music, and music history. She has been teaching privately since 2017, working with both young students and adults. She also serves as a board member of the Oklahoma Flute Society. Ms. Zambrao is dedicated to making music learning fun and inspiring for students, helping them build confidence and a lifelong appreciation for music.