MUSIC ARTS ACADEMY

LTUMC MUSIC ARTS ACADEMY

Course Guide

Session Dates:  Fall 2024-Spring 2025

Lesson lengths vary depending on age of the student and skill level.  Instructor will call you directly to arrange your lesson time.

Class - Piano

Instructor - Paola Perin

COST $42 per half hour lesson

longer lessons available, as appropriate for the skill level

Paola serves as the organist/pianist here at Lake Travis UMC, playing weekly for worship services and choral rehearsals.  She also works with our children’s music ministry.  She has completed coursework towards a doctorate degree in piano pedagogy (piano instruction) at the University of Texas, Austin.  She teaches private piano lessons to beginning through advanced students of all ages, children, youth, and adults, and has also taught in numerous piano settings. 

Class - Drum

Instructor - Barrett Hughes

COST $36 per half hour lesson

longer lessons available, as appropriate for the skill level

Barrett Hughes was raised in Bryan, TX, where he started banging on things around the house while still in diapers. In high school, he marched the tenor drums for the award winning Bryan High School Drumline, and joined every percussion group he could, including Jazz Band, Percussion Ensemble, and Symphonic Band. While attending Texas A&M, he was a member of Percussion Studio (a “STOMP”-like group.) Barrett taught private lessons for Bryan High School and Susan’s School of Music. He has been the drummer for multiple touring bands (rock and Texas country music) and recording studio albums. He currently plays with the Worship Team at Lake Travis UMC.

Class - Voice

Instructor - Ross David Crutchlow

COST $42 per half hour lesson

longer lessons available, as appropriate for the skill level

A California-born singer, Ross has been called “dazzling” and “larger than life” with “a strong, rich voice that confidently resonates across the stage.” A versatile performer in all areas, Ross’s career has spanned opera, operetta, musical theater, concert, the Shakespearean stage, film and TV. Ross received his vocal training at the University of Redlands. In 2001, Ross decided to relocate to NYC where he was cast in leading roles there and across the US. He sang Fred in Kiss Me, Kate, Vallon in Show Boat, Sir Sagramore in Camelot starring Robert Goulet, the Beast in Beauty and the Beast, and appeared as the Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance at City Center on Broadway starring Hal Linden. Ross was a District Winner in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, a Best Actor Award Winner four years in a row in the Inland Theater League Awards, and has appeared on the Conan O’Brien Show. Ross has a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Redlands. He is husband to soprano Jenny Millsap and father to their three amazing kids. After years on NYC stages and across the country, they've settled in Austin to raise their kids near family.

Notify the instructor at least 24 hours in advance if you need to miss a lesson. 

By notifying your instructor at least 24 hours in advance, you will have the opportunity to schedule a make-up lesson. 

A maximum of two make-up lessons are allowed per term (Fall/Spring)

Tuition for missed lesson is still required, despite choice of making it up or not

If instructor misses a lesson and cannot make it up, paid tuition will transfer to the following month’s tuition

Monthly tuition is due by the 10th of the month according to how many weeks are in that month. Tuition checks should be made to LTUMC, memo line MAA. You may also pay online at www.ltumc.org. Click on GIVE/Financial Giving and choose Music Arts Academy. Cash is not accepted.

Observed holidays (no lessons/no tuition): Thanksgiving week (Nov 25-29), Christmas break (Dec 23-Jan 3), March break dates varies (different school districts), so kindly notify in February if you are taking a day off in March (adults and kids alike). Notice that Monday holidays are not observed.

Last lesson day for the 2024-2025  academic year: May 30.

Students wishing to withdraw from the Academy prior to June will need to give a 30-day written notice to the Music Arts Academy administrator, Patty Highland.  (patty.highland@ltumc.org)

Payment for lessons during that 30-day period will be expected.

Registration fee is non-refundable 

Non-attendance is not considered to be an official withdrawal and tuition will still be due.