MUSIC ARTS ACADEMY
Piano and drum/percussion lessons for kids, youth and adults
Rev. Patty Highland
Director of Music Ministries
Pastor of Worship,
Prayer & Care
512-417-4031
Music Arts Academy
at LTUMC
The Music Arts Academy (MAA) at Lake Travis United Methodist Church provides the opportunity for private music lessons in both piano and drums/percussion. Available to both children and adults, instruction is provided August-May and follows the Lake Travis Independent School Districts calendar. Lessons are conducted at the church.
Please contact Rev. Patty Highland for more information.
Music Arts Academy Receives Award
Our Music Arts Academy has been selected for the 2021 Austin Award in the Music Instructor category by the Austin Award Program. Congrats to Paola Perin for receiving this award!
Music Arts Academy Instructors
Fall 2024-Spring 2025
Lesson lengths vary depending on age of the student and skill level. The instructor will call you directly to arrange your lesson time.
Paola Perin
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.
COST
$42 per 1/2 hour lesson
Longer lessons available as appropriate for the skill level.
Barrett Hughes
Barrett was raised in Bryan, TX, where he started banging on things 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.
COST
$36 per 1/2 hour lesson
Longer lessons available as appropriate for the skill level.
Ross David Crutchlow
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.
COST
$42 per 1/2 hour lesson
Longer lessons available as appropriate for the skill level.
Music Arts Academy Registration
Payments may be made online at ltumc.org/give using any of the online payment options
or in person (by check made payable to LTUMC) at the church office.