Beginner, intermediate, and advanced piano lessons are taught by our piano instructors Jill Cagle, Dave Covington, Dawn Dixon, and Luda Hoskin. These lessons are for ages 5 and up, and are held on the 3rd floor of Building C.
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Jill Cagle is a piano performance graduate with a Bachelors of Arts degree from Birmingham-Southern College. While attending ‘Southern, she participated in many recitals, competitions, and productions. Jill has over 20 years experience of playing the piano, and over 10 years experience in teaching. She is also the pianist for Faith Baptist Church in Pell City.
Mrs. Cagle currently teaches beginner, intermediate, and advanced lessons in Piano on Tuesday afternoons. Her lessons are held in Room 301, Building C.
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John David Covington (Dave) has maintained a full time studio in the Clay/Trussville area for 30 years. During that time he has taught hundreds of students ages 6 to adult. He graduated from Birmingham Southern College with a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance.
Mr Covington has served as church pianist at Clearview Baptist Church for 25 years working in traditional and contemporary settings and is a member of the Birmingham Music Teachers Association.
Mr. Covington enjoys teaching beginning, intermediate and advanced lessons. His primary goal is to help his students develop a love of music, especially classical piano. He has experience with popular music as well, having played many years professionally with a piano trio.
As an adult who enjoys taking private lessons (violin, classical guitar, Italian) he is especially encouraging to adults who have the desire to learn to play the piano. He feels the process of learning a musical instrument is very rewarding on many levels.
Mr. Covington currently teaches beginner, intermediate, and advanced lessons in Piano on Thursdays. His lessons are held in Room 301, Building C.
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Dawn Dixon is a widely accomplished vocalist and pianist who will be sharing her talent and passion for the arts with our Conservatory! Her many accomplishments have taken her all over the world, where she’s performed and toured in countries such as France, England, Germany, Central America, and the U.S.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Voice Performance from Birmingham-Southern, and Graduate work from the University of South Carolina. In her career, she’s won numerous awards, including several Opera Awards and four Miss Alabama Prelims, as well as serving as a Prelim judge for Miss Alabama, Miss Mississippi, and Miss South Carolina.
She’s been invited to sing at the Governor’s Mansion in Montgomery, AL and also performed at Gala’s with and for people such as: Bette Davis, Barbara Walters, Princess Marchella Borghese, and Andy Griffith. Dawn has also performed numerous leading Opera roles in productions such as Carousel, The King & I, and The Magic Flute.
Ms. Dixon currently manages three music studios in the Birmingham area, which employs around 20 teachers. She began the Trussville & Greystone Music and Dance company in 2007, and was the pianist for The Cahaba Chorale in 2007-2008.
Ms. Dixon currently teaches beginner, intermediate, and advanced lessons in both Piano and Voice. Her lessons are held in Room 301, Building C.
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Luda Hoskin began teaching with the Conservatory last Spring ’09. She is originally from Eastern Europe, Russia and the Ukraine. She graduated from the Uman Professional Music Academy in Uman, Ukraine, with a specialty degree in Piano, and was qualified for the highest qualification category for the position of piano teacher and accompanist.
She has more than 30 years of experience in teaching and accompanying. Many of her students have achieved great success in music. Many of them currently work in the Symphony Orchestra of Bolshoy Theater in Moscow, Russia, the Symphony Orchestra of Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, Russia, the Kiezsky Opera Theater (Ukraine), and others. Many students have entered conservatories, become music teachers, accompanists, and vocalists.
Mrs. Hoskin was a professional accompanist for international music competitions every year in Odessa (Ukraine), Ekaterinburg (Russia), Simferopol (Ukraine), Herson (Ukraine), Rimini (Italy), and many others. She is also the author of 2 manuals for students at Tchaikovsky Music College.
She has held key positions as piano teach, choir leader, and accompanist at both the Uman Professional Music Academy (Uman, Ukraine) and the Tchaikovsky Music College (Ekaterinburg, Russia).
Mrs. Hoskin currently teaches beginner, intermediate, and advanced lessons in Piano, Mondays through Thursdays. Her lessons are held in Room 303, Building C.
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