Beginner, intermediate, and advanced piano lessons are taught by our piano instructors Jill Cagle, Luda Hoskin, Barbara Joseph, Rhonda Kaletski, Elena Osadchaya-Endo, Carrie Dunn, Pat Roberts and Keats Rivas. These lessons are for ages 5 and up, and are held on the 3rd floor of Building C.
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Luda Hoskin began teaching with the Conservatory in the spring of 2009. 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 teacher, choir leader, and accompanist at both the Uman Professional Music Academy (Uman, Ukraine) and the Tchaikovsky Music College (Ekaterinburg, Russia). Mrs. Luda Hoskin is also a member of BMTA ( Birmingham Music Teacher Association ) and AMTA (Alabama Music Teacher’s Association). She also serves as the pianist at Rocky Ridge Cumberland Presbyterian Church since 2009.
Mrs. Hoskin currently teaches Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced lessons in Piano, Mondays through Fridays. Her lessons are held in Room 307, Building C. She can be contacted at liudmilahoskin18@gmail.com
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Barbara Joseph began teaching at the Conservatory since 2012 and brings over 20 years of experience as a music educator, private piano/voice instructor, choral music specialist and worship leader. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education with a concentration in Piano and Voice from Nyack College (New York) and a Master of Arts in Education (Voice) from The University of Alabama at Birmingham. Mrs. Joseph has previously taught piano and voice at Samford University Preparatory Department and in private studio. She has taught choral music in both public and private elementary, middle and high schools in New York, New Jersey and Alabama (Shelby & Jefferson County). She has led children’s choir and worship for several large churches and taught in numerous music camps, including Samford AIM and Red Mountain Theatre Camp. She is a past member of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra Concert Choir and has served as pianist or substitute pianist for various groups and churches. Barbara is currently the Conservatory Director here at First Baptist Church Trussville.
Mrs. Joseph has a passion to instill in her students a love and appreciation of their God-given talent and a desire to pursue excellence on their instrument, through hard work and determination. Her students will benefit by reaping the rewards of personal accomplishment and bringing joy to their listeners!
Mrs. Joseph currently teaches Beginner & Intermediate lessons in both Piano and Voice. She teaches Mondays through Fridays, and her lessons are held in Room 301, Building C. She can be contacted at barbaraj@fbctrussville.org
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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 25 years experience of playing the piano, and 15 years experience in teaching. She is also the pianist for Liberty Baptist Church in Pell City.
Mrs. Cagle currently teaches beginner, intermediate, and advanced lessons in Piano on Monday afternoons. Her lessons are held in Room 302, Building C. She can be contacted at jill.cagle@yahoo.com
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Rhonda Kaletski has a Bachelor of Arts in piano and English from Judson College in Marion, Alabama, and a Bachelor of Music in organ performance from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton, Texas. She has more than 20 years of experience teaching piano to beginner, intermediate, and advanced students. Her teaching experience includes 8 years with the Preparatory Music Department at Samford University where she taught private piano, musicianship classes, preschool piano, and summer music camp to students from preschool to high school.
Mrs. Kaletski currently teaches Beginner & Intermediate & Advanced lessons in Piano on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Her lessons are held in Room 308 in Building C. She can be contacted at kaletski007@aol.com
Elena Osadchaya-Endo has lived in Alabama since 2009. She is originally from Russia.
She began her music studies at the age of 7, graduating from the Astrakhan Music College
with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music in 1975 and from the Astrakhan State Conservatory
as a piano teacher and an accompanist for music colleges with a Master’s Degree in Music in
1980. Her career experience includes working as a piano teacher, accompanist for various
musical instruments, and pianist for an ensemble of accordionists, all at the music college at
Cherepovets (Russia).
She has worked as a piano teacher in Music School #4 and in the Center of Children Creative
Activity, and as accompanist in the Astrakhan State Conservatory (Russia). She has taught
privately and worked in the Cary School of Music in North Carolina.
Mrs. Endo has more than 45 years of teaching experience. Many of her students graduated
from music colleges, state conservatories and now work as pianists, piano teachers, and
accompanists all around Russia.
Mrs Endo is a member of BMTA (Birmingham Music Teacher Association) and a member of
AMTA (Alabama Music Teachers Association).
”Music is my love, music is my passion, music is my style of life; and I will generously share all
my knowledge of playing piano with all my students of any age.”
Mrs. Endo currently teaches Beginner & Intermediate & Advanced lessons in Piano on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Her lessons are held in Room 310 in Building C. She can be contacted at mrse@mindspring.com
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Carrie Dunn has over 28 years of playing the piano. She studied piano for many years at Samford Prep Academy. She currently plays for Christ Church PCA as one of their pianists in rotation. Carrie has a Bachelors of Arts degree in Art History from the University of South Alabama and her Masters in Professional Counseling from Liberty University. In addition to teaching piano, Carrie practices as an Associate Licensed Counselor. She has four children and her husband is a pilot in the Air Force. In her free time, she loves to play the piano, play/teach pickleball, and spend time with her family.
Mrs. Dunn currently teaches Beginner & Intermediate & Advanced lessons in Piano on Mondays. Her lessons are held in Room 309 in Building C. She can be contacted at carrieabigail5@gmail.com
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Keats Rivas is originally from Birmingham, Alabama. He began his musical studies on piano, following cello a few years later. Mr. Rivas recently completed his Master’s in Music in Cello Performance at Ohio University in Athens, OH (2023). Mr. Rivas completed his Bachelor’s in Music in Cello Performance at Southeastern University in Lakeland, FL (2021), cum laude. This past year, Mr. Rivas pursued a cello Artist Diploma with Prof. Wendy Warner through the Schwob School of Music in Columbus, GA.
Mr. Rivas has played as an extra musician with the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra, the Gadsden Symphony Orchestra, the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, the Northwest Florida Symphony, and the River Cities Symphony (Marietta, OH). He has attended many music festivals and served as an RA and Technical Intern, including the University of North Alabama Summer Music Camp, Stringendo (Florida), Cincinnati Young Artists Chamber Music Festival, the MasterWorks Festival (Spartanburg, SC), and Brevard Music Center (North Carolina), and Camp-of-the-Woods (NY). Mr. Rivas’s principal cello teachers have included Jose Rocha, Ronald Gardiner, Samuel Nordlund, Alan Harrell, and Carlton McCreery. Also, as a private teacher, Mr. Rivas has privately taught through several mediums, including churches, local music stores, and online. He previously attended Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama.
From 2022-2023, Mr. Rivas also served as the Church Pianist for First Presbyterian Church in Waverly, Ohio. This year, Mr. Rivas will attend Birmingham Theological Seminary this fall for a master’s in church music/worship. He enjoys exercising and playing video games in his free time and has completed a few half-marathons.
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