Hey there, my name is Matt. According to my Mom, my obsession with music began around the age of 3, when I started banging rhythms and grooves on pots and pans.  As long as I can remember, I’ve always had an uncontrollable need to play any instrument I could get my hands on. I have always felt music was my calling. As a child of the 90’s my musical inspirations first began with alternative/grunge music. Bands like Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Pearl Jam captured my full attention, and flannel shirts took over every inch of my closet space.

Though my musical beginnings started with me making lots of racket with my friends in the garage, I eventually learned to appreciate all types of music. I joined the school band program, refined my skills, and inevitably made my way through college obtaining two degrees in music. I now have a Bachelor’s in Music from Western Kentucky University and a Master’s in Music from Austin Peay State University. When I’m not teaching lessons or overseeing the inner workings of the academy, I teach music appreciation at Nashville State Community College…. and play video games.

In my time studying music, I’ve had the good fortune to learn and explore various styles from orchestral, metal, rock, pop, hip-hop, jazz, reggae, blues, country…. you name it, I’ve tried it.

I love to share my experiences and teach all that I have learned in music. I am lucky to have maintained a private lessons studio for over 15 years, and on average get to work with 60 plus students a week. I teach a wide variety of musical instruments and music classes. I’ve always loved helping students of all ages and skill levels learn how to play and enjoy music. You are never to old or young to learn how to play music! When I’m not teaching music you can catch me playing in several different local bands, including Opossum Holler, Chrome Reaper, Veils, The Jamie Resch Band, The DeVore, Weiss & Hall Trio, The Boystie Beas, and Gabagool.

Hi, I’m Jordan Weiss and I was 12 years old when Eddie Van Halen changed my life. Sounds dramatic, it was. I was a (middling) tournament tennis player with lackluster grades; I became an obsessive guitar student with a set plan to be surrounded by music the rest of my life. 

I studied at Berklee College of Music (Boston) and Wayne State University (Detroit). I went on to be a career musician, playing and teaching throughout Boston, Detroit, Chicago, Nashville, and finally our beloved BG KY— rock, funk, blues, reggae, jazz, popular and otherwise.   Local bands have included Felonious Funk, Doc Weiss & U Tall Pelicans, The Jones, and DeVore, Weiss, and Hall. 

I’m proud to have built premier lesson programs, first at Royal Music Co. and now at our very own Bowling Green Rock Band Academy. 

I teach all ages, styles, and levels, lessons tailored to each student’s process and interest: guitar, bass, piano, harmonic theory, songwriting, ear training, performance. I get very Proud Dad about all of my students, from those who earn their local livings as journeymen musicians or in nationally touring acts, to those who have furthered their studies (musical or not) at programs such as Interlochen Center for the Arts, Gatton Academy, Oberlin College, NYU, Berklee, Belmont, UK…I could go on.

Hello friends, I’m Spencer Woods and I’ve been fascinated by the piano for as long as I can remember. I spent my formative years in Paris, France where I began piano lessons with Karibay Narveaz from the Conservatory of Montreuil at 6 years of age. I was 9 when my family moved to Poole, England, and I was fortunate to study there with the award-winning pianist Douglas Gould. Having multiple great teachers has helped me to understand music from different perspectives, and somewhere along the way I began to develop my own.

My family moved again when I was 11, finally settling in the US (hello Bowling Green, KY), and I continued my musical journey here studying jazz and modern music with Jordan Weiss, and classical music at WKU, where I went on to earn my Bachelor of Arts in Piano Performance. I’ve been performing in South Central Kentucky and in Nashville since the age of 14, and have collaborated with touring rock bands the likes of Dan Luke and The Raid, Young Romantics, and Billy The Droid. I’ve also toured with the Western Kentucky University Wind Ensemble and had the honor of premiering music for WKU professor of composition, Mathew Herman. In the summer of 2017, I performed in the Jazzit festival in Feltre, Italy. I also performed in Florence, Italy, at the Accademia Europea Di Firenze, and took master classes with various maestros of jazz and classical music. It was in Italy that my love for jazz really took off, and since returning to the United States I’ve had multiple rock and jazz projects that have performed extensively and recorded at Thunder Sound and Erskine Sound recording studios.

I currently lead the Woods Menagerie and you can catch us live at venues such as Hickory and Oak and Gasper Brewing Co. I’ve been teaching lessons for a few years now, and I always approach each student as a new process, a new experience. I’m excited to help you along the path that has been so rewarding to me.