Ashley Fair, Piano Instructor & Owner of Rhapsody Music Studio

Ashley Fair began piano lessons at age 5 and has continued her music education through college and beyond.  Ashley recieved her Bachelor of Science in Education from Baldwin Wallace College.  She has studied piano, piano pedagogy, and music theory with Coren Estrin Mino.  Ashley has been teaching piano students aged 4 through adult since 2003 and currently manages and teaches in her rapidly growing “Rhapsody Music Studio,” which she opened in May 2009.  Ashley has served as an adjudicator for the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs’ Junior Festival since 2005, has served as the Festival’s judge chairman 2008 to 2017, and now co-chairs the Festival, District 1-D, event since 2019.  All of Ashley’s students who participated have received Superior ratings at this Festival.  Ashley is an active member of the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs.  

Timothy Fair, Piano, Ukulele Instructor & Preschool Music Class Instructor

Timothy Fair has a B.S. in Music Education with 11 years of K-8 general music teaching experience in the public school system as well as 6 years of experience as a junior high and high school choir director.  He has directed show choirs and musicals at the high school level as well as directing the pit orchestras.  Currently he teaches Preschool Music classes at Glenview Child Education Center in Bay Village, and private piano and ukulele lessons and Preschool Music Classes at Rhapsody Music Studio which is owned by his lovely wife Ashley Fair. Timothy and Ashley both love sharing the joy of music with children and have 3 children of their own.

Jill Wimbly, Piano Instructor

Jill Wimbley graduated from Baldwin-Wallace College in May 2009 with a Bachelors of Arts in Music, studying under Dr. Robert Mayerovitch and Dr. Karen Workman. She has performed with the BW Women’s Chorus, New Horizons Jazz Band and also donated her time to record (piano and vocals) on the CD for the Love and Hope project. Jill was on faculty with the Cleveland Institute of Music as a teacher for music theory in the preparatory department from 2009 to 2012. Jill has lead worship teams at her church and also filled in at various churches in the area, both playing piano and singing. She currently has a studio of over 25 students. Jill offers coaching for students who want to work on combining their vocal and piano skills (specifically with pop music.) Some of her favorite composers include Chopin, Debussy and Gershwin but she loves to learn new music and will adapt lessons to fit her students interest. Please visit her webpage at www.jillwimbley.com for more information.

Shayna Rhodes, Piano and Violin Instructor

Shayna Rhodes received her Bachelors Degree in Music from West Virginia University and her Masters in Music from Cleveland State University. She also holds a degree in Early Childhood Education and served as a preschool teacher and director for 12 years which brings a special touch to her teaching. She has certifications in special needs and served as the Special Needs Coordinator while teaching in England. As a performer she has played in professional orchestras since the age of 16 both here and in the UK, having performed with such soloists as Itzhak Perlman, Joshua Bell, Emmanuel Ax, and Isaac Stern. She recently joined us from Los Angeles where she was a director of a Suzuki program as well as Westside Youth Orchestra, and Cornerstone Quartet.  You can visit her personal website at: www.shaynamrhodes.com

Anthony Fuoco, Piano and Jazz Instructor

Anthony Fuoco is an active piano teacher and performer in the Cleveland area. His eclectic background as a pianist, improviser, and composer enables him to teach both classical and jazz styles, along with music theory and composition. In addition to teaching at Rhapsody Music Studio, he is a lecturer at Baldwin Wallace University and is the coordinator of Secondary Piano. At BW he has taught piano lessons, group piano classes, jazz piano, pedagogy, piano literature, jazz improvisation, jazz combos, music theory, and ear-training. As a pianist, Fuoco frequently performs as a member of groups such as the Pulse Quartet (with Brad Wagner, Aidan Plank, and Dustin May), the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra and the Wedmedyk/Fuoco duo. 

In 2020, he and William Wedmedyk released their recording Finding Home, featuring their compositions and improvisations. He has also collaborated with many well-known jazz artists. In 2019, his performance with Joe Lovano at the BopStop was recorded and featured on the NPR program Jazz Night in America. He also has extensive experience performing the classical piano duo repertoire with his wife, Christine Fuoco. Degrees earned are an M.M. in piano performance from the University of Illinois, and a B.M. in piano performance from SUNY Potsdam. 

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Phone: (440) 899-7575

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Address: 30584 Center Ridge Rd. Westlake, Ohio 44145

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