
Our Teachers
Amilia Hildahl - Violin & Piano

Amilia is classically trained through the Royal Conservatory of Music, completing level 10, she has also studied with the Mount Royal Conservatory. She has been teaching professionally since 2017 teaching all ages and styles and is experienced with taking students through the RCM (Royal Conservatory of Music) examinations.
Amilia has performed with the Calgary Youth Orchestra and at the Calgary Performing Arts Festival (formerly Kiwanis Festival for many years both as a soloist and an ensemble performer, for the Eastern European Calgary Youth Orchestra tour as an ensemble performer and the 2017 Alberta Registered Music Teachers Association scholarship performer as a soloist, she has also had the honour of performing at Carnegie Hall in New York as a soloist.
In addition to music Amilia is a student of Greek and Roman history with a specialization in Greek Archeology.
Jan Sullivan - Piano

Jan is classically trained through the Royal Conservatory of Music, completing her Grade 10 level, as well as the pedagogy certification, she is currently studying at the ARCT level and it is her personal belief that teachers should always continue to learn. She has been teaching professionally since 2003 and performing live at weddings, banquets, funerals and concerts.
Jan has taught students aged 5 to 85 in all styles including classical, blues, rock, contemporary, and jazz pieces, as well as music theory.
Kyle Johnson - Guitar, Bass & Ukulele

Kyle has a Music Diploma in Performance, Guitar and Theory from Red Deer College, his training included most genres of music; jazz, blues, funk, fusion, rock, metal, latin, swing, folk, country and classical. He has been teaching professionally since 2016 for students of all ages and all styles.
Kyle has performed live extensively in the local area and has also been on stage at the legendary Whiskey a Go Go in Hollywood, has played a set with Billy Sheenan in California and had the honour of jamming with one of the all time guitar greats Steve Vai.
Dan Jagt - Drums, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Mandolin, Banjo, Ukulele, Recording & Audio Editing, Theory

A multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire, Dan has over 20 years of teaching experience working with students on drums, guitar, piano, bass, mandolin, banjo, ukulele and recorder. He also is a proficient educator of music theory, and will offer courses in recording and audio editing. His education culminated in the Performance program at Mohawk College in Hamilton.
Dan has toured as a professional musician throughout North America and brings that knowledge and experience to his teaching. Dan creates a supportive, engaging, and tailored learning environment that is student-led, emphasizing personalized goals and building core skills in rhythm and harmony.
Gail Runge - Drums

Gail majored in Drums and Percussion and dabbled in Guitar, Bass, Flute and Piano in his well rounded musical education. He has extensive experience in rudiments and completed grade two music theory through the Royal Conservatory of Music with additional study at Berklee College of Music, Boston. Gail has been teaching professionally since 1992 and teaches drum kit, percussion and drumming technique to students from about the age of 8 to 80 and with his depth of knowledge can easily teach any style of music.
Gail has live performance experience in rock cover bands playing the nightclub circuit, various house gigs in clubs and hotels, with work in recording studios as a session player and has freelanced for many years doing weddings, banquets, conventions and dance parties.
Mariah Empey - Violin & Piano

Mariah started playing violin at the age of 5 and went on to complete Grade 10 with first class honours in violin at age 16 from the Royal Conservatory of Music. She also completed Grade 9 in piano with honours through the Conservatory. Mariah continued her education with Suzuki Teacher Training through the Suzuki Association of America. She has been teaching professionally since 2010 and is able to teach all ages and all levels in both Violin and Piano. Although she is classically trained Mariah has experience with different genres including folk and fiddle, pop, rock, jazz and EDM.
Mariah has performance experience in orchestras and bands where she has played both acoustic and electric violin. Some of the Orchestras she has performed with include the Calgary Youth Orchestra, the Civic Symphony and the Symphony of the Kootenays.