Teachers
Margaret Milford
Piano
Originally from Oconomowoc, Margaret began learning piano at age 7 and has been playing ever since. She graduated from UW-Madison in 2016 with a degree in Environmental Sciences, pursuing other jobs until realizing her passion was playing and teaching music.
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Since then, she has taught piano for a total of 6 years, serving the Waunakee community for the last 4. She specializes in teaching classical piano and particularly enjoys learning pieces by Chopin, Debussy and Brahms, to name a few. In her spare time Margaret enjoys gardening, reading, and baking treats for friends and family. ​
Dena Johnson-Schlitz
Violin/viola
Dena grew up in a home filled with music: her mom was a public school music teacher, played organ at church, and taught piano lessons in the home in the afternoons. Dena started piano at around 7 years, but violin quickly became her main instrument, continuing to play music at UW-Eau Claire where she received degrees in Biology. As a Biology teaching assistant she realized her passion for teaching. In 2007, she accepted an offer to teach violin at a Waunakee music school. Besides teaching violin and working a science job at UW-Madison, Dena has shared her music at church and weddings, and played with a band that recorded 2 albums and performed at Lifest.
Amanda Jutrzonka
Piano
Amanda started playing piano at age 6 and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Piano Performance from UW-Madison in 2009. She taught piano for several years after college while also working in sales at Farley's House of Pianos. She moved on to a variety of jobs using her other degrees. In 2019, she adjusted her work schedule to begin teaching piano again. Amanda currently works part-time doing communications and outreach work at an environmental nonprofit and teaches piano two nights a week. In her free time, she enjoys horseback riding, a variety of outdoor activities, reading, and yarn crafts.
Youngjoo Hong
Piano and Voice
Youngjoo Hong, soprano, is dynamic in concert and teaching fields. Along with her interpretation of standard repertoire, Youngjoo is a passionate performer and advocate of contemporary and early music. She currently resides in Madison, WI, and holds a music education degree from the University of Wisconsin - Madison (BM), voice performance master's degree also from the University of Wisconsin - Madison (MM).
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Recent performance of her master graduation concert at UW-Madison, Hamel Music Center in February 2020 was a huge success. In 2019 Youngjoo performed her solo voice recital in Seoul and Pusan, South Korea. Before Youngjoo entered the master's program in UW-Madison, she taught general music and choral music in Middleton Cross Plains Area School District. As a church choir director, Youngjoo has served in Korean Catholic Community mass for a long time at St. Paul University Center. Youngjoo maintains a private voice studio and is a member of the voice and piano faculty at Harmony Conservatory of Music in Waunakee.
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Youngjoo resides in Madison, WI with her husband and researcher at the UW-Waisman Center, Jinkuk Hong.
Alexandra Flint
Piano
Alexandra Flint began learning piano at age 5 in Anchorage, Alaska. In 2020, she graduated from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi with a degree in piano performance and earned a master's degree in piano performance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2022. Her instructors have included Ms. Rumi Smith, Dr. David Sutanto, Dr. Dino Mulic, and Professor Christopher Taylor. She specializes in classical piano and has been teaching for 11 years, working with students of all ages and levels. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, traveling, exploring the outdoors, and various arts and crafts.
Zach Busch
Piano and voice
Zach Busch has been playing piano since the age of 6. Singing and playing his way through grade school, he also began organ lessons in high school and began a career as a church musician. Throughout his career, he has been teaching students of all ages voice, piano, and pipe organ. He has degrees in music from Luther College and Luther Seminary. He is passionate about sharing the process of musical discovery and the discipline of musical practice with aspiring musicians. Simply and joyfully put, music is his life. Apart from teaching, Zach writes music and directs musical theater. He is thrilled to be joining Harmony and has immediate openings for new students.
Jon Marc Olivier
Piano and voice
Jon Marc Olivier holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Loyola University New Orleans and did graduate studies at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, obtaining a Graduate Certificate in Vocology. He did his capstone for his graduate certificate on mental health and vocal function in professional vocalists.
At university, he studied voice with Luretta Bybee, Bryan Hymel, Peter Volpe, Michelle DeYoung and Kammersängerin Tichina Vaughn. He studied piano with Irina Gurevich in Maryland.
He has taught voice lessons since 2019, and he began teaching piano in 2022.
Interested in Teaching?
Contact Margaret at harmonyconservatoryofmusic@gmail.com
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