The most critical relationships in any school are those between faculty and students. Student success will depend on the individuals recruited by the Administration and their ability to design and implement programs with the interests and needs of students in mind.
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Stephen Pepper
Stephen Pepper is a Georgia native with a background in guitar and choral conducting. After completing his undergraduate degree at Mississippi State University and his Master's degree at Georgia State University, he taught middle school choirs, guitar, voice, piano lessons, and general music at Sequoyah Middle School in Dekalb County. In 2018, Stephen joined the CMC Atlanta faculty to teach guitar, piano, voice, music appreciation, and children’s music skills. His philosophy is to teach not only to enjoy and be able to read western notation of music, but also nurture musical independence, understand historical context, and use singing skills to support the pillars of music.
Jenn Cornell
Jenn Cornell is a performer, composer and an educator bringing cello across boundaries with her visionary style of playing, creating songs that stretch what a cello can be; and inspiring young musicians with her mentor approach to teaching. She has had a diverse career creating genre bending music in performance, film scoring, and in the education of the arts. Jenn loves music, so much so, that she would have recurring dreams about playing the cello, hearing sounds that she had never made in real life. She would wake up with an amazing feeling of freedom and vitality. Chasing that feeling of freedom, she created her unique style of music that she calls "Cello Soup". Jenn finds it very rewarding to help others discover their own voices of expression in music and mentors young musicians at the Community Music Centers to 'sing a song and sing it loud'! Jenn Cornell believes that music has the power to move energy and she continues to use hers to do so in all the ways she can. Find out more at: www.jenncello.com