Established in 2003.

The academy began in August 2003 with just Dr. Skinner and 26 students. In 9 months, she was teaching 66 students! And even though she only had a cell phone for a business phone, many people started accessing the number and calling about other areas of study, especially guitar and voice. In 2004, Margot Hafner joined Dr. Skinner in the two room suite that she was renting at Friendship Professional Center. By 2005, the landlords saw what an impact the music school was making in the community and joined in the journey of providing more teaching space for the inquiring students. This gave the studio a footprint of 2,940 sq. ft which allowed for a performance room and 7 teaching studios. Through the past 12 years, many stu