Dupont Instructors

Joey Archer’s life has revolved around music since he was a child. He studied trombone and bass in High School and graduated in ’98 with the nationally recognized John Phillip Sousa Award and the National Choral Award. He has since then continued to pursue musical education and performance.Joey has pursued a career in music both as a performer and a teacher. He has played in various musical genres including musical theater, studio recording and live performances. He also has toured nationally and internationally with Times Two Ministries. Joey is the owner of Jammin’ Music Studios and teaches music theory, private guitar and bass lessons there.

His passion to help each student succeed is evident in his “down to earth” teaching style which is both patient and encouraging.

Alex began playing piano when she was 6 years old. As with many students Alex did not always enjoy learning, but through her mother’s encouragement she stuck it out and flourished. Today, those 14+ years of classical training have taken root and Alex not only loves playing piano but she loves to teach others how to play. Her favorite part is creating something intricate and moving, and then working on it until it is mastered. The song then becomes something beautiful that’s all her own.

As an instructor, Alex desires to instill in her students a love and enthusiasm for learning and playing the piano. Her hope is that it will develop into a passion that they can enjoy and express for the rest of their lives. Having been affectionately dubbed “the worst student in the world” by one of her teachers, Alex understands and sympathizes with her students. She hopes to make learning fun by giving them music they like while encouraging them to stick it out.

Alex continues her musical training and believes learning is a lifelong journey. She has had the opportunity and privilege to be an accompanist for her high school choir and currently plays piano at her church on a regular basis.

Noah’s passion for music and playing drums began at a young age. He was 9 years old when he first started taking lessons and he learned quickly. In 6th grade he began playing for his church youth group. Since then his understanding and love of music has grown deeper which has fueled his passion for drumming. Noah loves helping others succeed. He enjoys working with students and watching their skills develop. His friendly personality and love of music shines through in his teaching.Noah’s learning experience with three different drum instructors has help shape his perspective as a teacher. He approaches each lesson with the individual student’s goals in mind. He incorporates the fundamentals of drumming, reading sheet music and working on music the student wants to learn. He works with all ages and teaches both snare drum and full drum set.

Noah and his wife Aftynn live in Olympia, WA. He loves sports, music and enjoys hanging out with his family and friends. Noah also plays with The REPOSSESS[BAND], traveling around the US for conferences and youth seminars. They recently recorded their first live album.