As the founder and director of Oxford Music Academy, Jon Sanford is committed to providing the best music education experience to students of all ages and abilities in the greater Oxford area. After coming to Oxford to pursue a Master of Music degree from Miami University, Jon realized there was an immense need for music teachers in the community. Under his leadership, Oxford Music Academy has become a center of talented and dedicated music educators, each bringing their unique background, experience, and resources to provide students with the best education possible.

Jon’s passion for music education extends far beyond the walls of the academy as he often shares his expertise at local and international conferences and organizations. He has been active as an adjudicator and co-chair for the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs’ Junior Music Festival. For over a decade, he has been teaching and accompanying at Miami University in additional to serving as the Music Director at Mt. Olivet Presbyterian Church.

Jon enjoys collaborating with other musicians and has appeared in over 500 concerts, including performances with renowned artists such as Ciarán Sheehan and Alessandro Brustenghi. He regularly tours with choral ensembles and has performed in prestigious venues across 18 states and 10 countries, including the Cathedral of Brasilia, St. Peter’s Basilica, and Carnegie Hall.

Jon uses his wealth of experience to offer the best opportunities to the students at Oxford Music Academy. He continues to hone his own skills as a musician, educator, and leader to equip students with the skills, knowledge, and inspiration they need to become accomplished musicians and lifelong lovers of music.

For the past 25 years, Adda has taught and empowered children, teens and adults to sing with beauty, skill and ease.  She teaches classical and non-classical voice and helps singers and speakers recover from vocal strain or injury.  She holds a Master’s and Bachelor’s degree in Opera and Opera Stage Direction from the Indiana University, School of Music, Bloomington, Indiana. At IU, she was a voice student of the famed Rumanian/Italian soprano and Bel Canto specialist, Virginia Zeani.

As a featured vocal soloist, Adda has performed in America, Europe and the Middle East in repertoire spanning opera, musical theater, sacred music and world music. For over ten years she performed internationally in a variety of mezzo-soprano roles with major opera companies such as Zurich Oper, Switzerland, New Israeli Opera, Tel Aviv, Long Beach Opera, CA, Cincinnati Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin/San Antonio Festival, Strasbourg Music Festival, France, and more. 

Her powerfully effective holistic system of voice training: VOGA™ VoiceYoga for peak performance, combines elements of vocal therapy and mind/body disciplines with the traditional Bel Canto methods. You can read more about this in her book, Sopranos Are Not Pianos – How Vocal Magic Happens For Women Singers (available on Amazon). 

In 2017, Adda relocated to Cincinnati, Ohio from Los Angeles, CA, where she taught voice for 15 years from her private voice studio, gave workshops for choirs and teachers, and performed as Vocal Soloist with various organizations. Previous to that, Adda was an adjunct voice professor at the New World School of the Arts, Miami, FL; Barry University, FL: and on the voice faculty of the Levinksy College of Education, Tel Aviv.

Baritone Alexander Martin graduated with honors from Olentangy High School in Lewis Center, Ohio. He has performed in 5 musicals, including the lead role of Frank Sr. in Catch Me If You Can the Musical. He spent four years in the Olentangy Keynotes, a renowned competitive show choir. Alexander is continuing his education at Miami University of Ohio, pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education with an emphasis in Vocal and Choral Music. He is an active member of the internationally known Miami University Men’s Glee Club and the top student-run theater organization at Miami University, Stage Left, serving as the Music Director for Young Frankenstein and singing in Anastasia. As a music educator, Alexander strives to give all of his students the ability to share their voice and to make it their own. He builds an environment of trust and confidence to make the teaching/learning dynamic natural.

Lyric coloratura Anna Hylton hails from Kent, Ohio. She is pursuing a Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance at Miami University of Ohio, where she is a recipient of a Graduate Assistantship in Music and a student of Dr. Alison Acord. Anna received a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Kent State University, along with two minors in Japanese and World Music. During her time at Kent, she was a student of Dr. Lara Troyer and a successful performer. As a member of the Kent State Opera Theater, Anna made her debut in a leading role as Ernestine in Offenbach’s Monsieur Choufleuri. She had previously sung the role of Second Woman in Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas and in the ensembles of Aaron Copland’s The Tender Land and Marriage Inside-Out. Anna won First Place in the Fourth Year Treble category of the Ohio NATS competition and was a Studio Artist with the Nightingale Opera Theater in Hudson, Ohio, where she performed Susanna in a scene from Le nozze di Figaro. Also proficient in choral literature, Anna has sung in the KSU Chorale, Tactus, the Cleveland Chamber Choir, the Miami Chamber Singers, Temple Israel Choir, and as a Section Leader Intern at the Oxford Presbyterian Church, her current position. Anna has been at Oxford Music Academy for about 3 months and loves working with all of her students. She loves to incorporate movement and stretching, promoting good breathwork and ease of tone production in singing, and working with a large variety of musical repertoire. Although teaching is a newfound passion, Anna loves to see the progress that her students make when under her tutelage.

Anna Voss is a voice teacher and vocalist with over 12 years of classical training and 10 years of musical theater experience. Currently studying Vocal Performance and Arts Management at Miami University, she helps students build confidence, technique, and style—whether they’re into opera, musical theater, or rock. Anna believes in making voice lessons fun, supportive, and tailored to each singer’s goals.

Memphis native Annette Misener is happy to join the faculty and staff at Oxford Music Academy. Annette Anne (she/they) teaches and performs violin viola and cello and sometimes piano in the Cincinnati Ohio region the New York City area and beyond. She enjoys championing new works especially by composer and partner Dr. Phillip Roberts as well as works by lesser-known composers. Similarly Anne also enjoys recording and collaborating: she has recorded with artists such as Nick Black for Ballet Memphis and has premiered shows such as Chameleon off-Broadway. Anne and Phil are joined by Michael G. Ronstadt to form Trio Apéritif a live Trio Chamber Concert last September 2022 in Oxford Ohio as part of the Red Door Concert Series at Holy Trinity Episcopal; they will be performing again together this upcoming September and hopefully beyond. Additionally Anne enthusiastically performs frequently with the Butler Philharmonic Orchestra violin section!

Bill Longcamp has recently moved to Oxford.  He is a life-long trumpet player beginning in grade school.  He was a student of Eugene Blee, principal trumpet of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra as a high school freshman.  He then studied with Herbert Tiemeyer, a former CSO trumpeter throughout the remainder of high school.  During high school, Bill attended summer music clinics at Indiana University where he was first chair trumpet in the concert band then in the symphony orchestra the following two years.  During those summers he had the opportunity to take trumpet classes with Bill Adams and private lessons with Louis Davidson at IU.  Bill played with the Cincinnati YMCA band as co-principal trumpet at the Montreal Canadian Exposition in 1967.  

In 1967 Bill auditioned for admission to the Curtis Institute of Music and was accepted.  There he studied trumpet with Samuel Krauss, the former principal trumpet or the Philadelphia Orchestra. While at Curtis, Bill played in the Curtis Symphony Orchestra and Brass classes taught by Mason Jones, the famous French Horn player in the Philadelphia Orchestra.  He played in the Stenton Hills Symphony, and both the Philadelphia Lyric and Grand Opera companies in performances of Aida and Turandot. 

Bill did not pursue a full-time musical career but continued following his passion for music playing in the Central Ohio Symphony Orchestra trumpet section for fifteen years and was principal trumpet for seven years.  He also played in various brass quintets.  Bill took several lessons with Richard Burkhardt at Ohio State during this period to improve specific aspects of his playing. 

Bill has taught many trumpet students over the years ranging in age from eight to seventeen.  He believes that playing trumpet should be fun.  He doesn’t believe in a one-size-fits-all approach but adapts his method to fit the needs of each individual student.  Bill believes that learning to play trumpet is best accomplished with several short practice segments daily to allow the lips and facial muscles to adapt to the rigors of playing

Colleen Gorski is in her senior year studying music education at Miami University. At Miami, Colleen is a member of Miami’s chapter of the Ohio Collegiate Music Education Association and the honorary music service fraternity Kappa Kappa Psi. Colleen has played trumpet in the Miami University Wind Ensemble since arriving at Miami, where she leads as a Wind Ensemble Manager and Co-Principal of the trumpet section. Some of her additional teaching experience includes serving as a brass technician for Hamilton High School’s marching band, a visual and music instructor for Fairfield High School’s marching band, and an assistant director for Hamilton High School’s indoor winter winds program. As an educator, Colleen upholds a student-centered teaching style that builds on each student’s existing musical skills and knowledge. She believes in fostering musical growth and independence, and creating an environment where students feel comfortable taking musical risks and being their authentic selves. In her free time, Colleen enjoys going for hikes, listening to classic rock, and spending time with her friends!

David Sams has been a fixture in a long career of teaching Guitar at area Music Stores and Fine Arts Centers. He likes teaching many styles of Guitar from Classical to Rock, Blues and Jazz. He also enjoys showing students how to play guitar while singing. His own formal Music Education includes Miami University and The Army/Navy School of Music . He has also attended many clinics, workshops, and pursued private instruction with well known clinicians and performing artists. 

Staff Sergeant David Sams served as an Army Bandsman for Active Duty, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard retiring after 21 years and performing in Europe and the U.S. Always on the lookout for new musical adventures, Dave has founded and directed different touring ensembles, touring the U.S with everything from Top 40 to Country, Gypsy Ensembles and Historical Drama .

Even though Dave loves performing, some of his greatest  joy has been witnessing that "Ah - ha!" moment when a student suddenly "gets it" and begins to grow musically. He adds "keep on rockin' in the free world ." 

In a professional career that has spanned 40 years and five countries, Cincinnati-born jazz guitarist Greg Chako has led an entrepreneurial life as a musician, promoter, and events organizer. He has released 17 CDs as a leader, multiple videos, and been the subject of a documentary movie called, “An American Cat in the Lion City.” He’s appeared on television, and headlined jazz festivals with his Latin-Jazz-World fusion groups. His 70+ original compositions take listeners on a cross-cultural jazz journey encompassing a unique mix of syncopated rhythms, soulful melodies, hard-swinging jazz, and the exotic sounds of Indian Tabla, Australian Didgeridoo, and the Brazilian 'Surdo' drum.

Vince Lewis for Just Jazz Guitar, said Greg’s music, “transcends geographic boundaries and cultures and communicates the happiness and friendship that all music should provide.” Of Greg’s solo-guitar album called, “My World on Six Strings,” the world-famous guitarist Gene Bertoncini said, “The complete package, a total orchestra – I love his arrangements!”

 His formal education includes a 3-year Doctor of Music (DMA) program at The Eastman School of Music; a Masters in Music (MM), and a Bachelors of Arts (BA) with a multi-disciplinary focus in music performance and business. He began teaching private guitar lessons 38 years ago in Cincinnati, Ohio, and has consistently taught various styles and techniques to many music professionals and amateurs alike. His approach is learner-centered, because he puts a priority on the student’s needs and wants, striving to facilitate their development of all the skills necessary for them to express themselves satisfactorily with music.

Holly is a Junior Music Education student at Miami University. She has been playing violin now for 15 years. She grew up in Cincinnati and was part of the CSYO. She is currently the president of the Miami University Symphony Orchestra. Some of her hobbies include volleyball, swimming, and trying new foods. She enjoys instructing violin students at any level.

Holly Beasley is an undergraduate student in her junior year of instrumental music education at Miami University. Holly's musical career first began when she started learning to play piano at nine years old from a piano teacher close to her hometown, which is Covington, Ohio. She continued taking lessons all the way through her senior year of high school, and still continues to play now as a college student. Holly's primary instrument as a college student is the saxophone, which she began playing in 5th grade as part of the beginning band. She continued to play the saxophone through junior high and high school, when she started taking lessons. During her college career, she has enjoyed being a part of the Miami University Wind Ensemble, the Miami University Marching Band, and the Miami University Saxophone Quartet. Holly is also a member of the Miami University Ohio Collegiate

Music Education Association chapter, where she enjoys making connections with other music educators and participating in professional development events specifically catered to help music education students become the best educators they can be. At Oxford Music Academy, Holly teaches a variety of instruments including saxophone, piano, and guitar. Holly believes that a music teacher is most successful when they are willing to meet their students' knowledge and abilities at a level that the student is able to feel successful, but gives a bit of a challenge to the student to help promote continued growth in their musicianship.

She also believes that a music lesson should not just be a lesson in musicianship, but also a lesson in personal growth. Learning to play an instrument from the basics and building a strong foundation in musicality can be a challenging experience, but the challenge can be so rewarding as it provides students with many transferable life skills such as self-discipline, self-accountability, and a strong will to see something through and not give up. Ultimately, Holly wants her students to leave a lesson feeling accomplished and excited to continue learning and become a better musician. Most importantly, she wants to encourage her students to love music a little bit more each day!

Janny Chin Yi Yun is an accomplished classical pianist and guzheng soloist from Seremban Malaysia. As a holder of graduate International Grant-in-Aid Scholarship she is currently pursuing her Master of Music degree in Piano Performance at Miami University under the tutelage of Dr. Siok Lian Tan. She also earned first-class honors in Bachelor of Music from University Putra Malaysia.

Janny is passionate about music teaching and performing art with over eight years of experience in piano and guzheng teaching as well as collaborating with singers instrumentalists choirs and ensembles. Her most recent achievement is receiving a gold medal in the open category of the 9th HKYPAF Piano Competition. She has been invited to be an adjudicator for several music events including the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs’ Junior Music Festival vocal and choral competitions.

Aside from piano performance she also possesses additional skills in singing dancing and conducting choirs and Chinese orchestras. Her diverse musical experiences help to pave her professional career in both western and Chinese music.

Kang Ning Yong is a second-year graduate student at Miami University, Ohio, pursuing a M. Mus. in Piano Performance under the tutelage of Dr. Siok Lian Tan. She holds a B. Mus in Piano Performance at Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia under the guidance of Dr. Fung Chiat Loo, Geneviene Jen-Pei Wong, Chee Yean Wong, and Carolyn Lo. In 2015, she received the Licentiate Trinity College London (LTCL) Recital Diploma from Trinity Guildhall with distinction and also earned both Grade 8 Practical and Theory Exams from the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) in 2004.

As a pianist and teaching assistant at Miami University, she teaches Functional Piano Class to college music majors and also private lessons with students who vary in age from four to college-aged adults. In addition, she enjoys performing collaboratively with Chamber Singers from Miami University, as well as vocalists and instrumentalists from different areas. Being an active musician throughout the past few years has given her a comprehensive approach in her lessons.

Kang Ning is also a member of Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) since 2016.

Kayla Hughes graduated with a minor in musical theater at Miami University. She has enjoyed her time at Miami by serving as secretary & treasurer for the MU Chamber Singers while also being a student conductor this last fall semester. She has also been a part of the MU Opera program by serving as the Content Manager & performing various named and ensemble roles She's been a member in both the MU Choraliers & Oxford United Methodist Church Choir and as a co-president to Miami University's Chapter of SNATS. She competed in the 2023 & 2024 Ohio NATS Competition, placing first within her division both years. She also just finished her first summer study abroad program with FIO MONDO where she studied opera & Italian for five weeks in Urbania, Italy. During her residency in the program she played the role of Lauretta in Puccini’s Gianni Schicci & Suor Lucilla in Puccini's Suor Angelica. Currently she is in her last semester as a student teacher! As a music educator, she believes in creating an environment where authenticity and creativity are encouraged and flourish within students' musical educational journey.  In her free time, she loves spending time with her friends and family while also watching films and reading.

Kimberly Craver is an undergraduate at Miami University, pursuing Bachelor’s degrees in Piano Performance and Music Education; she is currently studying under Dr. Siok Lian Tan.  She is originally from Southern California, but has now lived in rural Indiana for over 2 years.  Music has been a lifelong passion – she has been playing piano for over 15 years, as well as singing in various church and school choirs.  She is an active collaborative pianist and currently serves as the music director and pianist at Oak Hills Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati.  Kimberly’s goal as a music teacher is connecting with her students individually in order to foster a deep appreciation for music.  She focuses on building strong musical skills from the ground up in order to create confident, expressive, and well-rounded musicians.  She hopes her students will continue to pursue their love for music, as well as create meaningful musical experiences for others.

Nathanael Smith is a current student at Miami University in Oxford studying Music Education and Mathematics. Starting in a middle school orchestra program in 6th grade, Nate enrolled quickly into private lessons for both violin and classical piano, performing yearly at OMEA Solo and Ensemble events as well as playing for worship bands and other recitals. Currently studying under violinist Dr. Thurmer,

Nate is a student of Alexander Technique, learning to teach the most efficient body movements for the best sound production and least risk of injury possible. Nathanael currently plays violin and piano for multiple worship bands, violin in the Miami University Symphony Orchestra, piano for solo accompaniment, and records piano improvisation. Nate has taught lessons since high school, and can teach classical violin, classical piano, and worship piano.

Noah Griffiths is an undergraduate student studying music performance in the percussion studio at Miami University. He is from Geneva, Ohio where he began his music career studying violin for ten years, including taking private lessons and performing with youth orchestras. In high school, he was a member of the marching band, jazz band, and pit orchestra performing a variety of drums and percussion. Noah is currently performing with the Miami University wind ensemble, percussion ensemble, and steel band; and has been a member of the marching band, symphony band, and symphony orchestra. He is also a brother of the Alpha Theta Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the world's oldest and largest secret national fraternal society in music.

Baritone Roy Domoe was born and raised in Northern California before he began his career as a classically trained vocalist. He is trained in the bel canto style of vocal production, teaching this method to his students. Though his primary instrument is voice, his first instrument was the guitar which he began playing at age 13 and continues to this day. 

​Mr. Domoe has sung operatic roles from Mozart, Handel, Rossini, Donizetti, and even works by Wagner and 20th-century composers. While he is classified as a lyric baritone, works that Mr. Domoe has performed include roles for bass-baritone and dramatic baritone because of the natural darker timbre of his voice. Companies that he has sung for include Light Opera Theater of Sacramento, Sacramento Opera, and Pocket Opera in San Francisco. Despite performance being his primary passion, he has found a great interest in academic research in music. He has given a short presentation on the works of Mozart & Salieri and has helped with finishing a major publication regarding French canonic repertoire. 

​Roy is currently studying under Professor Benjamin Smolder here at Miami University towards his Master of Music in Vocal Performance.

Timothy Knight is a graduate from Miami University where he received a Masters Degree in Music Performance in 2021 and a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education and Performance in 2019. During his time at Miami, he has performed in numerous ensembles, including marching band, wind ensemble, symphony band, symphony orchestra, jazz ensemble, percussion ensemble, taiko group, and steel band. He performed, Tiger Dance by Jeffrey Dennis Smith, as a marimba soloist for the percussion ensemble in Fall 2018. He had traveled with the marching band to perform in two Bengals games at Paul Brown Stadium and at Lucas Oil Stadium for the Bands Of America Grand National Championship in 2017. In the steel band, he had performed with many guest artists including Rusty Burge, Liam Teague, Tracey Thornton, Hal Melia, Lalo Davila, Tom Miller, Victor Provost, Gary Gibson, and Ben Wahlund. 

As an educator, he previously taught in the front ensemble in North Laurel High School and Ross High School marching bands and currently teaches front ensemble in Fairfield High School and Hamilton High School marching bands. He also is the current instructor for the Miami University Taiko Group. 

His goal as a music teacher is to share his love and passion in music and to inspire others to love and appreciate music.

Sam Eifert is an undergraduate student in music composition at Miami University. He has been studying percussion for ten years now. Sam loves performing, writing, and teaching music. He has been associated with the Miami University Steel Band, Wind Ensemble, Marching Band, and Percussion Ensemble. Sam has also performed in multiple DCI and WGI groups, including Cincinnati Tradition and ConneXus. He has taught the Hamilton High School Marching Band as a battery section tech. Upon graduating, Sam plans to attend graduate school for Music Composition and Percussion. In lessons, Sam focuses on creating a very fun and fast paced learning environment, and progressing students abilities and musical knowledge!

Yun Chyi Chia grew up in Malaysia and holds a master’s degree in piano performance from Miami University in the United States under the tutelage of Dr. Siok Lian Tan. She had completed her bachelor’s degree in music performance at University Putra Malaysia. She also obtained her Licentiate Trinity College of London (LTCL) piano diploma in 2016. Yun Chyi is passionate about both performing and teaching. As a performer she performed in many solo and chamber recitals.

She has actively collaborated with instrumentalists and vocalists for seven years where she always enjoys exploring a variety of music with other musicians and making music together. She had played as a collaborative pianist with Miami University Symphony Orchestra as well as chamber groups with different instrumentalists. She is currently served as a church pianist and accompanist at Oxford United Methodist Church.

As a music educator Yun Chyi had six years of experience committing herself to a private music school and enjoyed exploring its pedagogy while working with students. She is also a member of Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) and participated in the MTNA National Conference in Nevada. She has been invited as an adjudicator for the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs’ Junior Music Festival. As a teaching assistant she provides piano teaching to undergraduate students at Miami University. Her goal is to be a thoughtful teacher and performer who can contribute meaningful experience to others.