Spring Recital 2023

Hope Bailey

Hope is 27, a full time employee at St Andrews Bay Yacht Club of 3 years & a full time single mother! She played guitar as an elementary student & is now revisiting that hobby again more seriously. From Illinois but her love of the crystal clear waters & white sand drove her heart & soul here to PCB where she has called home for almost four years.

Savannah Collis

Savannah Collis is 8 years old and moved to Inlet Beach in 2021 from WV. She loves art and music and wants to be an artist when she grows up.

Chloe Dean

Chloe is 8 years old. She was born in Panama City, Fl. She has 3 siblings. She has been taking piano lessons for almost 2 years. She loves to sing and take flexibility classes. Chloe plans to be a teacher when she grows up.

Adam Khaja

Adam is 7 years old and has played piano for almost a year. He learned a lot watching his older brother and has been very excited to learn and perform in front of family and friends. Adam loves sports and art, he’s a part of the Bay United soccer travel team and the PC swim team. He hopes to become great at playing piano one day as well.

Zaine Khaja

Zaine has a unique ear for music. he loved listening and moving to the tunes as a toddler and in the womb. By age 4, he started piano lessons despite having tiny fingers and not knowing his ABCs. His piano teachers always praised and encouraged him to do more. Zaine enjoys swimming and jiu-jitsu and continues to work on his passion for music by learning to play famous hits every chance he gets.

Turner Tesch

Turner was born in Wisconsin and moved to PCB in 2021.  He started piano lessons with Seth in 2022.  In addition to music, Turner loves hockey, baseball, and fishing.

Rocco Strahl

Rocco was born in Indiana and moved to Florida in 2017. He took an interest in playing the guitar over a year ago. He has many different instruments that he has played, the alto saxophone and the contra alto clarinet with the band at Surfside.

Lila Tesch

Lila was born in Wisconsin and moved to PCB in 2021.  She started piano lessons with Kim in 2022.  Lila’s musical aspirations in addition to the piano are ukulele, drums, and singing.  She recently performed a vocal solo in the Beach Elementary talent show.  In addition to music, Lila loves soccer, softball, and swimming.

Owen McCaw

Owen McCaw was born in Panama City Beach in 2014 and started taking drum lessons when he was 5. He also likes to play the piano. He enjoys listening to Rock and Roll music, playing soccer and baseball, and reading.

Easton Wells

Easton was born in Dothan, AL. He has been an honor roll student at Huchison Beach Elementary for the last 5 years. This year, Easton participated as a member of the spirit club and a safety patrol monitor. For the last two years, Easton has competeted and placed in swim meets across the region as a member of the Panama City Swim Team. Easton came to the Fine arts academy three month ago to learn to play the piano. He also takes guitar lessons at home from his dad in his off time. When Easton graduates high school he had aspirations of joining the United States military.

George Mullin

George Mullin is originally from Minnesota and moved to Florida in 2022 with his family. George has always been interested In music and also likes many types of games.  George began playing the guitar about six months ago.  He is the second youngest of five children and likes spending time with his 3 dogs.  He also likes listening to “King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard”, “Motley Cru”, and many other bands.

Donna Dyson

Donna was born in the United Kingdom. She came to Austin Music Co in 2020 during the height of the pandemic as she was becoming bored at home and wanted to pursue a new hobby. Donna is currently taking piano lessons with Kim and wants to learn how to play the guitar in the next few years. When Donna is not playing the piano she enjoys sketching anime characters and baking treats.

Avery Izor

Avery was born in Panama City, FL and began her musical journey with the piano earlier this year.  She is always excited to come to class and learn something new from Mrs. Kim, who we love!  In her free time, she enjoys reading comic books and playing at the beach with friends.  Avery hopes to acquire her foundational skills through piano, then eventually learn to play the electric guitar.  Her parents are very proud of her for how much she’s learned in the past year!

Lydia Hatcher

Lydia Hatcher is 13 years old and lives in Inlet Beach. She is homeschooled and enjoys horseback riding and video games. Lydia is just starting out on her musical journey but she loves her guitar and learning to play her favorite pop songs.

Gabriel Cyr

Gabriel was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada in 2011. Like his brother, he is also an avid martial artist and began learning to play the violin in 2018. His future aspirations change weekly, but his ability to hold a logical argument implies he will likely end up as a lawyer.

Leandre Cyr

Leandre was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada in 2009. He is an avid martial artist and has been learning to play the violin since 2017. He aspires to join the air force as adult and to see the world.

Catherine Cyr

Catherine was born in Chicoutimi, Quebec Canada in 2012. She is also an avid martial artist like her older brothers and has taken Highland Dancing lessons in the past. She has aspirations of becoming a Registered Nurse, like her grandmother.

Carl DeLong

My name is Carl Edward DeLong, I am 1st Gate student at Dune Lake Elementary . I enjoy building with Lego’s, reading about dinosaurs and playing soccer. I have been. learning piano with miss Kim since September.

Elle Monroe Burch

Elle Monroe has a creative spirit and enjoys drawing and music. She is in her second year with Ms. Kim at Austin Music Co., and is excited to continue developing her skills singing and playing guitar.

Vivien Bradley

Vivien Bradley is 9 years old and loves art, dance and music. She also enjoys spending time with her little sisters and French Bulldog, Louie.

Wilder Standley

Wilder was born in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. He is 6 ½ years old and although he isn’t the world’s best guitar player, he puts tons of effort into ensuring he looks cool while he does it. In his spare time, he enjoys watching annoying Minecraft videos, kicking a ball around, throwing a ball around, riding his bike without a helmet and going to Disney World. He also loves playing the guitar and reading music.

Lily Kipp

Lily is a native of Panama City, FL and is in 5th grade at Hutchison Beach Elementary. She has been taking piano lessons for two and a half months and enjoys it very much. Her other favorite activities at school are Art Club and Music. She is excited about beginning class at Surfside MIddle School in the fall

Michael Peacock

My name is Michael Peacock and playing violin really makes the day and time great!!! I’ve been playing for two years now and it’s better and better as I progress.

Lia O’Ferrall

Lia O’Ferrall was born on January 10, 2015. She is a great student and enjoys drawing, dancing, and playing music.