Voice

Lora Anderson

Lora Anderson is a private instructor at Maxwell's House of Music. She has only worked there for a short time, but immediately fell in love with the staff and atmosphere! She currently teaches voice, but is capable of teaching piano, ukulele, and clarinet. She studied at University of Louisville and received her Bachelors in Music Education in 2016. Lora hopes to pursue he Master's in Performance /very/ soon. Since her graduation, Lora has been teaching in public schools around the Kentuckiana area. She has a knack and love for teaching that many can identify. Any students of hers knows that they will forever be "her kids". She has a confident personality and instills this in her students. She says, "Everyone can make music, just some people have it easier than most. It's my job to teach you you're capable, as long as you are willing!"

Britt Buddell

Britt is a veteran singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Northern Indiana. Currently studying music at Indiana University Southeast, Britt is very excited to join the Maxwell's family. Britt specializes in vocals, guitar, and beginner piano lessons! Britt's passion for music and songwriting will elevate our students and provide them with knowledge on vocal health and technique. She has numerous years of experience working in vocal groups, choirs, and instrumental bands/projects! She is currently working on her own album of original material and hopes to encourage future songwriters to do the same! 

Margarette Evans

Margarette Evans is an experienced vocalist, pianist, and songwriter.  She has played piano for more than 20 years, and she's been singing since she was 4 years old. Margarette studied Recording Industry at Middle Tennessee State University and has self-released two CD's of her own music independently. She has played and performed on various artist's music releases, and she has worked as a demo singer in Nashville. Margarette has performed as a solo artist for the last 15 years and has played piano and fronted original and cover bands as well.  Margarette uses her knowledge and experience to teach students how to play and sing, as well as coaching students to create the best performance possible. Margarette teaches beginner, intermediate and advanced students of all ages and skill levels.

Jimmy Gaetano

Jimmy has been privately instructing music for over 30 years! He previously owned Jimmy's Music, where he inspired and catered to private lessons and Rock School students. Jimmy specializes in guitar, but also teaches bass, vocals, and piano! He also is a Rock School coach and teaches Maxwell's Music Lab! His knowledge and experience in the music industry provides a new layer of technique to Maxwell's students. Jimmy loves country music and classic rock but will teach any style or genre of music! 

Lauren Hunter

Lauren Hunter is an experienced voice and piano teacher, with a degree in Vocal Performance. Lauren has had a passion for music since she was 10 years old and has explored and performed many different genres over the years including Classical, Jazz, Musical Theatre, Contemporary Christian, Rock, Indie, and Pop. She enjoys learning new techniques and finds a true passion in teaching. When Lauren first got the opportunity to teach, she fell in love with encouraging and instilling confidence in musicians young and old. She believes that there is no one too young or too old to find their voice and use it to enrich their own lives and the lives of others. She is beyond excited to help her students achieve their goals in technique, performance, musicality, tone, practice discipline, and finding their voice. 

Rachel May

Rachel May is a professional musician living and working in the Louisville area.  She began playing the violin at age 10, guitar at 12, and piano at 16.  After graduating college on a violin performance scholarship in 2012, she performed as a solo cover artist around Louisville and Nashville.  She has performed in venues big and small, from Wick's Pizza in New Albany to the Derby Train for the governor of Kentucky.  In 2017, she auditioned for Holland America Cruise Line's piano venue aboard their line of luxury cruise ships.  She was hired and performed aboard 4 different ships for two years, traveling to over 30 different countries as half of the piano duo in the Billboard Onboard venue.  Now, she works as part of the house band at the dueling piano bar Howl at the Moon on Fourth Street Live in Louisville.  In addition to her professional experience, Rachel has been teaching private music lessons for over a decade, and she is happy to be back on land where she can combine her two loves of performing and helping others achieve their music goals.

Kendall Moore 

Kendall Moore is a clarinetist by trade but has a knack for playing all sorts of wind instruments. He has a music education degree from Auburn University in vocal and instrumental music. He has over 15 years of experience performing on stage whether that be singing, playing in concert band and in marching band. He is currently residing in Jeffersonville and teaches at Thomas Jefferson Elementary school. While he is not working with little ones, he enjoys playing a variety of horns and dabbles in guitar. His focus is on all band instruments as well as beginning piano and theory. He continues to stay active in the band and choir world, participating in small ensembles in the area, as well as writing and composing his own arrangements. His main teaching goals are focused heavily on tone and self-evaluation. He believes that anyone who is interested in playing an instrument is capable of anything!  

Dave Muscutt

Dave is a Rock School band coach and private instructor, specializing in guitar, voice, piano, bass, songwriting, and more! Currently gigging locally (and nationally) as a guitarist and vocalist for the band, Hannan, Dave has many years of performance, recording, and music industry experience! Dave brings a new level of technique and skills to our Maxwell's students by providing them with stage presence, setlist building skills, proper technique, and more! Dave also serves the Maxwell's Music Lab as a primary coach, teaching over 48 students during our Saturday 12-week program!

Kirk Whitehouse

Kirk specializes in youth and young adult guitar, vocal, bass and piano lessons.  He works with beginners to intermediates with an emphasis on basic note and fingering techniques.  Kirk was a member of the Kentucky All-State High School Choir for three years and studied under Renee Grant Williams (vocal coach for Linda Ronstadt and The Grateful Dead).  With over 20 years professional performing experience in rock, country, souls, blues, R& B, funk, and pop, Kirk is one well-rounded instructor. Kirk also serves Maxwell’s House of Music as one of our premier band coaches and prides himself on helping young musicians reach their full potential with their instrument in a live setting.