Our incredibly accomplished and talented teachers are truly the heart behind what we have the ability to offer students.
Our Incredible Array Of Teachers Includes:
Founder and owner of Imagine Music. David Owen
David recently moved to the Ogden area from the East Coast after many years of touring internationally as a Columbia Records Artist; sharing stages with Plain White T's, Blue October, Shiny Toy Guns, Sparta, Switchfoot, Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) and Panic at the Disco! . Alternative Press Magazine admired David's talent, saying his "massive and muscular" guitar solos are "Truly Inspired Guitar Work". David's music has been featured on MTV and provided emotional backdrops in suspenseful television moments. His music has also been featured on the BBC and recently used by Utah Olympic Legacy.
David's expertise lies in classic/pop/alt-rock and indie genres, but he also harbors a passion for blues, jazz and eclectic sounds from around the world. His accomplishments are not limited to pop-culture music niches; he founded a student recording program at Summit Preparatory School in Kalispell Montana, and conducts private lessons in which his students receive their own recorded/mixed songs on disc.David's teaching evolves from a free-style approach, learning what inspires his students to stick with their lessons - whether it be conquering guitar riffs of their favorite song, constructing musical ideas and recording them to disc, or practicing for a talent show. Finding a person's motivation for learning guitar is the key for tailoring lessons that are enjoyable and that also provide a solid foundation to build a wonderful musical life long adventure.
Hi, I’m Chris Livingstone and I’m a professional drummer. I’m originally from the UK and moved to the US in 2015. I began teaching drums in 1999 after studying Music at college. I went on to teach hundreds of students in my private teaching studio as well as students in over 40 different schools. I have a wealth of teaching experience from one to one lessons to whole class music in elementary schools. I also deliver percussion based team building workshops to schools, colleges and businesses.
As a professional drummer, I have performed regularly in many bands and music has given me the opportunity to play all over the UK, Europe and the USA. As a teenager, I learned to play the snare drum in a Scottish Pipe Band. This helped me to develop a solid technical foundation and heavily influenced my drum set playing style. I have played and taught Pipe Bands for over 25 years and took prizes in many solo drumming competitions. Top achievements include 1st place at the English solo drumming championships and 2nd place in my age group at the World Solo drumming championships.
I love what I do and the opportunity to help people learn drums. Aside from being the most awesome instrument, the skills that you learn as a musician go far beyond simply learning to play. Whether you are a beginner, an experienced drummer or anyone in between I’ll bring all of my experience together to help you reach your drumming goals and have fun doing it.
We're are incredibly lucky to have Ben Richards a part of our world class teaching team. Ben was the director of School of Rock in Sandy and had wild success with the organization for many years. After taking a small break from the company, Ben, living closer to Ogden, decided to share his limitless musical talents with the lucky folks of our mini mountain town and great Weber County. Ben's mastery of the guitar is truly remarkable and his passion for music bubbles over in a contagious excitement leaving a smile on each of his students faces after each and every lesson. We're extremely grateful to have Ben's gentle heart and wealth of music knowledge available to share with our amazing students, we think he's super awesome...you will too!
Mariah Ford is an incredibly accomplished singer...she has taken voice lessons for many years from Utah's top voice coach Dean Kaelin, also voice coach to David Archuleta. Mariah is blessed with a natural teaching ability, as both children and adults absolutely love her. Mariah can teach any vocal style, but primarily focuses on helping students achieve their "mix" - which combines their head voice with their chest voice. She is always in demand for beginning guitar students as well. Mariah can listen to any song a student wishes to learn, and with her gifted ear, figure it out and teach it right on the spot. We're lucky to have a musician of her caliber available to our students at Imagine Music!
Allison began studying violin at the age of 6 and has since, studied with some incredible pedagogues in the local area of Ogden, UT. After graduating high school in 2005, she began teaching violin lessons at a local music shop. She soon decided that teaching music was her passion and has been teaching privately from then on.
Currently, Allison is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in String Instrument Pedagogy through Weber State University. College opened up many opportunities to perform and participate in ensembles in the area. These groups include WSU Symphony and Chamber Orchestra, as assistant principal in the second violin section, along with several various ensembles and chamber groups. These groups have held performances in various places within Weber and Davis county as well as Southern Spain and Hawaii.
During her college career, she had the opportunity to teach with Weber State’s String Project as a private and group instructor. She has participated as a member of ASTA (American String Teachers Association) and Nafme (National Society of Music Educators). She is also actively sought out opportunities to volunteer at local schools in their orchestra programs.
Stephen Tenreiro started playing violin at five years old learning with the Suzuki method. Hewas born in Bloomington, Indiana and has been in Utah since he was five. He hold a Bachelorsdegree of violin performance from Weber State University having received a scholarship tostudy violin. During his time at Weber State, he taught violin in the String Project program and was a part of the Weber State Orchestra. Currently he plays in a trio called the Allegro Trio. Music has always been part of Stephen’s life having both parents as musicians. He is very passionate about music and teaching. His method of teaching includes teaching Suzuki as well as pieces the student wants to learn. When not playing the violin Stephen enjoys playing guitar, golfing, and spending time with his dogs.
Jeline Barut
Violin & Piano
Jeline's musical journey is one for the ages. Her passion for the piano and violin was sparked in the Philippines, where she quickly established herself as a gifted musician. As the concertmaster and soloist for both the Philippine Research Development for Instrumental Soloist and the Manila Symphony Junior Orchestra, Jeline won numerous accolades, including 1st place at the National Music Competitions for Young Artists and the Piano Teachers Guild of the Philippines. She was even featured as a soloist with the Manila Symphony Orchestra and the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra. Jeline's exceptional talent and unrelenting ambition soon caught the attention of Weber State University, where she was awarded a full scholarship to embark on an epic musical adventure. After four years of grueling work and dedication, Jeline emerged with a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance with honors. During her time at WSU, Jeline shone bright as the orchestra concertmaster and violin soloist, earning multiple first-place awards for solo violin and chamber from esteemed music associations like the American String Teachers Association and the Music Teachers National Association. Today, Jeline is a highly sought-after member of the Ogden Chamber Orchestra, the Next Ensemble, and a sought-after guest performer statewide. When she's not dazzling audiences on stage, Jeline generously shares her passion and expertise by teaching piano and violin at Imagine Music, a music studio located in the heart of Ogden. Jeline's remarkable musical journey is a testament to the incredible power of talent, dedication, and hard work.
My name is Zach Thomas and I'm a drummer, singer, and pianist from Ogden, Utah. Music guides my life and I'm so excited to share my experience playing drums with Imagine Music students.
My hobbies include camping, working on my vintage van, playing sports, and astronomy.
My music experience includes 4 years of high school and college Marching Band, playing with several local bands, and writing, producing and releasing my own music.
Riley Allen is an incredibly gifted singer and local talent. Riley has been singer her whole life, and has been taking voice lessons and honing her craft for over a 10 years. Her love of singing and excellent understanding of the human voice has led her to share her passion, love, and in-depth understanding with others through her highly sought after teaching practice.
Hannah Neil started learning the piano when she was 11 years old. She always loved to practice the piano and learn new music. After high school, she went to study piano at Weber State University. During her years at Weber State, Hannah has performed in recitals, accompanied singers and instrumentalists, and performed in convocations. In 2020, Hannah was awarded first place in the WSU Concerto Competition for her performance of Bach’s Concerto in C minor for two pianos with her partner, Kristina Pope. As an educator, she helped teach in the first-year group class in WSU Piano Preparatory Program and in the college group piano class. She also taught a range of ages in a private setting at the school and in her own studio. Music has always brought joy to Hannah’s life and it is her hope to not only share that joy with others through performance, but by teaching her students how to find that joy in the music they love to play.
Kaitlynn absolutely loves being at Imagine Music and all the students and parents she’s been able to work with there. She’s is currently studying keyboard pedagogy at Weber State University under the presidentially distinguished and widely known professor Dr. Yu-Jane Yang. She is grateful for the scholarships that the university has provided her with and that her professors have selected her for.
Kaitlynn started teaching piano at the age of 12, just 6 years after her own first piano lesson. And although she doesn’t understand how any parent sent their children and teenagers to learn from another small child, she is grateful that they gave her the unique opportunity to start learning to teach at such a young age and is very happy to see some of those first students still progressing in their piano endeavors. Kaitlynn is incredibly invested in the progress of each one of her students and nothing gets her excited quite like teaching piano. She is committed to helping her students become increasingly proficient technically, musically, and find joy & fulfillment in creating music.