Jordan Scott holds a Bachelors of Voice and Philosophy from the College of Charleston and is currently the graduate assistant to Dr Alan Held chair of the opera department at WSU. He has a lifelong passion for music and grew up playing violin, piano, and singing in boys choirs. He spent his early singing career as a professional cathedral chanter and now performed in symphonies, ballets, operas, and musicals. He has premiered operas funded by the NEA, works by the internationally recognized composer Dan Forest, and most recently the US premier of How Great Thou Art by Ian Mulder commissioned by King Charles for his coronation. For the last few years he taught not only voice, but helped run Shakespeare and Theatre outreach programs for school children throughout the South East. Though he mostly performs classically he has experience singing and teaching jazz, musical theater, rock, pop, and country. He performs regularly in German, French, Italian, Latin, and Spanish, and has also done work in Russian and Portuguese.

"I have taught both music and theater, and my goal is always the same: helping my students develop as an individual artist. Within every student there is an artist waiting to emerge. My goal is not to replace the vision you have for yourself as an artist, but to give you the tools necessary to realize the artist that is already in you. Seeing my students apply the technique I teach to the various genres they are passionate about so they can develop the voice they want to have is always my goal." 

Ms. Gia Watson is a graduate of Friends University with classical training, a jazzy flow, and gospel roots. She has a niche for program development and teaching students of all ages and abilities. 

Ms. Gia has been directing instrumental, vocal, and theater ensembles since 2004.  She comes to Air House as a piano and voice instructor, but in the last decade has also taught guitar, percussion, violin, trumpet, french horn, saxophone, flute, theory, composition, and songwriting. In addition to instrumental instruction, Ms. Gia has developed theatre programming throughout Kansas and Oklahoma. She loves to perform and has played venues across the country from Miami to California, including the House of Blues in Anaheim, CA. Gia has also had the opportunity to tour internationally with college choral ensembles and is a former member of the South Kansas Symphony.

Since her directorial debuts in 2008, Ms. Gia has directed children’s choirs, youth instrumental ensembles, performance clinics and countless musicals. Her a background in Speech Pathology, allow for a clinical approach to voice lessons, focusing on vocal maintenance, agility, and preservation. 

Ms. Gia has served as an Autism Consultant and Education Advocate for schools and communities in Butler, Cowley, and Sedgwick counties since 2015. Her background in special education allows for a client specific approach in teaching students of all abilities. Known for her inclusive programming, Gia continues to advocate for learners in all levels, with a range to teach students ages 3 to 93. 

William Bloomquist is a songwriter, performer, and educator, among other non-musical passions such as art and games. He graduated in 2013 from Friends University where he studied guitar, voice, and music theory. Since then he’s been a versatile creative contributor to the Wichita scene teaching lessons, playing in various local projects (The Hollows, The Radio Soul, Tommy Newport), and writing/recording solo work. He performs and releases music under the moniker Dot Bella Quist.

As a teacher, William is focused on helping students find a relationship to their instrument that feels authentic, exciting, expansive and sustainable. He is especially passionate about helping people accompany themselves and write their own music.

Paul Fowler is has a diverse skill set, offering guitar, piano, ukulele, and voice lessons. Paul was born and raised in Wichita, KS and has spent the last 15 years writing, performing, recording, and teaching.

He has a passion for showing students what is possible if they focus and fall in love with their music.  He has an unorthodox way of teaching with incredibly fast results for those who LOVE music.

“There is a better way to explore an instrument than the way our parents learned… and quit. Learning should always be engaging and always focus on exactly what the student wants to learn. We didn’t learn the alphabet before we began to speak, so why would we learn notes before we play. It’s time to have fun! 

Finding your voice or expression through an instrument is one of the most rewarding areas of growth in a persons life. It is so integral to finding your true voice and being able to sing and play with the your greatest dynamic range. Music is about joy, and integrating that joy into your life!”

– Paul Fowler

Mary-Michael Rodriguez has been a diligent student of voice for around a decade.

Mary-Michael studied vocal performance and musical theatre at Wichita State University.  And the summer of 2019, she traveled overseas to Italy where she studied Italian opera through the Canta In Italia program alongside her voice professor Dr. Pina Mozzani, whom she studied under for four years in college.  Mary-Michael has participated in a handful of professional theatre productions, and you may have seen her as Heather Chandler Heathers The Musical at Roxy’s Downtown.

Mary-Michael has a wide array of musical inspiration from pop to classic rock to classical. She is fascinated with the future of music, and encourages others to step outside the box when it comes to genre and style.

Mary-Michael believes that a strong foundation of classical voice training will take a singer anywhere they wish to go, and broaden their artistic horizons greatly in the process. Through the mindful use of posture, breath-work and technique, Mary-Michael hopes to help students approach safe, proper singing in a joyful, creative way.  She would like to emphasize that above all else, the making of music should always be an act of celebration, and that joy shall never be lost!

Mary Beth is a vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. She has a passion for teaching and has been equipping artists of all ages for since 2014. She has had the opportunity to perform at a variety of different types of venues and share the stage with many stars in jazz.

After graduating at Friends University, Mary Beth went on the World Race, a missions venture that allowed her to volunteer in 11 countries over 11 months. She has been able to teach and perform for people of several languages, backgrounds, cultures, and musical genres.

In 2020, Mrs. Sampson released “Discovering Home”, an original full-length album that depicts the stories and highlights of her travels under the pseudo name “Izzy Byers.”

Her desire is to enrich the lives of others and build confidence and character by taking a holistic approach to vocal coaching. She addresses technique simultaneously with the body, mind, and spirit of each individual.

Madi Laughlin is a Wichita native, born & raised, who specializes in musical theatre performance, vocal accuracy and power, and songwriting. She graduated from WSU in 2021, and has lived in a few different places performing and writing music including Rome, Italy in 2019, Eastern United States in 2021, and writing music for her first album at Mission: Wolf sanctuary in Colorado, 2021. 

Madi has also been part of a few solo and collaborative music projects around Wichita including Keo & Them and Yogi Bogi. Since returning home, they have been recording an album, playing local shows, and performing at Roxy’s downtown theatre; you may have seen her as Veronica Sawyer in “Heather’s: The Musical” and Chris Hargensen in “Carrie: The Musical.” Madi specializes in helping students to conquer stage fright and performance anxieties while also expanding their range, finding healthy vocal placements, and developing character voice when needed.

Madi also plays piano and ukulele, and is always in the process of learning new instruments, currently including guitar and bass. Ideally, lessons are a collaborative space with student and mentor, and are relationally, musically, and creatively beneficial for the student. She would be honored to help you find your voice and to encourage you in your artistic endeavors!

Justin Meyer is a pianist, music teacher, singer songwriter, and film score composer from Wichita. He received his BA in Music from Friends University in 2015. While at Friends, he participated in a number of ensembles including Singing Quakers, and a select Jazz Vocal Ensemble under the direction of Craig Curry. During that time, he also played keys for the local band, Commonfolk, and worked on their debut album called “Warm Like the Treetops, Cold Like the River” (2015). Justin has been writing and teaching music in various capacities since then, stepping in to conduct high school choirs, teaching private lessons, and leading workshops on the art of songwriting.

Justin released an album of improvisational piano pieces in 2020 titled “How The Hummingbird Flies”.

In 2022, Justin graduated with a Masters of Music in Film Score Composition from the Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Program. He received direct instruction from Hummie Mann, an Emmy award-winning film score composer, alongside a number of other industry professionals. For his final project in the program he composed, orchestrated, and conducted music for a 52 piece orchestra.

He was recently credited for his musical contributions to the TV movie, Christmas in Scotland (2023).

Justin is passionate about equipping his students with the tools they need to make the music they want to hear. His teaching style focuses on building confidence and creativity alongside the fundamental skills that all music students can attain.