HAYES BARTON BAPTIST CHURCH SCHOOL OF MUSIC

The Hayes Barton Baptist Church School of Music provides quality music instruction in a Christian setting to the Triangle region. The program offers private instruction for a wide variety of ages from young children to mature adults.

Our program currently includes lessons in voice, piano, organ, flute, cello, guitar, and violin. Other instruments are offered upon request and are dependent upon securing a qualified instructor. The School of Music Director is Lisa Moxley, who serves as Music Associate/Accompanist at Hayes Barton Baptist Church. She holds a Bachelor of Music Education and Church Music degrees from Ouachita Baptist University and a Master of Church Music degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Moxley has more than 30 years of experience as a piano instructor in private studio, music school, and university settings.

HBBC SCHOOL OF MUSIC SEMESTER SCHEDULES

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

It is the student’s (or parent’s) responsibility to contact the teacher if he/she is not able to attend a lesson in cases of emergencies or illness. Those who do not notify the teacher 24 hours before missing a lesson will not be offered a make-up lesson. It is the responsibility of the student (or parents) to arrange a make-up lesson if a lesson is missed for the reasons mentioned above. A maximum of one lesson is allowed to be made up for student absences per semester.

If a lesson is missed due to inclement weather, the instructor will notify the student (or parents) and a make-up lesson will be scheduled within four weeks of the end of the semester.

If a teacher must miss a lesson for any reason, it is the teacher’s responsibility to arrange a make-up lesson within the four weeks of the end of the semester. Punctuality is expected of students, as our teachers have made a commitment of their time. If students are late to a lesson, extra time will not be added on to the lesson for that day or future lessons.

FEES AND PAYMENTS

Spring 2024 scholarship application forms must be received in the church office by Sunday, December 31. You may print out the forms below or find them located outside the School of Music Director’s office (Room 115).

The Barnes Scholarship is awarded to a student enrolled in the School of Music who is a member of Hayes Barton Baptist Church. This student shall have demonstrated musical desire and talent. This scholarship is awarded on a semester basis.

The School of Music Promise Scholarship is awarded to a student whose family has a financial need that would prohibit them from studying music for the current semester.

This scholarship is available to any member of Grace Church For All Nations and students of all ages are encouraged to apply. Full and partial scholarships are available.

Piano

Instructors - Sue Crocker, Maureen Howell, Grace Stallings, and Meghan Causey

Flute

Instructor - Erin Munnelly Denning

Violin

Instructor - Sarah Carson Cox

Vocal

Instructor - Meghan Causey

Guitar

Instructor - Kevin David Cartagena

MAUREEN HOWELL - Piano Instructor

Maureen Howell is Organist at First Baptist Church in Raleigh, North Carolina. A native of Virginia, she is a graduate of The College of William and Mary (BA in music) and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Master in Church Music). She and her husband Warren have worked together in church music ministry in Virginia, Florida, Kentucky, and North Carolina. Maureen enjoys arranging music for piano, organ, other instruments, and choirs, as well as traveling, reading, baking, and frying green tomatoes.

ERIN MUNNELLY DENNING - Flute Instructor

Erin Munnelly Denning earned her Master of Music degree in flute performance from the College Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati and her Bachelor of Music degree in flute performance from East Carolina University.  She is a freelance flutist in Raleigh, NC, performing as Principal Flute with the Durham Symphony Orchestra, substitute with the North Carolina Symphony on both flute and piccolo, playing for church services, and teaching privately.

SUE CROCKER - Piano and Organ Instructor

Mrs. Sue Crocker holds a Bachelors of Music in piano performance and pedagogy and an Masters of Arts in Education from Meredith College with certification in K-12 Music Education. She has also pursued graduate studies in organ. Most recently, Mrs. Crocker was employed as Associate Minister of Music at First Baptist Church, Henderson, where she directed choirs, handbells and served as organist.

SARAH CARSON COX - Violin Instructor

Sarah graduated from East Carolina University in 2016 with a BM in Violin Performance and a BA in Comparative Humanities. While there, she performed as soloist with the Raleigh Symphony in Samuel Barber’s Violin Concerto, and in the Sibelius Violin Concerto with the ECU Symphony Orchestra (2015). From 2013 to 2016, Sarah served as a concertmaster for the ECU Symphony. A student of Ara Gregorian, Sarah performed during her undergraduate years with the Four Seasons Next Generation Chamber Music Series, and also attended the Madeline Island Chamber Music Camp in Wisconsin during the summers of 2012 through 2015.

Currently, Sarah is a member of the Carolina Philharmonic, Raleigh Symphony, and Long Bay Symphony, and also plays with the Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle, which has included performances with the Carolina Ballet. During the 2017-18 season, Sarah was a member of the Fayetteville Symphony. As a violin instructor, Sarah employs both traditional and Suzuki methods. Her professional credentials include teaching certification for Suzuki books 1 through 10. In 2019, Sarah received an MA in History from North Carolina State University.

MEGHAN CAUSEY - Vocal and Piano Instructor

Meghan Causey has loved singing, playing piano, and performing since childhood. She started taking piano lessons at age 11 and continued lessons through college. She has been able to incorporate her piano skills into her life as a professional musician and in accompanying students as a vocal teacher. In her vocal studies, she has trained in classical and theatrical repertoire and is currently singing with a jazz quartet out of Raleigh. She has performed in the Sandhills Community College production of Pirates of Penzance and spent 2 years performing with the Campbell University Opera Theater. In 2016 graduated from Sandhills Community College in Pinehurst, NC, with her Associate Degree in Fine Arts and Music Education. In December 2019, she received her Bachelor of Music degree with a concentration in vocal performance and pedagogy from Campbell University in Buies Creek, NC.

GRACE BEACHAM STALLINGS - Piano Instructor

Grace Beacham Stallings obtained her Associate of Fine Arts in Music from Coastal Carolina Community College. After graduating, she transferred to Campbell University. During her time there, she was taught and supervised by Dr. Richard McKee. Her main concentrations of study were piano performance, piano pedagogy, and music theory. Since obtaining her Bachelor’s Degree in Piano Pedagogy, Grace continues to pursue several paths of music involvement. Grace has over thirteen years of experience playing the piano. Having been the pianist for several churches in North Carolina, she has provided music for special events, musicals, and weddings.

Grace’s passion for music has been with her since she was young. Grace is also a Christian who believes her talents are a gift from God. She feels that music should be used to glorify God and it should also touch the hearts of those who experience it.

KEVIN DAVID CARTAGENA - Guitar Instructor

Born on March 15, 1996, Kevin is a 2020 Graduate of the University of Mount Olive. Kevin started playing guitar at 12 years old when his mother gave him a guitar for his birthday. He spent his youth learning to play his favorite songs. At the age of 20, Kevin began his Classical Guitar studies under Ed Stephenson at UMO. While there, he participated in the University Theatre Program. Since Graduating, Kevin performs Nuevo Flamenco music as part of Ed Stephenson and the Paco Band. Kevin is a well-versed musician, excelling in Classical, Blues, and Rock ‘N Roll guitar techniques and taking Voice and Piano lessons.