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

Fall 2024 scholarship application forms must be received in the church office by Friday, September 3. You may print out the forms below or find them 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, Roberta Thomason, Grace Stallings, and Meghan Causey

Flute

Instructor - Erin Munnelly Denning

Violin

Instructor - Sarah Carson Cox

Vocal

Instructor - Meghan Causey

Guitar

Instructor - Kevin David Cartagena

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.

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.

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.

JESSE SMITH - Cello

Jesse Smith is a chamber and orchestral cellist who resides in Raleigh, North Carolina. As an avid performer, Smith is the principal cellist of the Fayetteville Symphony and acting principal cellist of the New Carolina Sinfonia and is frequently invited to play for performances by the Long Bay Symphony, Carolina Ballet, The Carolina Master Choral, and the Carolina Philharmonic. He also enjoys the opportunity to play chamber music throughout the South Eastern Coast and is a founding member of the Magnolia String Quartet. Smith graduated with his bachelor’s degree in music performance from East Carolina University where he studied with Emanuel Gruber.  As a student and later as an alumni, he was regularly invited to play alongside internationally renowned musicians in Ara Gregorian’s “Next Generation” concerts as a part of the Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival. After graduating from ECU, Smith continued his study in performance by attending Stony Brook University. During his time on Long Island, he was in the studio of Colin Carr, where he received his Master of Music Performance degree.

GRACE BEACHAM STALLINGS - Piano Instructor

ROBERTA LAUGHLIN THOMASON - Piano

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.

Roberta Thomason has over 40 years of experience as a music educator, private piano teacher, and choral director. She is an honors graduate of Furman University, with a degree in music education and choral certification at both elementary and secondary levels. Mrs. Thomason maintains a private piano studio in the Cary area, teaching students from beginner to adult. She is a member of Cary-Apex Piano Teachers’ Association, Raleigh Music Club, and National Federation of Music Clubs.

VIRGINIA L. VANCE - Music Reading Class

Virginia L. Vance was an Associate Professor of Music and Coordinator of Music Studies during her career at Peace College in Raleigh, North Carolina. She received a Bachelor of Music degree with a major in organ from Salem College, where she was a student of Dr. John S. Mueller. She earned a Master of Music degree from Yale University, where she studied with Charles Krigbaum. Ms. Vance was the recipient of a Fulbright Grant that enabled her to study with Professor Anton Heiller at the Hochschule fur Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna, Austria.

At Peace College, Ms. Vance taught courses in music theory and organ, in addition to serving as College Organist. She also accompanied the Peace College Chamber Singers and the Peace College Choir. Since leaving Peace College, she has accompanied choral groups at North Carolina State University and Meredith College. Most recently she was an Assistant Professor of Music at Meredith College, where she taught the courses in the music theory curriculum. In 2015 Ms. Vance was a co-founder of The Rocky Mount Chamber Choir, an ensemble for which she serves as accompanist. Since 2005 she has been organist at First Presbyterian Church in Rocky Mount, NC, where she plays a 1999 instrument by Richards and Fowkes.