We lead by example. We empower our highly-qualified instructors to be lifelong learners and remain on the forefront of their fields through required continuing education and performance opportunities.

EXCELLLENCE

We shape curious artists. You’ll dive deeper into your craft and discover new perspectives and points of view that will influence your path as a musician and a person.

INSPIRATION

We love what we do, and we want you to feel the same.
After all, “art is pointless without passion.”   — Jasmine Kay Uy

PASSION

 We value your time and your hard work. We will work alongside of you to have you leave each lesson feeling AT LEAST 1% of an Improvement if not more, EVERY time.

GROWTH

We welcome and embrace all humans. We get to know you as a person, as well as an artist, in order to customize your journey and provide a safe environment for creative exploration.

INCLUSION

We want you to love what you learn. We will give you the tools and the space to express yourself fully through your art.

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HEART

INCLUSIVE

EXCELLENCE.

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Every member of our team embodies the Musik Makers Mission:

GROWTH

INSPIRE

PASSION

ActinG / Audition PREP / COLLEGE & CAREER MENTOR /
MUSIC THEORY / Piano / Voice

Owner/CEO

Rebecca Pieper

Miss Rebecca has been teaching, directing, and performing in the Lehigh Valley for 24 years. A native of New York, she began her music career with piano lessons at the age of three and, by 17, she made her Classical Soprano Debut at the NYSTS Young Artists Winners Recital at Carnegie Hall. Miss Rebecca double majored in vocal performance and music education at Westminster Choir College. 

IMiss Rebecca holds many professional and educational certifications, and is finishing her Master of Vocal Performance and Pedagogy with a Musical Theatre emplhases at Westminster Choir College. She recently completed Level 1 Certification as a Yoga Voice Instructor. Her other certifications include Levels 1-3 of Contemporary Commercial Music with Shenandoah University CCM Institute, NeuroVocal Method Certification, Musical methodologies of Orff, Kodaly, Dalcroze and in the 4Mat Teaching System Certification from the Westminster Choir College Summer Voice Institute, and Early Childhood Certification through the Musikgarten Program.

In addition to teaching in her private studio, Miss Rebecca served as an Adjunct Professor of Voice in the Theatre Department at DeSales University from 2011 through 2023.  She is a highly sought after music director and keyboardist for local high schools, theatres and universities.  Miss Rebecca is also an active clinician and presenter for the National Associatin of Teachers of Singing and other professional organizations.

Miss Rebecca  is currently completing her  Master of Vocal Performance and Pedagogy with a Musical Theatre emphasis at Westminster Choir College and she recently completed Level 1 Certification as a Yoga Voice Instructor. Her other certifications include Levels 1-3 of Contemporary Commercial Music with Shenandoah University CCM Institute, NeuroVocal Method Certification,  Musical methodologies of Orff, Kodaly, Dalcroze and in the 4Mat Teaching System Certification from the Westminster Choir College Summer Voice Institute, and Early Childhood Certification through the Musikgarten Program.

While Miss Rebecca loves teaching, she also maintains an active performance career that crosses the bridge between musical theatre and opera throughout New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Locally, she has performed, directed, choreographed, music directed, accompanied, and ran camps at DeSales University, Cedar Crest College,  Chansonette Theatre, Northampton Community College, PA Playhouse, Civic Theatre, The Pines, Nazareth Middle School and High School, Nazareth Center For The Arts, Southern Lehigh High School and many more. She loves being on both sides of the stage as a performer. 

Miss Rebecca finds it extremely important to teach to the individual student. Lessons are structured around the student, not a publisher’s curriculum. She recognizes the importance of producing a musician for life, and she is passionate about training her students to have a healthy and functional voice, and to always bring their authentic selves into every performance.

Passionate about lifelong learning, networking, and community building, Miss Rebecca holds memberships with Lehigh Valley Music Teachers Association, Music Teachers National Association, Music Theatre Educators Alliance, National Association of Teachers of Singing (Lehigh Valley President, Member of New Jersey, Eastern Region President & National Level Executive Board Member and The  Pennsylvania Music Teachers National Association,

Alumni and Current Students of Ms. Rebecca's studio can be found on Broadway Stages, National Tours, Professional and Semi Professional Opera Houses and Theatres, Coffee Houses, and Concert Halls locally and across the country. In addition to numerous students being Freddy Award winners, they have also been finalists and winners in local, regional and national vocal competitions.

Outside the studio, Miss Rebecca is a mother of two grown, young men, Carson and Brandon and her doggies!   In addition to teaching, learning, and performing, she loves fitness, food, fashion, and her friends.



Rebecca Pieper

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MEET OUR TEAM

VoICE teacher

Abby illingworth

AUDITION PREP & ACTING COACHING

LORI COLACITO

Guitar / Songwriting / Ukelele

Paul Fitzgerald

Piano / Voice

Catherine Mills

About Catherine Catherine Mills is renowned for her patience, empathy, and enthusiasm for her students’ successes! With over 20 years of experience in teaching private piano and voice lessons, she additionally has nearly a decade of experience supporting students with individualized academic, social, and emotional needs at NASD.
Catherine holds a Bachelor's degree in Music Education with a concentration in vocal music from TCNJ. She is an active member of the Lehigh Valley Music Teachers Association, Music Teachers National Association, National Association of Teachers of Singing, American Choral Directors Association, and Pennsylvania Music Educators Association.
Catherine is dedicated to providing highly individualized lessons tailored to help her students achieve their musical goals. Whether learning to read music, play piano, accompany themselves or others, write songs, or grow as musicians and singers, her lessons are designed to meet each student's unique needs. She enjoys teaching a wide variety of world musical styles and traditions and is passionate about music as a universal language.

Personal Interests When not teaching, Catherine enjoys traveling and spending time with her husband, Ron, and their two children, Gavin and Jade. She is an avid distance runner, loves cooking healthy and delicious meals, and enjoys performing on the musical theater stage and with the local funk band, the Funk Nuggets. The family also loves spending time outdoors with their Kerry Blue Terrier, Séamus.



Catherine Mills

EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR/LEAD TEACHER FOR
k-6th SUMMER CAMPS

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