Our Experienced Music Teachers
All of School of Rock Mt. Juliet’s music teachers are experienced musicians devoted to helping students attain musical proficiency. Our instructors guide students one-on-one to personalize learning, inspire confidence and build social skills.
Stewart Grace
Owner, Drum Teacher, Guitar Teacher
Music has always been an integral part of Stewart's life. As a young student, he first learned to play drums in the middle school band. Then he went on to be the drummer at his local church and was the drumline instructor at Hopkinsville High School for seven years simultaneously.
During Stewart's tenure at HHS, the school had two undefeated percussion seasons and started an indoor drumline that continues to this day with the instruction of one of his former students. Upon graduating high school, Stewart attended Austin Peay State University as a music education major for two years, before transferring to the University of Kentucky and graduating with a bachelor's degree in linguistics.
After graduating from UK, Stewart began teaching at School of Rock in Vienna, VA, where he was promoted to lead instructor and director of the Rock 101 program.
Stewart has also played in several bands throughout the years, varying in genres such as pop, metal, rock, blues, and jazz!
Hannah Smith
Vocal Teacher, Keyboard Teacher, Guitar Teacher
Hannah’s musical journey began when she was enrolled in piano lessons at five years old. While five-year-old Hannah drew inspiration from Hilary Duff and the Backstreet Boys, today her biggest musical inspirations are Taylor Swift, Snow Patrol, and Jack Antonoff. Originally from Texas, Hannah moved to Nashville in 2014 to attend Belmont University where she studied commercial voice, composition, and arranging, and where she founded and directed Prismatics, an internationally-ranked, award-winning a cappella ensemble. Since graduating in 2018, Hannah continues to teach lessons and masterclasses as well as to work as a live and studio vocalist. When she’s not teaching, Hannah is also a graphic designer and runs an online store while she pursues her Master’s and teaching license at MTSU.
John Vaillancourt
Guitar Teacher, Piano Teacher
In the spirit of keeping the learning process fun and engaging for everyone, John strives to create a stress free, encouraging, and moderately casual environment for his students. While John Vaillancourt mainly offers lessons for guitar, he also offers lessons for keys and bass guitar. Having previously studied at the Berklee College of Music, John is well versed in a multitude of genres including Rock, Pop, Jazz, Funk, R&B, and Country music, and various techniques to help advance your skills. While at Berklee, John also studied songwriting and was Vice President in the Songwriting Club while participating in recording sessions tracking guitar. John's studio knowledge extends further than recording as he studied audio-engineering at The Blackbird Academy and works with recording software as well as consoles and other outboard equipment.
Andrew Howsmon
Bass Guitar Teacher, Guitar Teacher
Andrew Howsmon was born into a family of classical musicians. When he was 14, he found his dad’s old guitar and quickly lost interest in violin. Since then, he’s played guitar and bass with several groups around the Midwest. Drew’s favorite artists (currently) are Stevie Wonder, Vulfpeck, and Led Zeppelin. He has also been known to enjoy bagels with cream cheese and salmon with a large black coffee.
Annalee Condiles
Vocal Teacher
Annalee Condiles is currently a student at Belmont University majoring in Music Business (live event management) and minoring in dance. She first got involved with singing through musical theater and to this day can call herself a proud theater kid, although the School of Rock program is really where her love grew.
Annalee is a School of Rock alumna and was part of her school's House Band and was also an AllStar in 2019 and 2020. Her rock inspirations range from Earth, Wind & Fire to No Doubt to Black Sabbath, and she is so excited to share her passion for singing with the School of Rock community in Mt. Juliet, TN!
Jordan Caulk
Vocal Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher
Even though she came from a musical theatre and choral background, Jordan has lived and loved rock music her entire life. As a child of the '90s, some of her favorite bands include Alice In Chains, Queens of the Stone Age, and Soundgarden.
Jordan isn't just a fan of grunge and alternative rock, however; she sang with a traveling cover band that played medleys of everything from oldies to rap to metal to Top 40s, and she learned plenty about the classics during her years working at the School of Rock in Naperville, IL.
In addition to expanding her musical repertoire, Jordan has also used her time at School of Rock to learn how to play the keys and bass guitar!
Dillon Frazier
Drum Teacher
Dillon Frazier is a Nashville native with over a decade of professional experience as a studio and touring drummer with artists Matisyahu, Maggie Koerner, and various other national and international acts. From jazz, soul, and R&B to metal and reggae, Dillon's stylistic interests are as varied as the acts he has performed and recorded with.
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