Our Instructors

Jeh manages the business side of the studio and designs the guitar and piano courses. He also assists the other teachers as necessary. He is currently accepting intermediate and advanced guitar students, but also teaches bass and piano as needed.

For more information about Jeh, see the Director's Page.

Rickie has 20 years of private and group instruction experience and has taught percussion at the Academy of Music and Art, The Cameron Dancenter in Gainesville Florida as well as in music stores
in both Gainesville and Wildwood Florida.
Rickie has opened shows for bands such as Sister Hazel, Bad Finger, Joan Jett, The Call, Nazareth and Foghat. Rickie's true expertise has developed from teaching hundreds of students over the past 19 years and the experience of working professionally in the music business for over 25 years. Rickie's teaching approach gives his students many options and opportunities to not only learn drums, but most importantly, to learn how to perform and build relationships with other musicians.

Ben is co-lead guitarist and the other half of the song writing team that
founded My Inner Sins.
Ben attends University of Texas at Arlington

My Inner Sins Myspace page - www.myspace.com/myinnersins

Daniel, the longest tenured instructor at Mansfield Music Mentors, has been playing guitar for over 10 years and has ample stage experience playing with various rock and Christian/worship bands around the Metroplex. Local venues he's played include the Dallas International Guitar Festival, the Curtain Club and The Door. He also has studio experience, recording rhythm and lead for several genres of music. Daniel teaches and plays all ages, skills, and genres, but specializes in rock and metal. Daniel will graduate from TCU in May of 2012.

My Inner Sins Myspace page - www.myspace.com/myinnersins

Landon is a 17 year old senior at Arlington High School, and the first "alumni" instructor at Mansfield Music Mentors. He has played multiple rock bands in the Arlington and Ft. Worth area in multiple venues, and has performed professionally as a classical guitarist. He will be attending UNT next year, majoring in Classical Guitar Performance. He specializes in classical guitar, but can give lessons in and genre, including rock and metal. He also gives lessons in Ukulele

Becky plays Flute and Piano at her church and performs as accompanist for UIL competitions. She is a teacher at Donna Shepard Intermediate School.

April is a graduate of Philadelphia Biblical University with a Bachelor of Music degree in music composition, Cum Laude, with an applied area in voice. As a singer She's been recorded for independent CDs and is currently active as the singer/songwriter, keys and harp player for Mansfield based band, Blue April. She also competed on a state and national level as a singer and singer/songwriter and attended the Actors, Models and Talent Competition in the summer of 2010. While receiving vocal instruction for nine years she explored singing in church, opera, musical theater and a jazz band. As a composer she has written in both popular and classical concert styles, film scores and has recordings in several genres. She began teaching privately in college and enjoys sharing her passion for music with all ages.

www.reverbnation.com/blueapril
or visit her Facebook page at
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Victor is a graduate from Hill College with an Associates in music. He is currently in UTA working on his Bachelors Degree in Music Education. Victor has been studying voice for nine years and has competed in many UIL music events during high school and competed at the state level many times. He has also competed in the NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing Competition). Victor conducted and accompanied his church choir in Hillsboro while working on his associates. He is piano proficient and also plays the guitar and drums.

Megan graduated from Mansfield High School in 2010. She was in the varsity choir (a Capella) for 3 years. She consistently received superior scores in all Solo & Ensemble and UIL competitions and made 3rd chair in the TMEA Texas All State Mixed Choir her senior year. She is currently studying Music Education at TCC.

Starting on the violin in fifth grad, he advanced to the UIL Sweepstakes awarded Arlington High Symphony Orchestra his senior year, and has been playing now for eleven years. Justin attended UTA where he studied jazz theory and played jazz guitar with the UTA Jazz Ensemble. He has been a performing musician in Texas for the past six years and currently, is rocking the guitar in a rock band with his two brothers and sawing the fiddle for the hard-edged Texas country outfit, the Kenny Kirkley Band.

Don is a retired band Director, having taught Elementary thru High School. He received both his Bachelor's and Masters of Music Degrees from Oklahoma City University. He has performed on trumpet and bass, conducted the Shrine Circus, the OKC Rodeo Band and several Broadway shows. He has also performed with various artists including; Connie Francis, Pat Boone, Anita Bryant, Maynard Ferguson, Jay Leno, and the Righteous Brothers. He is currently apart of The Dallas Praise Orchestra, Souled Out!(a jazz rock group) , and
Tate Springs Orchestra.