Teachers & Staff

TEACHERS AND STAFF

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BETH TREZ (Advanced Piano/Jazz Studies, Beginner High Strings, Beginner Drums, Beginner Bass Guitar, Vocal Coaching)

Beth is the founder, owner, and head instructor at TrezMusic. Beth began playing the piano at the age of five. She advanced quickly through the ranks achieving a choir directing position at the age of 15 and her first private lesson teaching position at the age of 17. Beth continued her education at Shenandoah University achieving degrees in jazz studies and commercial music. Following graduation, she took a recording studio position at Electric Lady Studios in New York City.

At this time, Beth decided to continue her education at New York University, studying jazz piano with Don Friedman and graduating with her first music education degree. Her first teaching position was at William Cullen Bryant High School in Astoria, Queens.

Upon relocating to Pennsylvania, Beth obtained an elementary school music teaching position in the Elizabethtown Area School District. She began teaching private piano lessons in her development. Three years ago, Beth changed her focus to teaching private lessons and TrezMusic was born. All of these past experiences have helped Beth develop a unique teaching style that adapts to accommodate the individual needs of the student in a fun, exciting, and musically enriching environment.

Aside from teaching, Beth is currently working on a doctorate degree in music education from Shenandoah University. She also gigs with several different jazz groups, solo, and rock ensembles in Central Pennsylvania. For Beth's complete gig schedule, please check out www.bethtrezmusic.com.

Kate McCutchan (BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE PIANO)

Kate has been teaching piano for the last 20 years. She joined the staff at Trez in October 2006 and has enjoyed her association with the Studio & students, expanding her talents to include working with very young pianists.

Kate was born and raised in McLean, Virginia, went to school at East Carolina University in North Carolina and traveled extensively in her younger years.

She is a solo pianist & vocalist, performing at a variety of retirement homes, including the Masonic Village in Elizabethtown, Country Meadows & The Homestead.

Kate is Music & Choir Director at Unity Church of Enola, and teaches piano in her home. She is also available for private parties, weddings & memorial services (have equipment, will travel)

MARK CRONK (Guitar)

Mark Cronk is a guitarist, singer/songwriter from the small central Pennsylvania town of Carlisle. He began his career in the late 1970's with a band called Appalachia. The group performed for clubs and concert halls and shared the stage with national artists such as Robert Palmer and the Ramones. Mark also performed as a solo act in many of the areas finer establishments. Along with his guitar teaching business Mark is now a member of Glass Onion. The band is heavily influenced by pop music of the 1960's and regularly performs for public and private functions in central Pa. Marks music is a slice of power pop mixed with soft ballads and a few tunes that can best be characterized as Country/Pop. His songs are a reflection of a grown man's experiences and attitudes refreshingly expressed in a genre usually reserved for the young.

AMANDA AINSCOUGH (voice)

Amanda Ainscough grew up in a musical household, attributing her first musical experiences to her mother. Amanda was involved in sports in middle school, and after an injury put her career on hold, she joined the choir. First inspired by the songs of Ella Fitzgerald, Amanda started singing jazz in high school. While she studied voice and music education at Messiah College, Amanda continued to hone her craft while singing jazz gigs outside of school. Currently an elementary music teacher in the Cumberland Valley School District, Amanda still makes it a priority to sing when she finds the opportunity. She currently headlines the band “Back to Back” which performs regularly for ballroom dance clubs. Amanda loves singing and teaching all styles of music and believes in all children being musical from a young age. Mrs. Ainscough lives in Mechanicsburg with her husband and her dog.

JASON MESCIA (Woodwinds, beginner guitar/bass, beginner piano, jazz class instructor)

Jason, Sax, Clarinet, Flute teacher, graduated Cum Laude with a

Bachelor’s in Music Composition and Performance from Duquesne University’s Mary Pappert School of Music. He was a Golden Key Honor’s Society Member as well as a Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society Member. In his studies Jason has covered such diverse interests as classical and jazz saxophone, Jazz Improvisation, Composition, Orchestration, Electronic Orchestration, Music Synthesis and Film Scoring. Mr. Mescia studied classical saxophone with world renowned classical tenor player James Houlik as well as the New Century Saxophone Quartet’s Stephen Pollock. Jason has also studied with Kenny Werner (author of Effortless Mastery), Michael Tomaro, Neil Wetzel, Lynn Purse, and David Stock.

Among his list of accomplishments Jason has composed the music for the feature film ‘Gumshoe’, the score to a ‘The Presenter’, Chamber and Orchestral works for the ensembles O. Angel, Negrin, Affinity Saxophone Quartet, Duqesne Chamber Orchestra Contemporary Ensemble, and Finale work and editing for Joe Beck’s DVD. Jason, who is also an active performer, has worked with Kaligata, Todd Horton, Ben Edwards Quartet, the Philly Soul Band Soulamite, Karl Jones Quartet, Jim Love and the Blue Groove, Valerie Oswald, From Cosmos to Chaos, Rented Mule, and the Philadelphia Opera Company.

Jason teaches saxophone, clarinet, flute, composition, music theory, jazz theory, and improvisation and continues to have a great track record with his students who are all enthusiastic about coming to lessons. Jason has great success preparing students for auditions and he strives for his students to have fun playing their instruments and finding their own voice rather than viewing lessons and practicing as a chore.