Full Moon School of Music Instructors
Joe Ellison
Drums are Joe’s specialty and he is excellent at breaking off his knowledge and sharing that with his students. He’s played with bands of many eclectic styles from jazz and swing to klezmer and old-time though he has his roots in rock and roll! He has experience on many percussion instruments as well!
Scott Nicholson
Scott teaches acoustic and electric guitar, piano and other keyboard instruments, as well as being our resident vocal instructor. He studied composition as a music major at UGA and has sat in or played with countless bands through his career.
Iain Cooke
Iain teaches trombone, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, and piano in addition to heading up the Full Moon Symphonic Program. He studies music and music business at UGA and has played in the Redcoat Marching Band, MP Theatre Jazz Band, Barrow Community Church Worship Team as well as his own solo work as Clarence Doty. He also has experience teaching music theory!
Nate Loper
Nate is a classically trained multi-instrumentalist/composer with 20+ years playing experience and 9+ years teaching experience in both the private and public school sectors. I teach piano, guitar, bass, violin, viola, cello, music theory, song writing, basic production, and many others. I put emphasis on both classical knowledge and practical application in my lessons.
Ken Wong
I began learning classical piano when I was 4 years old. Throughout my adolescence, I competed in many different competitions and won several scholarship awards. In middle school, I picked up the guitar and viola, later participating in my high school orchestra. My accumulated musical skills have led me to my current pursuits: music production and audio engineering.