Shining Light Music

Today’s Teacher Spotlight: Mike Maynard is a Kansas City-based guitarist and instructor with over 35 years of experience performing and teaching. Whether you want to master complex jazz theory, shred rock solos, or just learn to play your favorite songs around a campfire, he tailors every lesson to your personal goals. His teaching studio provides a relaxed, encouraging environment where we focus on technique, fretboard navigation, and most importantly, having fun! When he’s not playing guitar, you can find him building guitars, writing songs, composing music, singing, mixing and mastering music or hitting the gym.

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Keyboards and digital pianos are currently 15% off! Save now!

Today’s Teacher Spotlight: Nathan Humphrey’s primary instrument is violin. Nathan has been playing violin for 21 years, and he also plays and teaches viola. He has taught for 10 years and holds a Bachelor's, Master's, and Artist's Certificate from UMKC. His favorite musical performance is the San Francisco Symphony with Michael Tilson Thomas and his favorite song is Beethoven 7. Nathan is looking forward to visiting family this summer and hopefully enjoying his favorite summer treat, ice cream!! He will be listening to podcasts and reading in his spare time.

Today’s Teacher Spotlight: Kathy Forste is a very talented musician who teaches guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, banjo, and ukulele! She has taught for around 20 years and has been part of Shining Light Music since 2020. Kathy was born in St. Louis and grew up in Troy, MO. She holds a degree in Broadcasting and a minor in music from UCM. Her favorite musical of all time is South Pacific, and she’s happy to have been able to see Paul McCartney perform live several times! Kathy’s best advice for a student is, “Practice every day. Make a habit of playing. And... most importantly, have fun!”. Kathy has a true passion for music, and her favorite hobby is to collect vinyl records and CD’s.

Today’s Teacher Spotlight: Sophia Payne has taught at Shining Light Music since 2018. She has played piano for 35 years and has taught for 20. She went to school at UCM and received a Bachelor of Music with emphasis on piano performance, and Master of Arts with piano performance. She then went to Northwest State University where she received a Master of Arts in music education. Sophia is looking forward to traveling this summer. She also enjoys cooking and any song by Bruno Mars!

Teacher Spotlight: Deana Haines is Shining Light Music's owner and founding teacher. She has played the piano for 64 years and has taught piano for 50 years! She is from Grandview, Missouri. She loves traveling the Mediterranean, eating ice cream and sewing in her free time.

We have B & C stock keyboards and digital pianos at 50% off! These instruments have damaged boxes, but are still under warranty and are in manufacturer's original condition! You don't want to miss out on this deal.