Faculty/Staff

Our teachers live to play and play to live

We have the BEST local musicians ready to teach your rocker!

Bio Picture Terry Longhway
Co-owner and Chief Music Officer
Terry was born unto a world of music, and before he knew which way was up, he was listening to his Dad’s Beatles and Hendrix albums, and dancing around the living room to Rod Stewart and The Average White Band. His Mom taught Guitar and Piano professionally, and her format for teaching young Terry these instruments would forge the musical...
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Bio Picture Ryan Fitzgerald
Music Director
Ryan Fitzgerald grew up in Dallas, TX and from an early age had music in his life coming from all directions. He would tag along to his grandfather’s barbershop quartet rehearsals, and enjoyed listening to both of his grandmothers play piano at family functions. Ryan was introduced to the guitar at an early age by hearing the hits of the 60s,...
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Bio Picture Wendy Murphy
General Manager
Former broadcast producer, licensed therapist, certified Montessori teacher, entrepreneur, bass player and mom to the famous Marlhy. Wendy brings all of her  experience to School of Rock to faciliate a creative and fun rocker community.
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Bio Picture Shannon Grady
Office Guru
Shannon Grady (lil Shambo, or multiple other nicknames if you ask the kids) hails from Ft. Worth, TX. She used to be a cheerleader, if you can't tell by her effervescence. Actually, she still is a cheerleader! For School of Rock! Yay!After thirteen years in private school and two semesters as a psych/world religion major at TCU, Shannon decided...
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Bio Picture Brent Engel
Teacher/Asst. Show Director
Brent Engel joins the Dallas team as a multi-instrumental rock n' roll powerhouse. He has a rich history of playing music that dates back to his first memories. Brent is also the singer-songwriter-bandleader of Here, In Arms, which plays regularly in the Dallas scene. When not teaching or playing music, Brent runs sound at various venues around...
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Bio Picture Seth Falkner
Teacher/Asst. Show Director
Seth Falkner was raised in the boondocks of west Texas in the quaint little town of Ft. Davis. Thanks to his fathers wide variety of musical taste Seth developed a thirst for music at a very early age. Whether it was the sultry voices of Billie Holiday and Etta James or the soaring screams of Robert Plant and James Hetfield, he just couldn't get...
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Bio Picture Nate Wedan
Teacher/Asst. Show Director
Long ago, in a land far far away. In a town called The Shire lived a people called hobbits. One hobbit in particular was named Nate Wedan. He liked to wear tank tops and jorts (cut off jean shorts...for you humans). But his true passion and love was music!! Drums especially!!! He had 15 years of drumming experience...
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Bio Picture Johnny Sequenzia
Teacher
Johnny Sequenzia is a graduate of Booker T. Washington, High School for the Performing and Visual Arts.  He spent 3 years touring the nation for the Dallas Children's Theater after graduation, and spent 10 years acting and teaching theater for DCT.  As a singer, Johnny started in boys choir and private vocal lessons as a child, and...
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Bio Picture Wade Cofer
Teacher/Asst. Show Director
Wade Cofer is a musician not a bio writer, but he makes for some excellent bullet points. He is definitely one of our MVP’s in Dallas and teaches all instruments, very well too may we add! • Started playing guitar at 8• Saxophone at 12• Drums at 14• Also play bass, keys, banjo, mandolin, dobro/lap steel• Gigged and played professionally for the...
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Bio Picture Jim Harrington
Teacher
Bio coming soon!   Be sure to check out Jim with his band Sundress.
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Bio Picture David Ponder
Teacher
Bio coming soon! Be sure to check out David with his band Somebodys Darling.
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