Will Devitt Electric/Acoustic/Classical Guitar, Bass, Banjo, Mandolin
A performer, composer and guitar teacher for more than 20 years, he taught in Japan and has played with new music ensembles, poets and country-dance bands.
Currently, Will writes and performs in the progressive folk-rock duo, Davis + Devitt. Their fourth recording “Midwestern Standard Time” is a collection of original compositions and jazz/pop standards.
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John Weston
Electric/Acoustic Guitar
John Weston began studying music at
the age of four. Since then he has
studied the saxophone, piano, vocal
performance and he has been studying
the guitar since the age of ten. Over the
years, John has extensively studied
music theory and composition from a
number of teachers, including his father.
Scott Grieb Electric/Acoustic/Classical Guitar Bass, Recorder
Scott holds a Master of Music degree in classical guitar performance from the University of South Carolina, as well as a Bachelor of Music, also in classical guitar, from Eastern Michigan University.
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Erol Ozsever
Electric/Acoustic/Classical Guitar
Erol Ozsever is a guitarist from Fishers, Indiana.
His stylistic variety has led him to play in jazz
ensembles, rock quartets, and solo and chamber
recitals. He has also served as a session guitarist
for artists such as Nick Davidson, Austin Bush,
and various other projects. As a classical guitarist,
he was won numerous awards including the
Outstanding Achievement Award in Guitar
Performance from Middle Tennessee State
University and 1st prize at the 2009 Rosario
Guitar Competition in Columbia, SC.
In addition, he completed requirements for a South Carolina public school
teaching certification in choral education, and is currently a graduate student in
musicology at Indiana University. While at Indiana University, Scott has also
studied jazz improvisation and jazz guitar.
He was a graduate assistant at Indiana University and the University of South
Carolina. He has been a faculty member at the Interlochen Music Camp, Adrian
college, and the Bay View Music Conservatory. He taught for several years at
Smith-Holden Music and Education in Bloomington Indiana. In 2009 Grieb
served as an Adjunct Lecturer in Music at Indiana University where he taught the
course "Music for the Listener" (Z101)
Scott is strongly interested in classical and jazz guitar, but also a serious enthusiast
of guitar styles from rock to country. He has taught students of all ages and
abilities, and is happy to accept advanced players as well as complete beginners
as students. He is pleased to be teaching at Stafford Music Academy.


From a young age, John has been involved in several rock and roll bands, and
has produced four original albums in which he is the primary songwriter and
guitar player. Currently, John is with the local Bloomington band "The Buzzkills."
John holds a Minor in Music from Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music.
Erol has been teaching for four years, the last two of which were at Smith-Holden
Music and Education. Erol graduated cum laude from Middle Tennessee State
University with a Bachelor of Music Degree in 2007. He graduated magna cum
laude from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music with a Master of Music
Degree in 2009. He is currently continuing his education at IU working on a
Doctor of Music degree.
We are very proud to offer some of the best music
instructors in Southern Indiana. The esteemed
Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University
produces truly world-class performers every year.
We choose from among these fantastic musicians
to find those who also make great teachers.
Stafford Music Academy
515 Woodscrest Drive
Bloomington, IN
(812) 339-2505
Hours:
M-F, 2-7pm or
by appointment