Emily Schmid

Tracie Jones brings over 25 years of music experience to Music Masters. She is an accomplished pianist, fluent in classical, Broadway, country, pop, accompaniment, sight-reading and music theory.  She has followed her love of music to a performing and teaching career, rich with experience. Also a singer/songwriter, Tracie has written over 30 songs, many of which have become professional recordings. She has been an accompanist & musical director for various theatres, schools and organizations around the valley and has been a featured soloist with local bands and musical theatre shows.  Her areas of vocal focus are classical, music theatre, opera, jazz, country, pop, theory, sight-reading and ear training.

Tracie has taught students from small children up through adults. Unlike many other music teachers, she teaches with a flexible style, adapting  lessons to each students' abilities and levels of learning. Her teaching philosophy is to help each student reach his or her full potential and help them reach their goals, and even push them beyond what they thought was possible!