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Ray Goodwin
Guitar, Piano, Violin, & Ukulele
Ray Goodwin is an established multi-instrumentalist who teaches Guitar, Piano, and Violin at Rhapsody School of Music. Ray graduated from the acclaimed Musicians Institute in Los Angeles, California, in 1994. Shortly thereafter, Ray completed the Music Theory program taught at the University of Wisconsin. Ray has been teaching guitar, piano, and violin, in the Valley since 2001, and has been working in bands for over 20+ years.
Ray’s bands have opened for many international acts, including Slipknot, Disturbed, and Dragonforce. Ray is currently the lead guitarist/violinist in the rock/metal band (SIC)MONIC, published by Warner Chappell Inc., and is distributed worldwide. Ray has a full endorsement by Jackson/Fender guitars.
Note that Ray teaches exclusively through virtual lessons and not in person.
Mike Tuttle
General Manager & Brass Instructor
Mike Tuttle has been playing and/or teaching trumpet for the better part of 40 years. Mike cut his teeth musically in the rich musical culture of Seattle Wa. He received his Bachelor of Arts in music education from Central Washington University and then spent the next 13 years building an award winning high school band program at Meadowdale High School in Edmonds Washington. Mike enjoys the full performance palette available to the trumpet: Whether a Gustav Holst Composition, Screaming away on a Big Band Lead trumpet part, or jammin’ on some blues.
He has performed in a number big bands, a variety of musical orchestras and even had a chance to perform on stage with Doc Severinson. His main passion, however, is his opportunity to share his love of music with younger students through teaching. Currently, Mike has students performing and teaching all across the country and even internationally. His goal is to create an outstanding music opportunity here in the Anthem community.
Vocals & Piano
J.R. Momeyer graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in vocal performance. Previous teachers include prominent artists such as Dr. Amanda DeMaris, Dr. Justin Carpenter, and Mary-Sue Hyatt. In 2021, J.R. was recognized by the National Association of Teachers of Singing by receiving first place in the Arizona Division Vocal Competition, second place in the Cal-Western Region and named a Semi-Finalist National Competition. An avid competitor, J.R. sang at the Arizona District of The Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition in November 2022. He has also been seen on stages across the Valley including Musical Theater of Anthem, Theater Works, the Arizona Opera, and more.
J.R.has experience in various vocal styles such as Musical Theatre, Choral, Pop, Jazz and Opera. He is committed to providing the tools necessary to develop a healthy and controlled singing style. J.R. is excited to continue his teaching journey at Rhapsody Music.
Anna Kondaurov
Piano
Anna has been playing piano for over twelve years. She is an alumni of the Phoenix Conservatory of Music where she studied classical piano. She loves playing and instructing a variety of piano styles ranging from classical to contemporary. She began instructing piano privately in 2015, and looks forward to being able to continue her passion for teaching with Rhapsody Music.
Anna has also been apart of several bands and enjoys composing music. She is currently working towards becoming a certified music therapist who uses the dynamic, expressive abilities of music as an empowering tool for helping others.
Marah Armenta
Voice
Marah is a well-known vocalist throughout the greater Phoenix area. She is a native Arizonan, but no stranger to traveling out of state regularly for live and studio jobs.
Marah is most recently known as the current singer of Arizona's Hip-Hop band, The Stakes, and also the other half of LuMar, a dynamic duo that revives any chart topper into a soulful blend of Jazz and R&B.
Mike Mule
Drums
Mike has over 40 years of experience as a drummer. He was born and raised in New York. He has been playing in various bands over the course of his life from the time he was 12 years old. He has played in venues such as CBGB’s, Kenny’s Castaway, The Ritz, Webster Hall, and Beggar’s Opera, in New York; more recently at Country Thunder, The Buffalo Chip in Sturgis, South Dakota, The Winds Casino, and The Ritz-Carlton in Vegas. He has been in Anthem since 2002 and teaching at Rhapsody since it's doors first opened.
The most important thing for him in teaching is keeping it fun for all ages. He loves to teach and give back to his students what has come to him in the many years he has spent as a professional drummer. He teaches many styles and genres of music. He was awarded a plaque by Shangri-La Music Company for excellence in the field of entertainment for producing and promoting positive, meaningful music that lives on. This is what he strives to convey in all of his work, whether teaching, playing out live, or recording in the studio.
Arlene Renico
Flute
Arlene Renico has been playing the flute for 56 years, teaching it for 40. Her
musical world opened up when she began studying under Shaul Ben-Meir, flutist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Arlene followed her bliss to Interlochen National Music Camp, where she had the privilege of performing “Outdoor Overture” under the direction of Aaron Copland. She went on to earn her Bachelor of Music degree in Flute Performance from Western Michigan University, followed by a year of graduate studies in the same at Florida State University. Arlene “speaks” fluent Bach and Debussy, Broadway and World Beat, with a side of Jazz and Improvisation.
She has performed with a number of groups including the Saginaw
Symphony Orchestra under Gideon Grau, Florida State’s Faculty Orchestra, Flutes Uncommon and Avanti Flutes.
In the interest of not only making the learning of music fun, but reaching children as young as 3, Arlene has become a registered Suzuki Flute Instructor.
Aleia Tuttle
Vocals
Aleia has been immersed in music from the moment she was born. She has been in choirs throughout her entire life where she learned basic tonality, music theory, and advanced stylistic methods. She was a 4 year member of the award-winning Boulder Creek High School Choir Program. During her senior year of high school, she participated in the top three choirs and taught a fourth.
While at NAU she participated top a capella group as a freshman. She was also given solo opportunities for their performance at the ICCA competition where they took 3rd place.
Aleia has been a vocal instructor at Rhapsody Music for 3 years and an integral part of the Rhapsody band programs. She loves sharing her passions for vocal performance and working with younger students eager to learn more about their own voice.
Dr . David Fattu
Strings
Dr. David Fattu is a native Arizonan who was born in Page, grew up in Glendale, and currently resides in New River. As a young musician he was an active participant in the music programs of Peoria Unified School District including marching band (trumpet/drum major), jazz band (bass guitar), symphonic band (String Bass/student conductor), and chamber choir. As he began his studies at Arizona State University in Instrumental Music Education, he became involved in different performing ensembles and organizations including the ASU Symphony Band, ASU Symphonic Orchestra, ASU Sun Devil Marching Band, the Music Educators’ National Conference, and the American String Teachers’ Association (VP of Student Chapter).
After student teaching with high school band at Centennial H.S. and elementary string orchestra at Shaw Butte E.S., Dr. Fattu started his professional career as a 5th-8th grade band director in Peoria USD. Three years later, he founded the Peoria District String Orchestra to give students across the district the opportunity to play in an orchestral strings ensemble. Mr. Fattu worked in different staff development positions in Peoria USD before moving towards a career in higher education instructional design. Currently, Mr. Fattu is the Director of Academic Services & Technology with a private higher education consulting company, Synergis Education.
Throughout his professional career in education, Dr. Fattu has had the privilege to offer private music lessons in string bass, cello, violin, viola, and bass guitar. This extra ‘gig’ started after graduation from ASU in 1996 and continues to provide Dr. Fattu with a source of professional satisfaction and joy working with students of all ages and skill levels. While Dr. Fattu has seen many of his students go on to study music at the university level, it is a strong sense of love and appreciation for the art of music performance that is his ultimate goal for all students.
Todd Irrer
Guitar & Bass
Bio coming soon!
Dylan Soto
Guitar, Bass, & Ukulele
Dylan Soto grew up in Arizona and has been playing guitar since he was 7 years old. When he was 10, he joined the Standing Stones worship team as the lead guitarist. During this time, he also learned bass guitar and drums. Dylan went to high school at Boulder Creek where he was in the advanced guitar class, honor choir, and also show choir.
After high school Dylan went to Australia to study music for a year at Hillsong College where he was the chief sound engineer for the college. When he returned to Arizona, he was offered the Worship Director position at Standing Stones church. Dylan has now been leading worship there for three years.
Dylan also loves to perform live. He enjoys creating backing tracks, playing all of the instruments himself, so he can perform live guitar all around town. Dylan has been seen playing streetmosphere gigs outside of the Diamondback, Cardinals and Phoenix Suns games as well as concerts all around the Valley.
Dylan loves sharing his passion for music and guitar with his students and is thrilled to be a part of Rhapsody Music as an instructor.
Sarah Lucas-Page
Clarinet, Woodwinds, Piano, & Ukulele Virtual lessons only
Sarah is an award-winning composer in Arizona and has been performing and making music for almost her entire life. She initially fell in love with music when she started playing clarinet at age 9. Since then, she has been performing in concert bands, chamber ensembles, and as a soloist. Sarah is a multi-instrumentalist; and can also play the flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophone, piano, and ukulele. She currently is attending Arizona State University to complete her undergrad degree in composition, she graduates in May 2023.
Sarah has worked with groups all over Arizona to create beautiful and inspiring music. She was commissioned by the West Valley Youth Orchestra in 2020 to create a string ensemble piece with a solo string quartet for their 2020 summer camp (the premiere of the piece was pushed to 2021 because of COVID-19). Sarah Has also been a participant in the Fresh Inc. Festival 2021 where DREAMERS (string quartet) was commissioned. Her latest work includes a clarinet quartet that she was commissioned to write for the International Clarinet Association conference in 2022.
As a younger musician, Sarah was the drum major at Valley Vista high school for two years and was selected for many top honor bands. She also performed with the Phoenix Youth Symphony chamber winds and symphonic winds. She is now a collegiate soloist and has performed all over Arizona. She recently performed Blue Shades by Frank Ticheli and was the featured clarinet soloist for the ASU Wind Symphony.
Note that Ray teaches exclusively through virtual lessons and not in person.