Faith Beason - Piano

 FAITH HAS BEEN TEACHING AT THE NEELY FOR THREE YEARS AS LITTLE MOZARTS PIANO CLASS ASSISTANT AND PRIVATE LESSON INSTRUCTOR. FAITH HAS STUDIED PIANO FOR 9 YEARS, CLARINET FOR TWO YEARS AND WAS A KINDERMUSIK STUDENT AT THE NEELY FOR 7 YEARS.

FOR TWO YEARS, SHE HELD THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT MUSICAL DIRECTOR FOR THE DECADES MUSIC SHOWS FOR COVERED BRIDGE PLAYERS AND LAST YEAR, SHE DECIDED TO TAKE THE STAGE PORTRAYING LORETTA LYNN AND DOLLY PARTON. 

FAITH IS NOW A PART OF HISTORIC NEELY THEATRE PRODUCTIONS AS A MEMBER OF THE HOUSEBAND AS WELL AS A FEATURED VOCALIST. 

FAITH RECENTLY GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL AND WILL BEGIN PRE-NURSING STUDIES THIS FALL AT WALLACE STATE, WHERE SHE HAS BEEN AWARDED A FULL PERFORMING ARTS SCHOLARSHIP.

FAITH LIVES IN ONEONTA AND ENJOYS HER CATS APOLLO, CHEDDAR, PENNY, EVE AND FRODO.

PAUL WILL BE RETURNING TO NEELY, BUT THIS TIME AS AN INSTRUCTOR. 

PAUL WAS A NEELY STUDENT FROM 2008 TO 2010 AND HAS BEEN PLAYING GUITAR SINCE 2007. HE GREW UP IN BLOUNT COUNTY AND GRADUATED FROM SUSAN MOORE HIGH SCHOOL IN 2013. HE WENT ON TO EARN HIS DEGREE IN MATHEMATICS AND ENJOYS A CAREER IN SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT. 

HOWEVER, HIS LOVE FOR MUSIC NEVER STOPPED AND HE IS SUPER EXCITED TO COME BACK TO WHERE IT ALL BEGAN AND HELP STUDENTS WITH THEIR MUSICAL JOURNEYS!

THE NEELY SCHOOL OF MUSIC IS INCREDIBLY EXCITED TO WELCOME MR. DUSTIN GORMAN TO ITS LINEUP OF INSTRUCTORS! 

DUSTIN IS AN INCREDIBLE MUSICIAN AND WILL BE BRINGING THOSE SKILLS TO HIS GUITAR INSTRUCTION.

HE'S BEEN PLAYING GUITAR FOR 29 YEARS AND ALSO PLAYS MANDOLIN AND DRUMS.

NO STRANGER TO THE NEELY, DUSTIN IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE HISTORIC NEELY THEATRE HOUSEBAND. 

 J. Cody Hunt is an actor, teaching artist, and fight director with an MFA in Acting from Northern Illinois University and a passion for helping performers grow in confidence, technique, and storytelling. With professional experience in acting, audition preparation, and stage combat, 

Cody brings a supportive, personalized approach to private coaching for actors of all ages and experience levels. His recent performance credits include productions at Homewood Theatre, Birmingham Children’s Theatre, Oak Park Festival Theatre, and Sight & Sound Theatres, with roles ranging from Macbeth to Jesus to Father Christmas. Whether preparing for auditions, developing monologues, or building foundational acting skills, Cody’s lessons focus on helping each student connect authentically, take creative risks, and shine both onstage and in the audition room.

  MUSIC HAS BEEN A LIFELONG PASSION FOR MS. MEGAN AND

SHE IS THRILLED TO BE SHARING IT AS PART OF THE NEELY FAMILY! SHE BEGAN HER JOURNEY STUDYING MUSIC AND LIBERAL ARTS AT JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE ON A CHORAL SCHOLARSHIP. SINCE 2019, MEGAN HAS HAD THE JOY OF TEACHING BEGINNER AND INTERMEDIATE PIANO TO BOTH KIDS AND ADULTS THROUGH MUSICALITY STUDIOS

MEGAN IS A PROUD MOM OF TWO AND BONUS MOM TO THREE.

SHE IS FINALLY LIVING HER DREAM TO LIVE IN THE CHARMING CITY OF ONEONTA. MEGAN CONSIDERS HELPING STUDENTS DISCOVER THEIR OWN LOVE FOR MUSIC IS ONE OF THE GREATEST BLESSINGS IN LIFE, AND SHE IS EXCITED TO MEET YOU ALL! WELCOME TO THE NEELY AND ONEONTA, MEGAN KELLER!|

   BORN IN SENEGAL, WEST AFRICA, AND NOW LIVING IN ONEONTA, ALABAMA, EDOUARD NDECKY IS A FATHER TO AN 11-YEAR-OLD BOY AND A PASSIONATE FOLLOWER OF JESUS CHRIST. HE IS AN ATHLETE, TRAINER, WORSHIPER, AND SPEAKER, WHOSE LOVE FOR MUSIC-ESPECIALLY PERCUSSION-HAS BEEN A CONSTANT SINCE CHILDHOOD.

FROM USING PLASTIC BOTTLES AS DRUMS AS A YOUNG BOY TO NOW PLAYING IN CHURCH AND WITH BANDS, MUSIC HAS SHAPED HIS JOURNEY. A GIFTED MUSICIAN WITH A HEART FOR THE NATIONS, AND ESPECIALLY FOR THE NEXT GENERATION, EDOUARD IS COMMITTED TO TEACHING OTHERS HOW TO USE THEIR TALENTS AND GOD'S GIFTS TO IMPACT THE WORLD.

   THE NEELY WELCOMES TALMADGE TO THE LINEUP OF INSTRUCTORS AT THE NEELY SCHOOL OF MUSIC. 

TALMADGE HAS 11 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE PLAYING GUITAR . 

HE ALSO HAS MULTIPLE YEARS OF WORKING WITH STUDENTS IN A MINISTRY SETTING.

   NO STRANGER TO MUSIC OR THE NEELY, MELANIE IS HONORED TO SERVE AS THE WEBSITE MANAGER AND CONTENT CREATOR FOR THE NEELY SCHOOL OF MUSIC. 

SHE HAS BEEN PLAYING DRUMS SINCE SHE WAS 13 AND HAS SERVED IN VARIOUS WAYS IN MUSIC MINISTRY, CURRENTLY IN THE CHANCEL CHOIR AT LESTER MEMORIAL METHODIST CHURCH. 

MELANIE IS ALSO A PROUD MEMBER OF THE RECENTLY FOUNDED NEELY PRODUCTIONS HOUSE BAND AS DRUMMER.