Andres Vargas was born in Chile, where he began his piano studies at the age of 3. He holds a Bachelors degree in Piano Performance from the Universidad Austral de Chile where he studied with Ximena Cabello. In 2004, he became a private student of Krassimira Jordan, artist-in-residence at Baylor University. In the fall of 2008, Andres relocated to the United States in order to pursue a Master’s degree in Piano Pedagogy and Performance at Baylor University. Prior to coming to the US, Andres taught in two Chilean music schools. He has been teaching piano as a private teacher for more than twenty years. As a teacher Andres enjoys having fun with his students and likes to communicate to them his love for music. Andres is fluent in English, Spanish and German and can teach piano in all three languages. “To become a good pianist you need to become the music, and you must be one with the piano. It is important to be able to connect your soul with your body in order to discover the perfect sound for music”.

Grace is a music educator originally from Wichita Falls, TX. She graduated from Midwestern State University in 2013 with a degree in Music Education and taught elementary general music in both Wichita Falls Independent School District and Lubbock Independent School District. Grace moved to the Austin area in May 2018 with her husband Zach in order for them both to pursue careers in music. She is passionate about developing and inspiring young musicians, and she teaches Music Pups at Clavier-Werke School of Music. In her free time, Grace enjoys practicing yoga, leading worship at her local church, and eating good food and watching movies with friends and family.