Voice

Andrea is currently an incoming senior at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities majoring in Choral Music Education. She hopes to graduate in the Spring of 2025 and find a music teaching job in a school setting afterward. Andrea is originally from the Philippines where she finished high school and studied guitar and voice lessons. She completed one level of voice lessons at the “Center for Pop Music Philippines” which is the number one training school of performing arts in the Philippines. Aside from that, she also started joining a lot of amateur and national talent contests back in the Philippines and sometimes wins and continuously does so here in the United States like the Minnesota Amateur Talent Contest. Aside from singing in talent contests or shows, she sometimes plays with her instruments like guitar, ukulele, and piano. She also did theater productions like “Jesus Christ Superstar” and is currently doing “The Little Mermaid”. She is also advocating the Philippine Culture in Minnesota since she is the current “Cultural Chair” of the “Philippine Student Association” in her school for the school year 2024 – 2025. She is also an academic achiever by being a dean’s lister for several semesters. In her free time, when does not do any performing arts related, she loves to watch movies with her family.

Katrina grew up in a musical home where she learned to harmonize and play music very

young, although she received no formal training until she enrolled in college. She received her Bachelor

of Arts degree with a concentration in piano from the University of Northern Iowa in 2010, and her

Master’s in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Northern Iowa in 2013. Katrina has

taught music students of all ages and skill levels for fifteen years and enjoys teaching all genres of music.

She especially enjoys working with teens and adult learners, and loves seeing students light up when

they make connections between musical concepts and discover new skills.

Justin is a pianist and vocalist with over a decade of experience in music education. Justin received his BA in Music Education from Queens College, where he developed a strong foundation in musical pedagogy and best practices. In the classroom, Justin excelled at creating engaging learning experiences for diverse learners through using scaffolding techniques and various learning aids—visual, kinesthetic, tactile, and aural. He firmly believes all students, regardless of prior knowledge or skill, can obtain a comprehensive grasp of music literacy.

Justin has spent most of his professional career as a Director of Music for various churches. Hailing from New York City, Justin was able to work with and direct highly skilled singers and instrumentalists for his job. He recently moved to the Twin Cities and is currently the Director of Liturgy and Music at St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Wayzata, MN. He has a strong passion for sharing the joy of playing and understanding music. Outside of music, Justin enjoys swimming, working on cars, and spending time with his wife and his two children.