Voice lessons Huntsville AL

Teacher experience, commitment and longevity with a studio are the greatest contributors to student success.
Colors Fine Arts has 23 music instructors. Our teachers stay with the studio for an average of 6 years, although many of our teachers have been with the studio for over 10 years! Three of our teachers are former Colors students who are enrolled in or college graduates. They wish to be a part of continuing the great music education they received as students.

Justine Seeley, Director

Justine Seeley began studying piano at age 7, when she started playing her mother's classical music with no musical training. At age 13, she was accepted into the

University of

Evansville's Music Dept., where she studied with professors Sandra Botkin and Dr. Eulalie Wilson. Justine presented her first solo recital on the UE campus at age 14, performing in solo and ensemble recitals at the university through high school graduation. She was a City of

Evansville Youth Arts Award recipient, MTNA district competition winner, and scholarship winner to the intensive summer piano academy at

Indiana

University's School of Music. Justine was awarded a full university scholarship based on her audition, where she studied with Professor of Piano, Dr. Gregory Davis and worked as an accompanist for the music department until graduating in 1993 with a BA degree. After re-locating to

Alabama, Justine continued her piano studies with renowned classical pianist, Dr. Margery Whatley, at UAH, where she performed frequently as a soloist and collaborated with other area musicians.

Justine has taught private and class piano for 23 years as well as developmental music classes for toddlers and pre school ages. Justine has taught music for the United Cerebral Palsy’s Sensory Camp and to children with autism and spectrum disorders. Justine opened Colors Fine Arts Center in November, 1997, and incorporated the business in June, 2000. She is a member of the National Guild of Piano Teachers, the Music Teacher's National Association, the Alabama Music Teacher’s Association, and the Huntsville Music Teacher’s Association. She is the studio director and currently teaches over 30 students per week. Justine lives in the Madison area with her husband, two daughters and numerous family pets. Donna Moore

Donna was born and raised in Huntsville and began piano lessons at the age of 8 with Mrs. Joan Wear. She continued her studies on piano and organ with Elizabeth Bridges at the age of 11 until graduation from high school. She attended Judson College in Marion, AL, a private women’s college, graduating with a BA in Piano Performance with a minor in organ and business. She studied piano with Wade Peeples, and organ with Mary Louise Kapp. While at Judson, she was a member of Delta Omicron Music Fraternity. Returning to Huntsville after college, she began her teaching career as Director of Music Education at Traylor Music Company, a local Baldwin piano dealer. She later moved to AB Stephens Music and became Director of The Yamaha Music School where she was also a certified Yamaha Music Education instructor, teaching group lessons for young children beginning at the age of 4. She moved on to private teaching while raising her 2 children, and has continued that in various locations throughout Huntsville. She served as church pianist for many years and has been teaching piano to all ages for over 20 years.

Chris McDonald - Guitar, Bass, Ukelele, Banjo

Chris McDonald is a classical, rock and jazz musician who specializes in electric and acoustic guitar. He also plays banjo and ukulele. Chris majored in music at the University of Alabama in Huntsville where he studied classical guitar and earned a B.A. in Music as well as a B.S. in Business Administration. Chris performed frequently in solo classical guitar recitals, honors recitals, and was the principal guitarist in the UAH guitar ensemble. Chris also performed in a masterclass by the renowned Los Angeles Guitar Quartet.

A Huntsville native, Chris is very active in the local music scene. He has played lead guitar with numerous musical theater groups: HHS Panther Theater, Grissom Theatre, Sparkman HS Theatre, Lee Main Stage Theater and Independent Musical Productions. Chris has performed as the guest guitarist for church events such as Living Christmas Tree at First Baptist Huntsville and the traditional Christmas Eve Service at Asbury United Methodist Church. He has also performed with the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra and works for the HSO as a a music transcriber.

Chris offers lessons in classical guitar, electric and acoustic guitar, electric bass, ukulele, banjo and mandolin.

Gabe Larose, Guitar & Bass

Gabe Larose began teaching guitar lessons almost nineteen years ago while working at a local music store. His first endeavor as an instructor was for a group guitar class, but he picked up many private students shortly thereafter. His own music education started around age twelve with piano lessons, inspired by his desire to accompany himself singing. After almost four years of piano, at age sixteen, Gabe transferred his efforts to the guitar. He learned to play acoustic style first, as recommended, and followed up with the electric guitar many months later. Gabe holds an Associate Degree in Music Education at Calhoun Community College, with a focus on classical guitar. Gabe also has a Bachelor’s in Classical Guitar Performance and a K-12 Teacher’s Certificate in Music.
Gabe teaches a variety of styles on guitar, including: rock, pop, blues, folk, and classical. He strives to tailor lessons around each student’s individual musical interest, meanwhile exposing them to a broad understanding of music such as sight reading, playing by ear, music theory, improvising, and performing live. He will take students as young as eight or nine, but generally produces more results working with students ten or older, and highly recommends some piano knowledge before beginning guitar. Gabe has been teaching at Colors Fine Arts Center for 17 years.

Christina Wegman, Piano

Christina Wegman has been playing piano since the age of 7 and teaching since the age of 16. She has been fortunate to study with several wonderful teachers both privately and through Rollins College (Winter Park, FL) and UAHuntsville, including graduates of the Eastman School of Music and the Moscow Conservatory of Music. As for her own university education, she graduated from UAHuntsville in 2007 with a degree in German studies, and completed part of her graduate work at McGill University in Canada.

Her undergraduate senior project traced the literary sources that inspired musicians such as Schumann, Wagner, and Schubert to compose some of their most well-known works. In addition to sharing her love of music, she enjoys studying languages and painting in oils. Her artwork has been displayed by the Huntsville Art League and other galleries in...