Jason Dupre discovered the guitar at age 13 and it instantly became his passion, practicing and studying music everyday after school. After high school he enrolled in the Recording Workshop located in Chilicothe, OH, where he completed all three courses in their Audio Recording Program. After returning home to Houma in 2000, he started teaching guitar lessons and working at a local music store. Shortly after he joined a rock band that toured from Texas to Mississippi and recorded and engineered their album. In 2005 he and his wife Kendra started Brushworks Art & Music Academy and he has been teaching guitar full-time ever since.

Becky Plasiance started playing violin at age 8 with the Suzuki program in the LaFourche Parish schools. As soon as she saw the violin she knew that was the instrument she wanted to learn. In 1990 she continued instruction under Bonnie Le and started teaching violin lessons at her home in 1997. She has also taught at local music stores and SOLA in Houma, LA. She now teaches strings and piano full time at Brushworks and the Montissori School in Houma, LA. Since 2005 she has been a member of the South Louisiana Community Orchestra. She enjoys all typed of music but her favorite is classical. Becky feels she can express herself in music and wants her students to have the same experience.

Jessica has always been singing (humming, anyways!) and interested in music since before she could speak. She was always part of the band and choir since elementary school, having the opportunities to participate in all-state, district, and parish honor choir/band. She has also enjoyed singing and playing the piano for different worship teams over the years since high school. She attended Nicholls State University on a music scholarship and graduated with a Bachelor or Arts in Vocal Music Education in December 2014. At Nicholls, she participated in many ensembles: choir (where she had the opportunity to be president for one year), chamber singers, and band. Teaching private clarinet and vocal lessons during this time helped her to hone her craft as well. After graduating, she was received the Vocal Music Major of the Year award for 2014-2015. Jessica has a passion for music and it's ability to allow one to express their deepest emotions and yet engage the logical side as well. It truly is an all-encompassing tool that helps students to grow in many areas and Jessica is passionate about showing students how to tap into that!

Alyssa Gaudet showed an interest in music at a young age and began writing her own vocal music at age 9. She started private vocal lessons at age 12 before joining the high school choir where she participated in performances and competitions. She received a scholarship to Nicholls State University and participated in the opera, choir, and two jazz bands. Alyssa graduated in 2019 with a Bachelor's of Arts in Vocal Music Education. In addition to teaching at Brushworks, she also performs with Beau Autin at local venues. Alyssa won the local singing competition called "One: Singing Competition", and is now working on her first EP. Alyssa finds music and art not only a wonderful outlet, but also an important value in all children's education; and she finds joy in being a part of that.

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