Welcome to The Music Academy!

Brent Davis, saxophone instructor, graduated cum laude from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education and Bachelor of Arts degree in Performance. He has also completed a Master in Music Performance degree at the University of North Carolina - Greensboro. Brent is an active MENC, NCMEA, CDBA and American Federation of Musicians member. A recipient of the 2002 Fischoff National Competition Bronze Medal, Brent has performed with the John Phillip Sousa National Honors Band, U.S. Navy Saxophone Symposium, UNCG Wind Ensemble, UNCG Miles Davis Jazz Ensemble, Greensboro Community Concert Band, and is the founder of the Greensboro Saxophone Quartet. Currently a full-time band teacher at Mendenhall Middle School, Brent performs regularly with his Jazz Combo and “Big Bump and the Stun Guns”, an R&B/Blues Group.

Jack Dougherty, guitar instructor, holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Guitar Performance, cum laude, from The University of North Carolina - Greensboro. He was a featured artist at the Chatham County Guitar Festival, and teaches a weekly guitar class for students with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Hillsborough, NC. Jack has performed with local bands, and as a solo performer throughout the Triad area, as well as in Greenville, NC.