CONTACT US:
(540) 514 6977
Find Us At:
410 W. Race St. Martinsburg, WV 25401
Hours:
Mon - THU: 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Sat and Sun by apt only
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Teachers
jed ashby
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Sam stilwell
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Graduating from Shepherd University, Sam went on the road in May performing 500 shows that summer at Cedar Point Amusement Park. Later going out west for 4 years playing country dance halls 6 nights a week. Got the call to come home and join Rivers Edge, a Nashville based country group touring the east coast. Later Sam headed to Nashville and played Broadway until getting a call from Steve Whiteman to join Funny Money.
Sam has spent countless hours recording with country, Christian and numerous ensembles as both a performing percussionist and a recording engineer. Meanwhile, Sam began teaching home school kids, then KnB music and finally Saint James School for the past 16 years, where he has had the pleasure to teach students from all over the world.
Along with Saint James School he is also an adjunct teacher at Hedgesville Middle School, The Let There Be Rock School and various other after school programs. He also tours as drum tech for KIX, performs regionally with Amanda Wilkins, and various other groups.
Jamie Seeley
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Jamie Seeley is a veteran guitar slinger with 50 years of experience. Jamie's interest in live music performance started at age seven when he attended a Three Dog Night concert with his older brother in 1971, and by age 9, finally got a guitar and took lessons for about a year. By age 12, Jamie began jamming with other local musicians. He has constantly played music professionally throughout his life, including such bands as Jfactor Blues, The Road Ducks, J3, and The Jamie Seeley band, and has shared the stage with internationally known acts such as Johnny Winter, David Allen Coe, Molly Hachett, and 38 Special, to name a few. He owned Mountaineer Music for a number of years and has been teaching at The Martinsburg Rock School since September of 2023.
Amanda Stilwell
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Born and raised in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia and Winchester, VA, Amanda Stilwell (Amanda Wilkins) has been performing since the young age of 12. She has shared the stage with various acts as Phil Vassar, Travis Tritt, Rascal Flatts and Marty Stewart. Amanda is a BMI songwriter and has cowritten many tunes with that have been featured on such cable shows as; Inside the NBA, WWE Wrestling, and the Lifetime Network's Wife Swap.
She has four albums under her belt, and currently writes, performs around the country. Along with teaching vocals and piano, Amanda is also our president and manager of The Martinsburg Rock School, as well as a former Music Therapy group lessons at ADAPT for Grafton, music director for various productions at ACT and the Black Box Theatre in Hagerstown, MD, and Hedgesville Middle School (current Assistant Show Choir Director with Jessica Funck).
Izzy huesz
Izzy is from Bunker Hill, WV. She is a Musselman High School graduate and is currently studying Communications and Photography at Shepherd University in her second year.
She has been involved in music and the arts since 5 years old when she started taking piano lessons. Izzy has had 14 years of piano experience and 4 years of vocal training. She loves a variety of music from rock and roll to broadway. Izzy has been a student of the Martinsburg Rock School for a year and is one of Amanda Stilwell's vocal students, as well as a member of one of our bands, Nightshade. She teaches piano and voice as well as an instructor for one of our younger bands, and instructs for our summer camps. We are pleased to have her as one of our junior teachers!!
Eyndia dehaven
Eyndia joined the Martinsburg Rock School in Nov 2022. She has always loved music, but her passion for it excelled after becoming a part of the school. It opened numerous opportunities for her and helped shape her into the musician she is now. She is excited to be given an opportunity to help teach and to continue to grow as a player and singer. Eyndia assists with guitar and vocal instruction with a few our our rock school bands, as well as instruction for our summer camps. Happy to have Eyndia on board!!!
Carson ashby
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Nick unger
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