Phil Jones
Sax, Trombone, Clarinet, French Horn, flute, Trumpet, Tuba(begin)

Phil has taught private lessons for over 10 years. He earned a Bachelor’s degree with honors in music performance from Northern Arizona University. He performs with Limbs Akimbo and his styles include Jazz and Classical music.

Phil teaches a variety of ages and experience levels.

Bryon has been teaching at Linton-Milano Music since 1988. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Music from the University of Northern Iowa, and an Masters in Saxophone performance from Arizona State University. He has experience with a diverse student group- elementary through high school. He has also taught college level music theory, music history, and music (jazz) performance.

Bryon has an extensive performance background which includes: Four Tops, Rosemary Clooney, Glenn Campbell, Tony Bennett, Smokey Robinson, Phoenix Symphony, Toni Tenelle, Doc Severenson, Bob Newhart, The Temptations, and Johnny Mathis.

Chris has been teaching at Linton-Milano Music since 1991 and maintains over 70 weekly students of all ages and levels. She has been playing music for over 30 years and she has a Master of Music - Theory and Composition, from ASU and a Bachelor of Science in Music - Scoring & Arranging, from the University of Colorado at Denver. She graduated with honors from CU Denver and was nominated as a member of the National Music Honor Society, Pi Kappa Lambda, while at ASU.

Chris holds two recitals per year and encourages students to participate in Linton-Milano Music's Annual Awards Music Festival. Her goal is to teach students to become "musically literate" so that they understand theory, technique, and musical interpretation and are, ultimately, able to read music fluently and expressively. Several of her students have gone on to become professional music teachers themselves.

In addition to teaching, Chris plays professionally at church and private engagements.

Brittany Hendricks currently studies with David Hickman at Arizona State University, where she is a masters student and gradate teaching assistant. Prior to ASU, she attended Chicago’s Northwestern University as a student of Barbara Butler, Charles Geyer, and Christopher Martin. She received her Bachelor of Music degree (summa cum laude) in June 2007.

Known among her colleagues for ambitious solo recitals, Brittany is actively pursuing a career as a solo artist. In 2007, she took second prize in the International Trumpet Guild Solo Competition and was named one of five winners in the North Shore Musicians Club Scholarship Competition. She is a member of the ASU Symphony Orchestra and Musica Nova, a Scottsdale orchestra devoted to the performance of lesser-known classical compositions.

A native of Dallas, Brittany studied for three years with Richard Giangiulio, former principal trumpet of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. She has also performed in masterclasses by Håkan Hardenberger, Joe Burgstaller, Anthony Plog, and Vincent Cichowicz. In her teaching, she stresses the importance of basic musicianship, particularly aural skills and music theory.

Eric Christopher Perry
Voice, Keyboard,
Guitar, Woodwinds

Eric received his undergraduate education at Fredonia State University and is currently working towards his Master’s Degree at Arizona State University under the tutelage of David Britton.

Perry has performed with Martina Arroyo’s Prelude to Performance Programme, Opera New Jersey, Western New York Chamber Orchestra, Orchard Park Symphony, Fredonia Bach Consort and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2007 he made his debut at the annual Bach and Beyond Festival under the direction of M. Grant Cooper. Perry has previously studied with Thea F. Wheeler, Dr. Gerald Thomas Gray and Dr. Todd Graber. He also received additional musical instruction from Carol I. Crawford, Anthony Laciura and M. Tm Reynish.

In addition to performing, Perry has great passion for teaching and conducting. He has experience in private vocal instruction and musical coaching. He served as a vocal instructor the Academy of Performing and Creative Arts in Utica, NY; the same organization in which he was a multi-instrumental teacher (woodwinds, piano, guitar, percussion) and staff administrator for a summer workshop from 2004-2007. This past summer he piloted a musical theatre intensive workshop for the Academy, which now has expanded into a full academic curriculum. With experience in both choral and instrumental conducting, his major credits include Godspell!, Cabaret and The Rocky Horror Show.