Our Team of Instructors and their Areas of Expertise!
At The Music Studio, we employ only the best teachers because we believe that what each person teaches should be what they are truly best at doing! Any person teaching or employed in any capacity at this establishment has submitted to a fingerprint background check to ensure that you and your children know that they are SAFE and SECURE here.
James R. Duncan, B.M.E., M.A. – ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, PRODUCING DIRECTOR OF THEATRE
INSTRUCTOR OF PIANO,VOICE, INSTRUMENTAL STUDIES
Jim Duncan is the owner and Artistic Director of The Music Studio. He holds a BA and Masters degrees in Music Education and has taught in the public schools of Missouri and Illinois for 20 years. His professional background also includes over 30 years of singing with the Kansas City Symphony Chorus and 3 years with the St. Louis Symphony Chorus. Active in semi-professional and amateur theatre, Jim has directed and/or appeared in over 100 shows at venues such as the Lyceum Theatre, Theatre in the Park, and the Bell Road Barn. Mr. Jim founded The Music Studio of Warrensburg in 2016 and teaches piano, voice, and all band/string instruments. He also teaches classes Rock Band, Theatre Kidz, Theatre Teenz n Teenz.