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About Joy Music Studios

Joy Music Studios is a music and performing arts studio in St. Cloud, Florida, teaching piano, voice and acting to students of every age — and giving them real stages to grow on.

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Who we are

Music, taught by people who love teaching it

Joy Music Studios exists because music does something for people that very little else does. It gives a shy student a voice. It gives a busy adult somewhere to put their imagination. It gives a family a shared night out at a recital they will remember for years.

We teach piano, singing and acting to students from babies in Musikgarten classes through teens, adults and homeschool families. Whatever the age, the work is the same: build real skill, build the confidence to use it, and then get on stage and share it with an audience.

Joy. Created on the inside, Expressed on the outside.

Keyboards and open floor space in a Joy Music Studios classroom

What matters here

The things we keep coming back to

Mentorship

Instruction here is personal. Students are known by name, met where they are, and guided by teachers who stay invested in their growth.

Confidence

Skill and courage grow together. Every student is prepared to stand up, perform, and discover what they are capable of.

Community

Families, students and instructors learn alongside each other, and the studio stays connected to the performing arts life of St. Cloud.

Creativity

Technique is the beginning, not the goal. Students are taught to express something of their own through music and performance.

Skill, confidence, expression and real performance experience are taught together in every program.

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Founder

Alecia Fiechter

Founder / CEO · Voice & Piano Instructor

Alecia Fiechter is the founder of Joy Music Studios and teaches voice and piano. She received her B.A. in Vocal Performance in Chicago and has travelled the US and abroad performing, singing, giving music workshops and working with music groups of many ages and styles. Locally, she performs with CFC Arts in Orlando.

Alecia sees music as one of the most effective tools for helping people relate to and communicate with others. In her lessons, students learn to use their own personality and musical style to connect with audiences of every kind.

One of her greatest desires is to give students the skills they need to connect with others through excellence in music.

B.A. in Vocal Performance
Studied and performed in Chicago
Performs locally with CFC Arts
Leads music workshops

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Our history

From student to studio

The story starts at Mr. Jeff's Music Academy, where Alecia was a student. Mr. Jeff mentored her for years — not just as a musician, but in the kind of teaching that takes a person seriously and sticks with them long after the lesson ends.

Carrying that influence forward became the point. Joy Music Studios LLC began in 2019, and the studio later moved into a space of its own in St. Cloud, with room for lessons, classes and performances.

What has not changed is what the studio is for: community, and a local performing arts culture where students of every age have somewhere to learn, rehearse and be heard.

The team

Instructors

Joy Music Studios instructors teach piano, voice, acting, theatre and drums across every age group.

Valerie Cruz

Voice & Piano Coach

Valerie Cruz is a vocalist, educator and creative professional with a deep passion for music, the arts and working with children. Her career has allowed her to grow as both a performer and a mentor, creating environments where students feel inspired, supported and empowered to express themselves with confidence.

She holds a Bachelor's degree in Music Education with a specialization in Vocal Education from the University of Puerto Rico. Throughout her career she has worked with children in public school classrooms and private academies, helping young performers develop their vocal ability, build self-confidence and discover a lifelong love for music and creativity. Her background in visual arts and pottery brings a well-rounded, hands-on creative approach to her teaching.

As a performer, she has appeared as an actress at Universal Studios Florida, performed with Heart for the Arts, and worked as both a wedding singer and a studio vocalist. Whether on stage or in the classroom, she leads with creativity, compassion and a genuine ability to help others grow.

B.A. Music Education, Vocal — University of Puerto Rico
Taught in public schools and private academies
Performer at Universal Studios Florida
Background in visual arts and pottery

Chase Shellee

Piano, Vocal & Acting Coach

Chase Shellee is a versatile musical artist and performer whose roots trace back to the Philippines, where she grew up and first cultivated her style. She trained at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City, studying music and acting for both film and stage, and went on to earn her degree at The New School, also in NYC.

Now based in Orlando, she is at work on her second album and fronts Underground Retro, a vintage rock outfit. Her repertoire crosses genres, from original music to creative covers, and her work has been highlighted by the Orlando Weekly, Central Florida Post and Hometown News Entertainment. Recent stage and film roles include Cora in Calendar Girls and Ka in The Jungle Book, and her musical Death of a Jazz Singer is currently winning awards on the festival circuit.

At the studio, Miss Chase teaches piano, voice, audition prep and acting for film and stage. She has also taught English literature, creative writing and public speaking for young adults and working professionals.

American Musical and Dramatic Academy, NYC
Degree from The New School, NYC
Teaches audition prep for film and stage
Recording and touring artist

Lamont Clegg

Acting & Theatre Director

Lamont Clegg directs theatre and teaches acting classes at the studio for both kids and adults.

His classes cover all genres of acting — monologues, speaking, theatre, stage, film and more — in a professional, performance-focused setting.

Acting classes for kids and adults
Monologues, stage and film

Max Terechenok

Drum & Percussion Instructor

Max Terechenok is a percussionist and drummer based in Orlando, Florida. He completed his bachelor's degree in Jazz Studies for the drum set at the University of Central Florida. His love for drumming started as a kid tapping on the dinner table, and grew through his first drum lessons at age ten and years of drum set and percussion in high school.

At UCF he studied under world-class instructors including Marty Morell, Clarence Penn, Jason Marsalis, Dr. Thad Anderson and Dr. Kirk Gay, and earned scholarship opportunities with both UCF and the Central Florida Jazz Society. Under the direction of Jeffrey Rupert in the Flying Horse Big Band he toured Florida playing big band concerts, performed with jazz musicians including Joel Frahm, DaVonda Simms, Rob Paparozzi, Jerry Bergonzi, Jeff "T-Bone" Gerard and Wycliffe Gordon, and recorded two studio albums with the band.

He believes music is a gift meant to be shared and cultivated, whether by playing for others or teaching those who want to learn — and he teaches to give back what he has learned.

B.A. Jazz Studies, drum set — University of Central Florida
Flying Horse Big Band, toured Florida
Two studio albums recorded with the big band
Central Florida Jazz Society scholarship

Max is accepting waitlisted students at this time. Join the drum lesson interest waitlist and the studio will be in touch.

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