April Rutherford
Piano & Voice Instructor
April grew up on the sunny coast of California. She was the only musical one of her family, but took this in stride as she learned piano, cello, and voice as a child. April has always put music at the forefront of her life. Since she was young, she was in multiple choirs, orchestras, symphonies, and performed in many theater productions.
Although April has only been in Austin for a short time, she can be found this summer gigging with her band, Missed Connections, where she plays keys and does lead vocals.
April has been teaching piano since she was old enough to teach. Growing up, she would often teach piano to the children at church, which is what prompted her to keep teaching in her adult life. Throughout college, April volunteered at a low income elementary school to teach piano and music.
April works as a teacher at Fusion Academy in the Westlake area, which specializes in one-on-one teaching and individualized learning plans. She now works with older kids (ages 9-19), but also loved her job as a preschool teacher in Bee Cave last year! She has plenty of experience working with kids, but is open to teaching any age.
Throughout her years teaching, April has learned to keep teaching fun and thinks that communicating with the students about their preferred learning styles is the best way to keep lessons positive and make progress towards their goals!
