Suzan Stroud
Co-Founder and CEO
Treblemakers Co-Founder Suzan Stroud is a Berklee College of Music graduate with a Bachelor’s in songwriting. She has been teaching for nearly 30 years. Her main instruments are piano and voice but she also plays guitar, bass and drums. As a life-long learner herself, Suzan incorporated more than 10 years’ worth of learning science research to capture the essence of what she does so well as a private music instructor, now available on Amazon as The Treblemakers Music Method series.
Suzan’s website, https://suzanstroud.com , contains an ever-growing library of learning resources for students and anyone generally interested in beginning the journey to becoming a musician.
Suzan recorded an orginal CD, Reveal The Tapestry, which can be found on Itunes or Spotify. She also was a music consultant preparing actors for musical scenes on all three seasons of Dickenson on Apple TV+ and the last Season of Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
Courtney McNally
Teacher
Courtney is a genre-diverse Brooklyn-based drummer, MD, engraver/copyist, and teacher with a passion for community, equity, and growth. Having started her musical journey later than most of her industry peers, Courtney has distinguished herself as a phenomenal sight reader and in-demand engraver. Courtney has performed and MDed for notable Chicago institutions such as Firebrand Theatre, Jedlicka Performing Arts, and Mercury Theater. Courtney’s engraving projects include repertoire for the WDR Big Band and the 2021 ISJAC Jazz Composition prize-winner. Courtney’s proudest work was drumming for LIZZIE, which the Chicago Sun Times described as “rock[ing] it to the rafters in perfect synch”
Eliza Endless
Teacher
Eliza is a musician and songwriter from Chicago, currently residing in Brooklyn. She recently received a BFA in Vocal Performance from the School of Jazz and Contemporary Music at the New School. While her primary instrument is voice, she also plays and teaches guitar and piano. With a background in contemporary music, jazz, choral music, and theatre, Eliza has taught a wide age range of people about music theory, technical skill on their instrument, and the art of performance.
Calista Garcia
Teacher
Folk rock blues singer/songwriter Calista Garcia has been writing songs and performing live since she was 11 years old. She’s had a diverse array of musical experiences, including touring across the country, releasing two EPs/a full album, being seen on Season 16 of NBC’s The Voice, opening for Rick Wakeman from “Yes”, and becoming endorsed by Takamine Guitars. She is also trained in the LoVetri Method for Somatic Voicework. Calista teaches voice, piano, guitar and songwriting. Her empathetic and intuitive performance style carries over into her nurturing, holistic teaching approach.
Chewbacca (Chewy)
Welcome Committee Manager
Chewy has been with Treblemakers since 2014. He is an enthusiastic and loving little dog who wants the attention of every single person in his eyesight. Though Chewie was born in 2014, he still has a lot of puppy energy and can be found snuggling on a lap when he settles down after completing his welcoming duties.
Chewie responds to the following names: Chomps, Chompers, Chew Chew, Chewie Chomps, Chewers, Chompy Chomps but almost never responds to his actual name of Chewbacca.