WELCOME TO ELKHORN MUSIC LESSONS!

Rianna Kopcho fell in love with music and began her journey by learning to play guitar, piano, and violin at the age of 11. When she began guitar lessons at School of Rock Omaha at the age of 14, Rianna discovered her love for performance and rock music! She had the opportunity to perform at Summerfest and was selected as the only guitari

Rianna Kopcho fell in love with music and began her journey by learning to play guitar, piano, and violin at the age of 11. When she began guitar lessons at School of Rock Omaha at the age of 14, Rianna discovered her love for performance and rock music! She had the opportunity to perform at Summerfest and was selected as the only guitarist in the Nebraska All-State Jazz Band in 2019. With the help of her guitar instructor, Zach Adkins at Adkins Guitar and Music Lessons, Rianna auditioned for the Berklee College of Music and was selected as the 24th recipient of the Jimmy Lyons Scholarship, awarding her with a full-tuition scholarship. 

In 2024, she graduated as a Guitar Performance major with a minor in the Theory of Jazz and Popular Song. Throughout her time in Boston, Rianna has played as the lead guitarist for various bands, performing at venues such as Brighton Music Hall and the Berklee Performance Center. 

 Rianna hopes to inspire the next generation of rockers to be themselves unapologetically and to become the representation they wish to see in the music industry.

Joshua Cole is a Heartland Country Artist based in Waterloo, NE. Alongside playing shows, Josh loves to help people reach their musical goals. He has 15 years of music experience including teaching guitar, performing live, writing songs, and managing local bands. He was also a camp counselor at Maple Street YMCA for three years.

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Joshua Cole is a Heartland Country Artist based in Waterloo, NE. Alongside playing shows, Josh loves to help people reach their musical goals. He has 15 years of music experience including teaching guitar, performing live, writing songs, and managing local bands. He was also a camp counselor at Maple Street YMCA for three years.

Josh will help get you on a path to achieve success in guitar, bass, or ukulele, in the most fun and efficient way possible. Learn to play confidently in a relaxed environment where you get to choose the songs you want to play! 

Josh can also assist in your songwriting to help you take what is in your heart to paper. Need help singing and playing guitar at the same time? He can help with that, too!

Jonny Clausing is a multi-instrumentalist and experienced professional performer as well as a music instructor. As a young child, he began playing violin through the Suzuki method, which was soon followed by cello, piano, baritone, tuba, guitar, and harmonica. While pursuing his music performance degree at Parkland College, he began giggi

Jonny Clausing is a multi-instrumentalist and experienced professional performer as well as a music instructor. As a young child, he began playing violin through the Suzuki method, which was soon followed by cello, piano, baritone, tuba, guitar, and harmonica. While pursuing his music performance degree at Parkland College, he began gigging with blues rock bands and later fronted his own band for over a decade in central Illinois. 

In addition to teaching music lessons, Jonny currently enjoys playing fiddle and guitar with several country and alt-rock groups in Nebraska.

While his former students have gone on to success in youth symphonies, university bands, and professional gigging, Jonny enjoys teaching students at all levels. Whether you want to learn classical violin or country or bluegrass fiddle, Jonny is excited to help you reach your goals.

Bailey is currently a student at University of Nebraska Omaha studying music Education for Saxophone and Educational Psychology. She is involved with both top ensembles at UNO, the Symphonic Wind Ensemble and the Concert Choir that she performed with at Carnegie Hall.  

She started playing guitar when she was six, and has been in love wit

Bailey is currently a student at University of Nebraska Omaha studying music Education for Saxophone and Educational Psychology. She is involved with both top ensembles at UNO, the Symphonic Wind Ensemble and the Concert Choir that she performed with at Carnegie Hall.  

She started playing guitar when she was six, and has been in love with music ever since! Bailey plays guitar, bass, ukulele, piano, piccolo/flute, clarinet, saxophones, and trumpet!