If you want to learn to rock, you must learn from those who rock. Yes, that would be us.
Eric Foster-Whiddon guitar / band
Eric is a husband, father of four and the owner of Beans & Strings. He has been playing guitar for sixteen years and has been teaching guitar, bass and drums since 2001. Eric writes and performs his original music and has been in several bands, including Joshua Generation, Widow June, Pedestrian, Veterans Radio, EFW & The Summer Associate, Good Boy Elvis, Blue is a Sound and currently Best Cassette.
Mary Folsom guitar
Mary is the assistant manager at Beans & Strings and handles all lesson scheduling and new student orientation. Mary has been playing guitar for 14 years and has been teaching lessons since 2006. Mary's vocal and guitar skills have been featured on several worship albums.
Groover Spivey guitar / bass / digital recording / band
Groover has been playing guitar for 27 years and has become adept at bass and synthesizer in the past two years. He has been teaching music for four years. He has played in several bands including Blue is a Sound and the Mark Brown Band and is currently involved in Best Cassette and is the lone artist in Freelance Astronaut Project.
Brian McMillan guitar / classical guitar
Brian is awesome. He plays classical guitar and is pursuing a guitar degree at Valdosta State University. He has played in several bands including J.A.R. and Elijah Ride and currently plays in Thrive Band.
Brandon Whitaker piano / guitar
Brandon began playing piano at the age of 5 and picked up the guitar and bass at 18. He has been teaching music for five years. He performed sideline percussion and sax with the CCHS 50th Regiment Band and piano with the CCHS Jazz Band. He is currently involved with Crossing 47, a Christian rock worship band, and serves as a worship leader with the Temple Baptist Church worship band.
Angelie Alderman violin / mandolin
Angelie is an avid singer/songwriter who has been singing since she was 5 years old. She played her first song by ear at age 7 after hearing it on the radio. At 9 years old she wrote and accompanied her first song. She plays an array of instruments including piano, violin, mandolin, guitar, harmonica, and drums.
