Joe Simpson

For the past 25 years, Joe Simpson has poured his heart into piano, voice, and guitar lesson instruction. Over those years, he’s taught students age 5 through 83. He has 13 years of classroom experience, teaching K-5 General Music, as well as middle and high school choir. He spent 4 years in the 5-time Gold Medal winning A Capella Barbershop Chorus, The Ambassadors of Harmony in St. Louis, Missouri. From 2022-2024, prior to relocating from St. Louis to the PNW, Joe was the Executive Director and Instructor at his own non-profit studio, JoReMi Inc. Between high school, college, and adulthood, he spent a total of 18 years on the stage, singing, dancing, acting, and music directing. 12 of those years were in the community theatre community in St. Louis. For 17 years in Ohio, and 23 years in St. Louis, Joe was singing, playing piano, and/or music directing bringing joy to the folks in the pews in the Catholic Church. Somewhere along the way, he squeezed in 20+ years in the Social Service industry, as a counselor, case manager, therapist, and student support specialist, which he brings into his music education, because music is about community, joy, healing, and growth. Joe’s goal is to take you, or your child, on a journey of exploration, discovery, and development into the magic of being a musician for self improvement, healing, and community connection. Come join the fun and discover the joy of building new skills, doing something you thought you never could, and making the world a better place, one note at a time. “It started early for me. On one hand, as a small child music just seemed to call me. While I was no prodigy, it just rang out in my soul. As I discovered its joy, I realized quickly it was also a healing escape from the trauma I was experiencing. Fast forward to my high school years, when I joined concert choir, show choir, and theatre, it literally saved my life. When I performed, the madness stopped storming for a few hours and I realized joy in my heart again.” -Joe Simpson, Instructor