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Shar Boerema has been teaching at MusicEveryday! since 2016.  She works with several vocal students who have earned leading roles in area musicals both in the high school and community youth theatres. She is also the Director of the MusicEveryday! Homeschool Choir. Shar grew up in Holland, where she began singing publicly at age three, and started piano lessons at seven. She enjoyed wonderful years of music education and touring experiences, receiving years of private lessons in voice, piano, and organ with great teachers, including Hope & Calvin College faculty.  She brings great classical training to the studio, but uses many types of music genre with her students.

Shar is married to Ed Boerema, and they have five grown children, son-in-law (a public safety officer in Grand Haven), a daughter-in-law and 3 grandchildren. She also loves writing and published a book about life with their oldest son, entitled "Silent Aspirations, A Nonverbal Son, His Art, His Mother’s Faith and Family’s Bond".

Melody began playing piano and singing at age 4. She was playing for bands and leading neighborhood students in choirs at age 9. She went on to receive a 3 year diploma from Moody Bible Institute in Piano Performance. She received her BA in Music Theory from Northeastern Illinois University. During college she toured for 3 years with “Adoration” and began writing original music and arranging for the band, choirs, piano and instrumentalists. She toured with 60 students throughout Canada, WA, FL, GA, and MI in musicals for 14 years. She has prepared students for music careers for the last 16 years in West Michigan and currently leads a band called DEEP WATERS. Her passion is musical, cultural and ethnic diversity which is represented in DEEP WATERS recent performance at the 50th Federal of the Arts. She was the first director of the Pathfinder Diversity Youth Choir for Unity and collaborated with Gospel artists Debra Perry and Vanessa Allen in youth workshops. She has trained vocally with Contralto Gwenneth Bean and collaborated with members of the GR Symphony, West Shore Symphony and organized African-American, Jazz, Classical, Broadway, Sacred, and Christmas concerts for community centers. She was a member of the Musicians Union Local 56, and continues being part of promoting musicians of all genres to highlight the rich talent in West Michigan.

Shar Boerema has been teaching at MusicEveryday! since 2016.  She works with several vocal students who have earned leading roles in area musicals both in the high school and community youth theatres. She is also the Director of the MusicEveryday! Homeschool Choir. Shar grew up in Holland, where she began singing publicly at age three, and started piano lessons at seven. She enjoyed wonderful years of music education and touring experiences, receiving years of private lessons in voice, piano, and organ with great teachers, including Hope & Calvin College faculty.  She brings great classical training to the studio, but uses many types of music genre with her students.

Shar recorded two cds, writing and playing her own arrangements of sacred music, from her church traditions and more contemporary worship as well as her own original works. Shar is married to Ed Boerema, and they have five grown children, one son-in-law (a public safety officer in Grand Haven), and 2 grandchildren. She loves writing and has recently published a book about life with their oldest son, entitled "Silent Aspirations, A Nonverbal Son, His Art, His Mother’s Faith and Family’s Bond".

Holland Kerker is a recording artist and performer. She began training at age 9, and completed her Masters in Operatic Studies at SUNY Purchase, NY. After school she began performing as an opera singer, but soon discovered a new passion for songwriting and modern singing. She’s recorded 4 studio albums, and sung across the US and Europe as singer-songwriter, and as the front woman for the band “Nightjacket.” She specializes in Pop, Rock, Musical Theater and other modern genres. 

Equal to her passion for performing is her love of teaching. Holland is dedicated to helping vocalists achieve success through the power of healthy singing. She uses a unique combination- classical technique mixed with modern vocal styling- to produce singers who can belt with power, access their full range (low to high), and be successful in live performance.

Melody began playing piano and singing at age 4. She was playing for bands and leading neighborhood students in choirs at age 9. She went on to receive a 3 year diploma from Moody Bible Institute in Piano Performance. She received her BA in Music Theory from Northeastern Illinois University. During college she toured for 3 years with “Adoration” and began writing original music and arranging for the band, choirs, piano and instrumentalists. She toured with 60 students throughout Canada, WA, FL, GA, and MI in musicals for 14 years. She has prepared students for music careers for the last 16 years in West Michigan and currently leads a band called DEEP WATERS. Her passion is musical, cultural and ethnic diversity which is represented in DEEP WATERS recent performance at the 50th Federal of the Arts. She was the first director of the Pathfinder Diversity Youth Choir for Unity and collaborated with Gospel artists Debra Perry and Vanessa Allen in youth workshops. She has trained vocally with Contralto Gwenneth Bean and collaborated with members of the GR Symphony, West Shore Symphony and organized African-American, Jazz, Classical, Broadway, Sacred, and Christmas concerts for community centers. She was a member of the Musicians Union Local 56, and continues being part of promoting musicians of all genres to highlight the rich talent in West Michigan.

 Mary Pryer has been the Lead Guitar Instructor at MusicEveryday! since 2016 and also offers lessons in Trumpet, Trombone, Saxophone, French Horn, Clarinet & Bassoon. She received her Bachelors of Music from Grace Bible College and is an experienced woodwind/brass musician. While in college she worked for Grace Bible College as the Music Theory Assistant and is currently working with several students from area middle and high school marching bands. Mary is presently singing and playing for the duo Pryer Times and also writes original material for them. She plays and teaches a variety of styles including Folk, Gospel, Bluegrass, Country, and more. Mary is passionate about helping her students at MusicEveryday! reach their goals in music by working with each student’s learning style. 

Joshua “Bertrand” attended Metropolitan State University of Denver for Music Composition and teaches electric/acoustic guitar, electric bass, music theory, music production, and songwriting. Over the past 17 years, he has worked with over 800 students/clients. Bertrand has written and produced 19 albums and countless singles for all styles of music including, but not limited to, hard rock, metal, country, and pop. Eleven of his singles charted on Billboard Music Charts Top 10 lists. He previously toured internationally for 15 years in many bands, including Random Hero, Spoken, Zahna, and Neoni. Bertrand has been the Director of Worship at multiple churches across the country and currently is part of a worship team with his wife in Muskegon. After a tragic stage accident in 2018, he retired from touring and continues to focus on music instruction, music production for various artists, and multimedia production. Bertrand loves to encourage musicians to not only passionately learn their instrument, but develop their own unique “voice” by learning to write and record their own music. All lessons with Bertrand are catered around each client's individual musical goals, skills, and abilities.

William was drawn to music at an early age. Excelling in concert style and marching percussion, he became a perennial section leader. His experience playing in full orchestras, theater pits, worship bands, and music festivals makes him an excellent instructor. William cultivates a welcoming and positive environment with his friendly and upbeat personality. His knowledge, teaching, and performance experience provides well rounded and practical guidance towards becoming the musician you desire!