Faculty

Carlos Cabezas is the founder and director of Amati Music Studio in Topeka. KS. Where he teaches Violin, Guitar, and Piano. Mr. Cabezas graduated with a Bachelor of Music from Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas.

He was born into a musical family in Ibague-Colombia. At the age of 9 was accepted in the Music Conservatory of Tolima where he study violin under the tutoring of professor Julio Camacho. In 2005 was granted full scholarship to study at Washburn University with Dr. Larisa Elisha. Under her tutoring Mr. Cabezas has won first price in KMTA music competitions (Kansas Music Teachers Association) in the category Freshman/Sophomore 2006 and Junior/Senior in 2007. Carlos was part of the Honors Fetter String Quartet that was the national finalist at MTNA competition in 2008-2009. He served as concertmaster for All-State Kansas Philharmonic Orchestra in 2013. Also was granted to participate in the Global Summer Institute of Music in 2017 where he studied violin with the renowned Canadian violinist Dr. Guillaume Tardif.

Mr. Cabezas has played with numerous ensembles. Chamber Orchestra of Caldas, Philharmonic Orchestra of Medellin, Topeka Symphony, Emporia Symphony, Kinnor Philharmonic Orchestra, KU Symphony Orchestra among others. He has been an active National Association for Music Education and Music Teacher National Association member since 2023.

Ruby Cabezas is a Colombian pianist and music educator. Her music career started at the age of 9 years old at the Music Conservatory of Tolima where she was accepted and had the fortune of study with Beate May and Walter Blankenheim, two well renown piano instructors in Colombia. In 2011 graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Music from the Adventist University of Colombia and in 2012 a Bachelor's in Studies of Early Education with emphasis in Artistic Education from the Pontificia Bolivariana University of Medellin. She has more than 30 years of experience teaching music in various schools from K-12 and High School in Colombia. In 2022 Ruby was part of The Network System of Music Schools of Medellin, a City Project where low income families have the opportunity to have their children in music lessons. Ruby has been part of many other music-pedagogy projects, performing, and leading her own private music studio, where she teaches Piano, Violin, Guitar and other instruments. Thanks to her charisma and love for teaching, her students always express an intense love for music and their instrument. Ruby is exited to be part of the online teaching staff at Amati Music Studio.

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