Our Instructors

Owner & Founder

As the owner and founder of Park Street Piano, Becca May Grant takes pride in coaching every student toward excellence. She enjoys challenging students of all abilities to think creatively, to expand their musical boundaries, and to bring their unique selves to the music.

Becca leads the Worship Arts ministry at Fountain of Life Covenant Church, a multicultural, Black-led church on the south side of Madison. She loves to collaborate with other musicians and artists in leading worship, whether playing in the band, directing the choir, singing with a team, or planning and executing creative, inspiring worship services.

Becca trained from childhood as a classical pianist and accompanist and studied jazz piano at UW-Madison with Joan Wildman. She has written for and performed with various contemporary gospel and jazz ensembles. Her compositions for vocal ensemble draw on gospel, jazz, and classical choral repertoire, with emphasis on collaboration. In 2016, Becca recorded Beauty for Ashes Live, an album of original compositions for contemporary gospel vocal ensemble.

Becca has served multiple years as the music director for Wisconsin’s annual statewide Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute and Ceremony. She taught general music in the Madison public schools, is an instructor with Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra’s Music Makers program, and has extensive experience teaching individual lessons to children and adults of all ages and abilities.

Becca lives on the south side of Madison with her family and her vegetable garden.

Instructor: Piano, Composition, Music Theory

Joachim Austin is a music composer, educator, and pianist living in Madison, Wisconsin. He earned his master’s degree and DMA in composition at UW-Madison working with Dr. Laura Schwendinger, and he holds a bachelor’s degree in music composition from Brigham Young University.

Joachim has been teaching music in both private and group lessons in Madison since 2019. He has taught theory and piano to elementary and middle school students for the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra Music Makers program, led a music internship course for high school seniors in the UW-Madison PEOPLE Program, and lectured advanced music theory at the UW-Madison Mead Witter School of Music. His recent compositions have been featured in public concerts in Madison, Vienna, and Brasília, and his academic career includes years of study in Spanish and Arabic.

Instructor: Piano, Cello, Guitar, Violin

Adam Pandian has enjoyed making music since he was young and has been teaching professionally since 2023. He loves musical expression and the freedom to be creative. He most enjoys playing in groups, improvising, and composing, and his main instruments are piano, guitar, cello, and voice. Adam also has experience with instrument repair and modification, particularly with strings.

Originally from a small town near La Crosse, Wisconsin, Adam has performed with the Drake College Honors Orchestra, the Simpson College Orchestra, and the Berklee College of Music summer strings program while in high school. Adam founded and led an improvisation club while in school. Looking ahead, he aims to expand his work in production, collaborative music, and performance.

Adam believes that anyone can learn to be an excellent musician. He enjoys teaching students of all ages and sharing his passion for the art of music.

Instructor: Jazz Piano

Jacob B. Rainey is a seasoned musician, teacher, and mentor with over 40 years of experience spanning classical, gospel, R&B, jazz, and pop music. He has devoted his career to teaching students of all ages on piano, drums, and vocal coaching. His musical foundation was built through the Applied Music Program at El Camino College and the Musicians Institute College of Music in Los Angeles. Jacob has been fortunate to collaborate with renowned artists such as Debra Cocks, Montel Jordan, Gerald Levert, Waymond Tisdale, and Yolanda Adams.  Jacob believes music broadens the mind and awakens a lifelong love of learning. Whether on stage, in the classroom, or one-on-one, he is committed to nurturing creativity and a deep appreciation for music in every student he meets.

Jacob serves as a Talent Acquisition Specialist for the US Army Reserve, where he bridges the gap between the community and the next generation of leaders. He currently serves as lead musician at Fountain of Life Covenant Church in Madison.

 “Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination.” –Plato

Instructor: Piano, Trombone, Voice, Brass, Woodwinds, Percussion, Guitar, Ukulele

Reid Rozen is a multi-instrumentalist instructor from Long Island, NY, and has been teaching from age 15. In 2017, they earned a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of North Florida. They've since taught winds and brass and maintained a private lesson studio.

Reid's primary instruments are bass trombone and piano. They also sing, play guitar, ukulele, flute, and percussion. Reid is a board-certified music therapist (MT-BC) and is currently completing a Master of Music Therapy Equivalency degree with a concentration in Counseling at Slippery Rock University of PA.

You can find Reid performing in orchestras in the Madison area, singing in their LGBTQ+ choir, or playing piano with the windows open.