Gary (Dad) - Guitar, Drums, Vocals, Piano
Gary started playing guitar when he was in 3rd grade, drums in 6th grade band then majored in music at Rochester College and finished his BA at Oklahoma Christian College where he met Jan. He grew up singing (A Cappella) in church and still sings a lot. He started writing songs the same year he started playing guitar. He still enjoys setting his thoughts to music. Several original songs can be found under the Music link. He is an independent music publisher with Christian Copyright Licensing Inc.
He has been the Worship Leader for the Quail Springs Church of Christ since 1994. He's also been teaching guitar and percussion at Oklahoma Christian since 1976. In 1979 he started Bruce Piano Service and now owns Bruce Musical Services, Inc.
Jan (Mom) - Piano, Vocals
Jan's been teaching piano for a long time. She taught all the kids to play. She's a certified music teacher and earned her Bachelors Degree from Oklahoma Christian. She has taught at Oklahoma Christian Academy, Cimarron Middle School, Cheyenne Middle School and OC, plus she teaches numerous private piano students and accompanies a lot of students for Solo & Ensemble competitions. She met Gary when both were music students at OCC. She has a fanatical, unnatural love for dogs, Military History and all things Christmasy, especially Christmas music.
Jordan - Guitar, Vocals
He surprised us with those original songs and guitar playing, that dormant passion for music was finally allowed to bloom. He took pianos lessons from mom, but preferred soccer. After his freshman year as a business major at OC Jordan enrolled in The American Broadcasting School and received his certification. He's now in business for himself as a piano tuner, following in Gary's footsteps but making his own way in the world of pianos. Check out his website at Bruce Piano Service.
Adam - Percussion, Vocals
Just one of the best percussionists around. Studied with dad, David Steffans, David Hardman and Lee Overstreet. Marched four years with Division 1 Drum and Bugle Corps (Colts 2004-05, Bluecoats 2006 and the Cavaliers 2007). Adam has played at The Juilliard School and Lincoln Center in NYC and thinks it would be cool to perform with the Blue Man Group after college.
Adam graduated with a BME from Oklahoma Christian University with percussion as his major instrument.
He works with the Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps based in San Antonio and continues to teach lessons and write percussion at Edmond Memorial, Cimarron Middle School and privately. In 2009 Adam was accepted as an Educational Artist with Innovative Percussion. He is employed by Casady School in Oklahoma City as their Middle School and High School Percussion Teacher.
Rebekah - Piano, Keyboards, Vocals, Flute
This girl just knows music. Great piano player, flutist and singer. Studied piano with her mom and Dr. Kathy Thompson, flute with Amy Zuback, and voice with Cassie Stout, Don Wilson, and Catherine McDaniel. Rebekah has been asked to play at two National Flute Conventions. She was the Music Director for Edmond's Summerstock Theatre performance of Grease in July 2006 and has been a music director and accompanist for all three Edmond High Schools for various musicals.
She married James Parker from Emporia, Kansas on May 29, 2009. James graduated in December 2009 with his BA in vocal music performance from Oklahoma Christian University.
Rebekah received her Bachelors Degree in Piano Performance in April 2010 from Oklahoma Christian. She began pursuing her Masters Degree in Vocal Coaching at Oklahoma City University in the fall of 2010. In June of 2010 she was invited to travel to Italy to spend the month immersed in Italian Opera and language studies at "Si parla, si canta" in Urbania.
Bethany - Vocals, Piano
Youngest and most energetic. This girl loves to sing. She studied voice with Janis Dawson, Catherine McDaniel and Celeste Dvoark and studied piano with Cathie Denton and Paul Hutton after starting lessons with her mom. Bethany also loves to act and dance and among her many accomplishments is the fact that she is the only one in the family who has been skydiving!!
She is pursuing a Bachleor of Arts degree in Vocal Performance at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.
Trixie and Rylee (Beagle and Lab) - Pets
How could we forget the dogs??