Guitar Horizons Teaching Artists
Hannah Rainey
Hannah Rainey is the Operations and Communications Manager for St. Louis Classical Guitar as well as a teaching artist for the past 8 years.
In 2015, Rainey began teaching with SLCG’s education program Guitar Horizons in area schools. Since then, Hannah has taught school programs in Ferguson-Florissant, Jennings, Normandy, and SLPS schools. She is now the advanced guitar instructor at McCluer North High School in Ferg-Flor, SLCG’s most successful high school program.
Hannah has a Bachelors of Music in guitar performance from the University of Missouri - Columbia. Outside of her classical-based performance, Hannah plays in a few bands and enjoys writing music.
Shuqing Ma
Shuqing Ma, born in the Liaoning province of China, is a musician and instructor. She moved to various places throughout the United States, eventually landing in St. Louis where she received her Bachelor’s of Arts in music at Webster University in 2020. During her time as a student, she tutored children and English language learners for the Student Literacy Corps. Currently, she is a Teaching Artist at St. Louis Classical Guitar, hoping to share her passion for music throughout the community.
Shu’s various hobbies include audio engineering, motorcycling, parkour, puzzles, wood working/tinkering, skateboarding, and video games.
Noah Carrico
Noah is a guitarist currently studying music at Webster University, pursuing a Jazz Studies Degree. He began teaching beginner guitar lessons in 2023 as a private guitar instructor at a local music store, and has since gone on to teach private guitar lessons in a number of different settings and styles.
As a guitarist Noah has performed in numerous different settings, regularly gigging with local acts in a wide variety of genres. In high school he was recognized as a member of the Missouri All-State Jazz Ensemble three times in 2021, 2022, and 2023. Looking forward, he hopes to keep pursuing a career in music.
Devin Smith
Bio coming soon.