SOFA Faculty
the music ministry of the church. “It is exciting to see how God is using the school to help students realize their potential and discover their talents. I pray they will always do everything they do to the best of their ability to display God’s glory and grace.”
Chasity Smith – Piano Instructor
Miss Smith is a Piano Performance graduate from Southeastern University. She is classically trained in piano and has been playing for 16 years. She has accompanied her fellow students and played for several events both in and out of college. She has been teaching for several years, and her main goal is to spark and grow a love for music in her students as well as provide a space where students feel free to express themselves leading them to a higher and ore well-rounded understanding of music.
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Alyssa Entenza, Violin, Cello, All Strings, Piano, Guitar Instructor
Miss Entenza is a Music Education major at Southeastern University. She grew up in a musical family; her father playing piano, her brother playing cello, and her mother a soprano singer. She began learning the violin at the age of 6. At the age of 16, she had the opportunity to perform with the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra. She has performed in various Superintendent honors orchestras and music festivals in Miami, FL. She has taught private and group lessons for both violin and piano at Musicall in Miami, FL. She is involved with the Southeastern University’s string ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, and various string quartets. She serves as the NAfME Collegiate Secretary for SEUs Music Ed Department.
Cassie DeJulia, Voice and Piano Instructor
Cassie DeJulia is a Music Education major at Southeastern University. She became fully immersed in music from a young age through piano lessons, voice lessons, and numerous choirs. She began playing the piano and singing at the age of 5, and took up her own private studio when she was in high school. Throughout her musical career, Cassie has been able to perform at Carnegie Hall with her choir multiple times, complete the Piano Guild, been a worship intern at her local church, and been apart of SEU Worship. She is currently involved in Southeastern University’s Chamber Singers, and serves as NAfME Collegiate’s Community Service Chair. Cassie’s love of the Lord inspires everything that she does, and she is so grateful that she has the opportunity to show students the beauty of music that God has created.
Mrs. McGaffigan started ballet at an early age and has always enjoyed using her dance to praise the Lord. She is experienced in Ballet, Point, Tap, and Sign Language. “Our bodies can be used to glorify and praise God in many ways. Dancing is one exciting and healthy way to do that, but also it provides a way to share our hope in a moving, captivating way with those who are watching.” Teaching young girls to praise the Lord through movement is one of her greatest pleasures.
LaNelle received her training in Jackson, MS. She is married to Drew McGaffigan, and they have three little girls. She is a graduate of Warner University in Lake Wales.
