Greg Koenig is a guitarist and music educator based in Las Vegas. He received two Master of Music degrees from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in guitar performance and music education. Greg received his Bachelor of Music from the Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins University. Greg's guitar education also includes attending the Alexandria Guitar Festival, Eastman Summer Guitar Program, and summer study at the Beijing Central Conservatory as a Johns Hopkins Provost Scholar. Current research interests include creativity, transformative music education, and arts integration. Greg is currently a guitar teacher for the Clark County School District, adjunct guitar faculty at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and teaches Music Appreciation and History of Rock at the College of Southern Nevada. Greg has actively promoted guitar and guitar education with the Nevada Music Educators Association, American String Teachers Association, Aaron Shearer Foundation, Guitar Foundation of America, and Guitar Las Vegas.

Mr. Koperski has been teaching in the Clark County School District for 24 years, the last 19 of which have been here at Desert Oasis High School.  He currently serves as Instructional Leader for the Performing Arts Department and was named Teacher of the Year for DOHS for the 24/25 school year.   

Isabella Rivera is a former Desert Oasis student who graduated in 2020. She took guitar classes herself at DO beginning sophomore year, and has been playing ever since. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Art History from UNLV, and plans to continue her education there, where she will study to one day receive a Master of Arts in Teaching Secondary Education.