Aba S.
Aba’s musical journey first began in Elementary School. From Clarinet to Piano and Electric Guitar, Aba has been playing music since 8 years old. Playing in concert band, marching band, and Jazz Band allowed Aba to successfully learn various types of orchestrations quickly, perform in various venues throughout California, and gain the ability to improv play. Aba was one of few students chosen from the Coachella Valley to play clarinet in a full orchestra at Riverside Community College during his time at Palm Desert Charter Middle School. This allowed Aba to experience what an audition process takes and how important preparation is for musical performances. Aba graduated from Boston College with degrees in Political Science, Film, and Music. During Aba’s time at college, he became well versed in the arts by being a part of a sketch comedy club, creating short films, and learning the art of Audio Recording and Production. He loves playing rock, blues, hip-hop, and Pop on electric guitar and piano along with creating beats. Aba is very passionate about the arts and hopes to inspire others.
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Riverside County
- Voice.
- Piano.
- Guitar.
- Online Lessons.
- Music Theory.
Amy W.
Amy is a recent transplant to San Diego from New York City. She has been teaching private voice lessons for the past five years in Ohio, New York City, and San Diego. She also teaches for CYT San Diego as well as San Diego Junior Theater. Amy holds a BFA in Musical Theater. As a trained vocalist and actress, Amy has extensive knowledge of the voice, specializing in how to utilize the vocal instrument in performance. A typical lesson with Amy is fun! Students learn the anatomy of the voice, efficient breath technique, discovery of points of resonance, proper diction, and more. Amy believes in helping each and every student find their authentic, unique voice, and trains students in a variety of genres (including Jazz, Pop, Musical Theater, Classical, and Country).
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San Diego County
- Voice.
- Online Lessons.
- Music Theory.
Carol L.
Carol started singing at the age of 12 or so, taking after her musical talent from her mother who was a pianist and organist. She majored in music at Univ. of N. Texas while singing in the chorus of the Dallas Summer Musicals in the summer. Upon graduation, she went to New York City to study voice, coaching, acting, and dance. She sang 4 summers with the Glimmerglass Opera Company in Cooperstown, NY, where she sang leads in Marriage of Figaro, Barber of Seville, Carmen, Pagliaccim Merry Widow and others. After singing many opera roles in New York City with the Bel Canto Opera Company, New York Lyric, and the Virginia Opera Theater, she moved to Germany to pursue her aspirations to sing leads in operas there. She performed leads with the Saarlaendisches Staatstheater in Saarbruecken, Germany and then went on to sing in Phantom of the Opera in Hamburg Germany. Carol has traveled the world singing on ships for over 15 years, performing operetta and Gershwin, Cole Porter and musicals. Carol has a passion for music and traveling. She lived in Los Angeles where she performed and started giving singing lessons and piano lessons to kids and adults. She has relocated to the desert and is adding clients to her studio. She is mature, patient and fun-loving.
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Riverside County
- Voice.
- Piano.
- Online Lessons.
- Music Theory.
Jincy N.
Jincy started playing piano at age of 8, taking classical music lessons from the most acclaimed piano instructors of her hometown. Being a top student with highest grades in music theory classes along with concrete skills obtained from performative courses, resulted in comprehensive experiences for her. Shortly afterwards, she became passionately interested in music composition and started to write a few pieces for piano. Jincy has been working with young students and been watching her students fall in love with music and follow their dreams (which is what she always wishes).
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San Diego County
- Voice.
- Piano.
- Online Lessons.
- Music Theory.
Joanna S.
Joanna has been teaching piano and voice since 1991. Some of her students have gone to become music majors in performance and education. She has a passion for her students to grow to love and appreciate every aspect of music as a language. In voice, her emphasis has been children’s education using Kodaly (a Hungarian curriculum based on three different styles of teaching from Italy, England and France). Other studies would include solfege, voice, piano performance, Alex technique emphasis performance, release, and a piano studies emphasis in theory. She is also certified by the state of California as an Activity Director. She started playing in church when she was 12 years old and started arranging some simple versions of hymns. She has been in competitions in her junior high years and performances. She was very involved in musicals in high school and sang in elite choirs in college. She has written Christian Contemporary music for churches and written children’s musicals. She also composes classical contemporary music with stories. Her plans are to someday write the stories in books for expressive therapy for children, learning disabilities, and dementia to help them to learn to express more creativity and gain confidence and an awareness of music with art and color. She also does music awareness in retirement homes. In 1996, she wrote Christian contemporary music for a ministry and participated as one of the singers and soloists on cable TV for a year. She is a member A.S.C.A.P. and has had music on local Christian radio stations and throughout Europe. She has performed piano and voice in different areas in Riverside, San Diego, and Colorado.
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San Diego County
- Voice.
- Piano.
- Online Lessons.
- Music Theory.
Cole F.
Cole is a guitarist, singer, model, and music producer born and raised in OC California. He began studying classical guitar at OCSA, and later attended California Institute of the Arts, and Musicians Institute studying guitar, vocals, songwriting, and music production. Cole is focused on all styles of music: pop, funk, jazz, hip hop, and RnB. He has been playing guitar for 12+ years, playing shows, and releasing music with a high energy pop funk band, called Undecided Future, for 8 years.
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Orange County
- Voice.
- Piano.
- Guitar.
- Online Lessons.
- Music Theory.
Michael J.
Michael has been teaching, playing, and writing music for nearly 20 years. He attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts for Jazz Composition and finished his Bachelor of Music at Southeast Missouri State University. He is currently working on his Masters's in music composition at San Diego State University. In addition to teaching, composition, and music theory research, Michael is an active performer both in bands and as a solo act. He works with kids of all ages and loves to bring the joy of music to children's lives. His teaching style and approach are catered to each individual student.
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San Diego County
- Voice.
- Piano.
- Guitar.
- Songwriting.
- Production.
- Bass guitar.
- Online Lessons.
- Ukulele.
- Music Theory.
Erica T.
Erica is a multi-instrumentalist from San Diego, CA. Erica’s formal training began with classical piano lessons as a child; since then, her passion expanded to the drums, guitar, bass, uke, vox, and various percussion instruments. Erica received a J.D. from California Western School of Law in 2016 and decided to follow her musical aspirations, performing in local San Diego rock bands while teaching music. Erica loves the joy that music brings and is passionate about empowering others through music education. She loves to connect with others through songwriting, spontaneous jam sessions and believes in the healing powers of playing music.
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San Diego County
- Voice.
- Piano.
- Guitar.
- Drums.
- Online Lessons.
- Ukulele.
- Music Theory.
John R
John has been playing piano for 23 years and teaching piano and voice to children in the San Diego area with positive results in all of his students. In 2007 he traveled with the global education and music program Up with People where he had the opportunity to perform music throughout Asia, Europe, and the United States and for events including the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and the Tournament of Roses Parade. John has performed in several musical theater productions as both a singer and musician. He has sung in the role of Seymour for the musical Little Shop of Horrors, and used his piano abilities to play for productions of Grease and Bye Bye Birdie. John has successfully created and maintained a youth choir for children and teens at his church, focusing on tonal quality, accurate diction and performing as a group. With a solid understanding of children, he is able to make a connection with all students that help them to understand the complexities of music. John uses relatable examples and interactive activities that exercise their creative abilities while solidifying their musical foundation. In this way, he is able to analyze the students’ abilities and tailor the lesson based on his/her ability to comprehend and create music. His goal is to explore music with others so they may develop a unique form of expression which resonates in any country while enjoying the serenity that coincides with creating music on a piano.
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San Diego County
- Voice.
- Piano.
- Online Lessons.
- Music Theory.
Joseph M.
Joseph earned his bachelor’s degree in music, emphasizing in vocal performance courses, from Humboldt State University in 2017. He has been teaching voice for the past 2 years to students of all ages. Joseph strives to bring out the musical potential within his students. His teaching philosophy revolves around developing healthy habits for singing so that the voice is free to express itself naturally and beautifully. Joseph understands that everyone has unique obstacles to overcome; so, he caters specific lessons towards the student’s unique voice and goals. Students can expect to learn to practice singing efficiently after just one lesson! Joseph’s typical lesson starts by working out the voice through various warm-ups and kinesthetic movements. Then he will introduce you to some new repertoire so that you can experiment with your voice while trying out new techniques. Joseph’s favorite thing about teaching is the learning process itself. He thrives in a motivated and focused environment. Students love his passionate, patient, and friendly persona.
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San Diego County
- Voice.
- Online Lessons.
- Music Theory.
Josh B
An accomplished guitarist from Nashville, TN. Josh graduated from the prestigious University of California San Diego’s computer music program with a BA in Interdisciplinary Computing Arts. He earned his Master’s in Education and a teaching credential in English. Josh is also a composer. He self-released his first album Castaway in 2011. He collaborated with electronic producer and DJ Jake Schneider on their DJ/acoustic fusion act, Showing Love, headlining UCSD’s Best of I.C.A.M. When Josh is not performing or working on his music, you can find him spending time with his daughter and wife, in the line-up catching some waves, or teaching English and literature to high school students.
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San Diego County
- Voice.
- Guitar.
- Online Lessons.
Kyle A
Kyle began playing piano at the age of 7 and continued taking private lessons for 17 years. He received a Piano Teaching Certification from Fullerton College at age 22. Kyle continued his education at Berklee College of Music where he received a Bachelor of Music in Film Scoring. Over the past 15 years he has had the opportunity to perform in nearly every style of popular music. He enjoys learning about the music of different cultures and is currently a member of Peruvian Cumbia group, La Chamba. As a private teacher, Kyle has instructed students from young children to adults in all aspects of musicianship. He feels it is important that students not only become skilled pianists but well-rounded musicians as well.
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San Diego County
- Voice.
- Piano.
- Guitar.
- Online Lessons.
- Music Theory.
Mary J
Mary is an Actress, Singer, Writer, Teacher, Pianist, Composer, Playwright, Director, Producer, and Novelist. She is a classically trained vocalist who specializes in Musical Theatre, Pop, Jazz, and Country. Her previous voice teachers range from Opera Singers who sing pop for Grammy award winning video games, to (not one but two) Phantoms from Phantom of the Opera and several others of note. She emphasizes vocal health and proper technique with her students. She started her Suzuki piano training at age four and continued for twelve years with the same studio and during those years was recognized at many conferences and national events. Needless to say, she is classically trained, but chooses to use a variety of techniques with her piano students in order to cater to their learning style and interests, while instilling proper technique and a love of music. All of Mary’s students leave with smiles on their faces and a love, understanding, and appreciation for music. Originally from the Boston area, she was an actress in Boston, New York City, and Chicago before moving to San Diego. She started her collegiate training at The Hartt School of Music Dance and Theatre and The Chicago College of Performing Arts where she studied Musical Theatre, and (due to health complications) transferred and completed her training at the University of San Diego and has degrees in both Music and Theatre. She Music Directs at J Company and runs their As One Ensemble, Works as a Music Director and Acting Teacher for Junior Theatre, has a private Voice, Piano, and Acting studio, and is in the process of getting a new musical off the ground and her novels published. Mary believes in catered education; education that is crafted specifically to each person’s strengths and interests in order to fully access one’s potential and has found enormous success with her students in the past. She has helped several of her student’s land roles, win competitions, and get into top institutions/programs for the arts.
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San Diego County
- Voice.
- Piano.
- Online Lessons.
- Music Theory.
Michael M.
Music has always been important in his family’s history. His maternal great-grandmother Lena Thomas played guitar with the Wandering Minstrels in Arkansas back in the 1800s. (photo: 2nd from left) His other grandmother’s (Hazel Harrison) musical roots were tied to Liverpool, England. She was especially proud of a recently popular Beatle named George Harrison. Her being his aunt. Even though not everyone her age was in the Beatle’s Fan Club quite yet, she certainly was. Seems like from then on they always tried to know and memorize Beatle’s trivia, catchy lyrics, and songs. Now, over half a century later, when his family gets together for a reunion (Lena’s side), it’s like a mini Woodstock Festival. His grandfather played guitar and fiddle on the radio with Roy Clark. His mother and her twin sister sang on TV and radio when they were kids. So, raised in a music-loving family moved to perform in front of his family and friends. While his primary love is singing, he began to play piano, organ, clarinet, and guitar from an early age. He learned acoustic guitar first, then got his first electric guitar as a teen. Later, he played rhythm guitar for a local band and fronted it with lead vocals. As an adult, he’s given acoustic guitar lessons to children and adults, both in the USA and in South America. He’s taught British and American English in South America as well. In 2006 and 2007 he spent some time authoring a published book on techniques of hypermiling. Since it was one of the first books of its kind, it was featured on LA’s KTLA news and other stations. He’s created an acoustic guitar playing course (in Spanish) to teach how the guitar works, with simple and advanced techniques, highlighting fundamental and inverted chord building principles without having to read traditional music. Being of baritone vocal range, his singing voice is similar to Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Neil Diamond.
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Riverside County
- Voice.
- Piano.
- Guitar.
- Online Lessons.
- Music Theory.
Michelle L
Originally a Minnesotan, Michelle started her violin career as a professional musician at the age of 16 with the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra. She received her degree from SUNY Purchase Conservatory, Notre Dame University, and the University of Colorado at Boulder all in violin performance. Michelle has performed as a freelance soloist and chamber musician around the country. She has held Concertmaster positions with several orchestras including the Southwest Minnesota Symphony Orchestra and the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra. She was a member of the Boulder Philharmonic for seven years and has held principal positions with several other orchestras. Michelle continued her training and pursued long term training in Suzuki pedagogy with the renowned William Starr and received certification through Level 4. She has a flexible teaching style to suit any new student to accommodate prior desired methods of teaching. Michelle is comfortable teaching any level or age student and also loves to incorporate fiddling into the mix. Besides playing violin, hiking and swimming are her favorite hobbies.
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San Diego County
- Voice.
- Violin.
- Online Lessons.
- Music Theory.