I have been playing and performing the drums for the past 8 years.

In a teaching situation I try and provide a relaxed and friendly environment in order to learn a students strengths and weaknesses. I want students to be able to learn at their own pace, and not to worry if they think they are not learning quickly enough.
I generally work as a for hire musician playing for various acts in the styles of rock, funk, blues, jazz, and even movie scores.

I have toured throughout California and have had the privilege to open for such artists as A Flock of Seagulls, Jennifer Leitham, Daniel Glass, and Jack Sheldon.
I have recorded drums for movies including Stomp the Yard, and Obsesse; played with acts such as Big Dave LIttle, Brett Copeland, and Kenji Igus. I have played with such jazz musicians including Richard Simon and Roger Neumann.

I attended the AVPA from 2006 to 2009 and am currently pursuing a bachelors in Psychology.

Music
Jenny comes from a very musical family and started piano when she was five years old. She grew up constantly listening to her father practicing his guitar and brother practicing violin. Since then, her accomplishments include an Honorable Mention at the Korea Times Youth Music Competition. She has performed in two solo recitals and has performed biannually with the Beverly Hills Chamber Orchestra. Jenny has participated in the Frederic Chopin Felix Mendelssohn Minifest 2005 and has regularly performed at the Colburn School of Performing Arts from 2003 - 2008. Jenny was also a part of the Goldcoast Chamber Music Festival and was awarded the second prize at the Chamber Music Walker Competition. She has excellent communication skills and has worked as an assistant to the Program Coordinator at Montecito Summer Music Festival while also participating as a performer. In addition to her musical abilities, Jenny has received many academic honors as well. She is a member of the...

Born and raised in Southwest VA, Jordan received his first guitar when he was 12 years old. By the time he was 13, he got his first electric guitar and by 15 he was playing in bands. After several years of teaching guitar and playing in bands in the area, he decided to further his musical education and moved to Los Angeles, CA. In 2010 Jordan moved to Hollywood to attend the Musicians Institute. While attending Musicians Institute he studied under some of the best musicians in the world including Paul Gilbert (Racer X, Mr. Big), Dale Turner (Solo artist, Guitar World Magazine columnist), Doug Rappaport (The Edgar Winter Band), among others. In 2012, Jordan graduated from the Musicians Institute with an Associate of Arts in Performance with a major in guitar. Since then he has been teaching guitar lessons in the Los Angeles area and is working on writing and recording his first solo album.

I've been playing and teaching drums for over 15 years now and I'd be lying if I said that drumming hasn't been one of the most fulfilling things I have ever done in my life! I started drumming with a band before I even knew how to play, rocking covers, and even originals with my brother and best friend in the seventh grade. I received no formal training but instead learned my first beat from the drummer at my church, and picked up tips and tricks from friends and drummers in my community. I also watched every drummer I could fervently and studied every technique I could set my eyes on. Eventually I purchased an excellent book on rock drumming and before I knew it I was playing a weekly gig at my youth group and playing shows in town with my first band.
After that band broke-up in high school (we recorded one demo) my brother and I formed a new band, recorded an EP, and played tirelessly around the bay area creating an excellent fan base.
It was around this time...

Brian discovered his talent and passion for teaching while still in college, and has been teaching guitar, piano and bass guitar in Southern California for over 20 years. Gifted at teaching students of all ages and abilities, he combines patience, creativity, imagination and boundless enthusiasm with solid professional training and experience. Brian also has over 10 years experience teaching piano and guitar to blind and autistic students.

A lifelong musician, Brian received his first musical training at the age of 4 and 5 years when his actor/singer Dad and musically talented Grandma taught him to sing and play the mandolin. He began piano lessons at age 5, and formal guitar instruction at the age of 10 years.

By the time he was a 14-year-old high school student, Brian was performing as lead guitarist in rock bands around Southern California, developing mastery of rock guitar and blues performance and improvisation. Brian went on to complete a Bachelor's Degree in...

After 10 years of teaching and performing in New York City, I moved to Los Angeles to be near family.
I can't wait to share the knowledge I've learned (from Juilliard and Manhattan School of Music faculty, Broadway musical directors, composers, casting directors and coaches) with my students.

My career is varied and special:
*I taught theater to elementary kids in Harlem
*I taught Voice and Piano at a performing arts school in Connecticut and with Little Maestros (NYC's premiere infant and toddler music classes)
*I performed regionally and internationally with major opera companies and regional theaters.
* I sing jazz and cabaret gigs in NYC and LA ans recently started a women's trio group which sings around Los Angeles for private functions, hotel lounges and wedding cocktail hours.

I studied Music Education at SDSU, Musical Theater at NYU and received a Bachelor of Music degree in Voice from the Manhattan School of Music. I teach beginning to intermediate...

Hello! I am a nurturing voice coach with many years experience working with all styles of music. I am currently on the faculty of a music college teaching songwriting and pop/rock vocal technique. So far this year I have worked with artists on Columbia Records, the Voice, American Idol, Jimmy Kimmel. My students have been accepted at LACHSA, UC Irvine and Belmont College of Music. I received a Bachelor's of Music in Vocal Performance at NYU at the Steinhardt School. I went on to receive a Master's in Vocal Arts at the Thornton School of Music at University of Southern California where I also taught private and group voice. I went on to receive additional studies in pop music with the Total Singer Workshop with Lisa Popeil and various other pop coaches in Los Angeles. As a performer, I currently work with a 2-time Grammy winning producer where I write, sing and play keyboards for the writing team for other artists. I am also happy to announce that I will be able to teach nationwide...

Keith E., originally from St. Louis, MO, Currently resides in Santa Monica, California. He is an innovative and dynamic musician who continues everyday to work on, educate and study various genres including rock, funk, blues, classical, jazz, reggae, hip hop, Latin, country and Afro-Cuban, (among others).

Keith earned a B.A in Music from Florida State University where he studied with Gary Werdesheim, John R. Beck, Leon Anderson, Brian Gaber and others. His focus was in classical percussion and commercial music which focused on engineering, composition and business)Studies. During his college years, Keith played with many original bands, cover bands, church and school ensembles. He also spent much of his free time interning at George Clinton's studio in Tallahassee, learning pro tools from head engineer Gary Wright.

Today, Keith is most noted for his diverse and inspired percussive abilities. From a simple mainline groove to high speed, complicated poly-rhythms; he is in a...

Name: Luke M.

Ages Taught: 12 & older

Education:

Upper Canada College (High School Degree in the International Baccalaureate Program)
Musician’s Institute (Completed Two Consecutive Summer Programs)

Berklee College of Music (Cum Laude - Undergraduate College Degree)

Teaching Experience:
Steadily held between 6 – 10 students a week since 2011 & works for "Musika" lessons company

Teaching Philosophy:
Most importantly, the lessons are always based around what YOU want to get out of them. If you need direction, I am more than happy to provide it but it makes me happiest to teach you whatever it is you want to be learning. This will ensure that lessons are always interesting and fun for you. The second most important aspect of my teaching philosophy is “what you get out of lessons is based on what you put into them.” In other words, how effective your growth as a guitarist will be is entirely dependent on you. I will assign you the work on a week –...

I develop custom lesson plans to cater to the students needs and musical desires while still keeping a strong basic understanding of the awesome universal language that is music! I've studied at Musician's Institute and Moorpark College with a variety of musical styles from classical to contemporary and I've been teaching private lessons and small group classes since 2004

My two greatest passions are music and teaching, so teaching music comes very naturally to me. I am classically trained musician, having played violin for 18 years, viola for 10 years, piano for 8 years, guitar for 3 years and singing for as long as I can remember. I currently sing with the Los Angeles Master Chorale and other notable choirs in the Los Angeles area, while maintaining a humble studio of music students. In addition to experience as a performer of both opera and musical theater, I write and record my own music in a variety of genres (mainly blues/folk/soul). When I was 12 years old I was diagnosed with a nodule (a polyp of tissue on the vocal cords that prevents them from closing completely, caused by vocal strain) and have trained it away simply by learning to sing correctly. Having passed through this experience I am very aware of vocal health, and emphasize it with all my students.

My life in music began when I was 4 years old, sitting beside my Mom while she sang and played the piano. Soon, I began singing and playing as well. At six years old, my first year in public school, I picked up the cello, which began my love of the stringed instruments. Then I decided that I wanted to move on to louder instruments, so I played trombone and baritone horn, of the brass family. By the age of ten, I’d already become a junior rock n’ roller and had my fill of studying classical instruments at my public school. I then began taking electric bass lessons at a local music store in the NY suburbs where I was raised. About a year later, I realized that I wanted more to do with my fingers, accompany my instrument playing with my voice, and have the option of going from rhythm to lead playing. While I learned a lot from bass and also enjoyed it very much, I realized that I needed to play guitar. It was my destiny. I started taking private lessons from a locally...