I am Executive Director of Southland Opera, a growing and flourishing arts organization that specializes in education outreach and commissioning new works. I also tour nationally as a solo/principal soprano and have worked locally with companies like Los Angeles Opera, Opera Pacific, Opera a la Carte and many other Southern California performing arts organizations. I have a BA in vocal performance from Cal Poly Pomona and have worked as a professional singer and teaching artist for the last twenty-five years. In addition to teaching voice in my studio, I am currently working as a teaching artist with Music Center on Tour, Arts and Services for Disabled and Shakespeare Festival LA. I love to teach, I love when students make breakthroughs, and I love overcoming challenges and solving problems. I specialize in light opera and musical theater. My philosophy is that if a student develops good singing technique, they can sing in any style, from pop music to opera, and keep...

I received my education at the University of Wisconsin, majoring in Jazz Guitar. I’ve studied with some of the best guitarists in the midwest, and have performed live and in recording studios all across the country in a variety of styles (Rock, Metal, Bluegrass, Jazz, Classical, Country). I’ve performed internationally, and my playing has been featured on several prime time television shows. I’ve always had a love of music, and it’s a passion that I try to instill in all of my students!

Through focus on note reading, chords, improvisation, and technique, I try to give my students tools that they can take with them throughout their musical journey, whether playing music for fun or professionally!

I love music. In addition to being a beginning piano and voice teacher, I am also a singer, songwriter. I have held the position of voice instructor, music instructor and drama teacher just to name a few. I especially enjoy working with children. I have held the position of music and drama instructor to elementary and pre-school aged children. I am currently recording a children's CD of original songs. I provide a safe and inviting environment in which my students are encouraged to explore their creativity and embrace the joy of learning and performing.

I love Mathematics, and would like everyone to like it as much as (or maybe more than) I do. I received my Bachelor's degree in Mathematics in Nigeria, West Africa. Since then I have tutored at both middle and high school levels. Having taught and tutored for over a decade, I have come to see the areas that students generally find challenging. I have developed and I am constantly developing methods to simplify such areas, so that my students are able to master and apply the concepts they learn.


My strong areas are Algebra, Geometry and pre-Calculus, but I am able to tutor other areas of the subject.

I am a brass, voice and percussion artist and teacher, local to the Whittier area, specializing in many styles such as Classical, Jazz, and Pop. I received my Bachelor’s degree in Tuba Performance from CSU Sacramento and I am currently pursuing my master's degree in tuba performance at Azusa Pacific University. At APU I am involved in many ensembles including the top jazz band, wind ensemble, graduate quintet, vocal jazz, and am the Assistant director of the Blackout Marching Band (APU). During my time in Sacramento I held the position of Principal Tuba for the Folsom Symphony for the 2009 - 2011 seasons. I was also the lead trombone for the Harley White Jr. Jazz Orchestra as well as Element Brass Band. In addition, I was privileged to win multiple downbeat awards with the Sacramento State Jazz Singers where I sung bass and was often a featured soloist. I am featured as the bass singer in Selfless Cold and Composed on the Ben Folds' College a cappella album released in 2009. As...

B.A. in music performance & composition
M.M. in music composition (Pending)
18 years of musical experience ranging from piano performance, vocal performance, composition and audio engineering.

You will benefit greatly from what I can teach you. I will give you examples to practice, create specific music assignments that will benefit you the student more.

You will gain an understanding of the inner workings of music while learning the techniques necessary to perform the music that you desire to effectively. You can be certain that with me as your teacher you will have fun, learn something and grow as a person.

A little about me...
I am a musician who has always been in love with music. I work for myself mainly but also "for hire". I have worked on anything from CD recordings to Live recordings to simply creating lead sheets for a worship team.
I wrote my first piano piece at the age of 8 without any formal knowledge of music. I didn't write the...

-BS in Music Recording from University of Southern California, Thornton School of Music.

-Recorded, mixed & mastered over 10,000 songs!

-Over 14 Years in the recording business, from analog 2" multi-track to the latest Pro tools system.

-Lead locally successful rock band as guitarists and singer, Bay Area, 1993-1995.

-Full recording and mixing background. Strong technical knowledge of audio recording systems, signal flow, acoustics, audio wiring and troubleshooting. Mechanical and electrical engineering background, studio maintenance, repair and electronic modifications.

- I have worked with Los Angeles' finest studio musicians along with some of the top advertising agency clients for national TV and radio commercials for over 14 years. I have performed over 1000 'recording sessions' as the first engineer, tracked and mixed literally thousands of songs, everything from rock pop jazz to big band and orchestra. Highly experienced in session set-up, from...

I began studying guitar as a teenager and began teaching at a music store just after graduating from high school.While in my twenties I taught myself steel guitar, banjo and mandolin. Most of my education has been practical: thousands (in the low thousands, but still thousands) of live performances, recording sessions and private and group lessons.

I don`t think there are any short cuts to learning an instrument (and I`ve been around long enough to see plenty of "master guitar in x number of days" gimmicks come and go) but a good teacher can help a student set realistic goals and meet them in a minimum amount of time.

I have played guitar since age 14 and now hold a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music with an emphasis in guitar from the University of La Verne in Southern California.
My musical range on the guitar covers several styles including classical, flamenco, rock, blues and Jazz. My influences include guitarist and close friend Michael Christensen, guitar teacher Anthony Titus, classical guitarist Paul Henry and professor Michael Ryan.
While I maintained my focus on perfecting my skills with guitar professor Michael Ryan at the University of La Verne, I demonstrated a passion for music education in my role as Ryan's teaching assistant and later as a guitar teacher at local area high schools.
Having completed my undergraduate degree with honors, I am currently in the Master of Education program at my alma mater. I am accepting private guitar students while working on a CD to further exhibit my diverse skills in music and to display my favorite elements from various styles such as jazz,...

Nori D. has earned her B.M. in Music Performance from the University of Redlands, with violin instructor, Pavel Farkas. Her other instructors were Rosemarie Krovoza, Cynthia Moussas, and Annie Chalex.

She has performed with the Disney Candlelight Orchestra, Burbank Philharmonic, and Marina Del Rey Symphony including being in a Honda commercial in 2008. Her youth training included Idyllwild Arts Summer Music Program, Pasadena Conservatory of Music, Pasadena City College Orchestra, Pasadena Young Musicians Orchestra, and Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra.

She was a music teacher at Inner City Education Foundation teaching over 1,000 students through the school year and prepared the students for 3 performances throughout the school year. She also earned the Orff Shulwerk Level One Certificate from California State University, Los Angeles.

Hi! My name is Al! I've been playing drums for about 11 years now, I started playing at the age of 12 when my parents bought me my first drum set. Since then drumming has been my life, everything from playing in numerous bands, drum competitions, private teaching, and National US Tours. Leaving my home town of Brownsville, TX behind, I moved out to L.A Summer of 2008 to attend the Los Angeles Music Academy, where I received my Associates Degree in Music Performance. I currently teach private lessons and I gig around town with various artists. I have lots of musical knowledge that Iv'e obtained by studying with LA's Top Drummers. I'd love to pass down my knowledge only to benefit you in your drum learning experience. If you're just a beginner, only want to take lessons for fun, or more advanced. My lessons will help you get where you need to be! I look forward in meeting all of you! All the best! :)

The piano has always been my greatest passion; I have never been able to imagine life without it. I was very fortunate to have had the benefit of a great education in music starting at an early age. My goal as pianist and teacher is to pass on the wisdom of my own teachers, as well as my enthusiasm for this great instrument and the rich repertoire of music written for it.

I received a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Southern California, where I was a student of Daniel Pollack for 12 years. In order to become the best teacher possible, I minored in Music Education, gaining experience in the major theories of music pedagogy and teaching techniques. In teaching, I strive to create an optimal blend of old and new by combining the great and time-honored traditions of piano playing, as instilled in me through my piano studies, with recent discoveries and advents in the field of music pedagogy.

My performing experiences have taken me across great...