Piano Instructors
All of our teachers are pros at piano, but many of them teach other instruments as well. Click on the buttons below to explore other instruments.
Vision
Vision is a triple-threat singer, pianist and teacher based in Los Angeles who has taught students of all ages and backgrounds. He received a double Bachelor of Music from the acclaimed Wanda L. Bass School of Music. Vision began teaching his senior year of college in OklahomVisiona City before heading to Los Angeles where he currently teaches voice and piano as his primary instruments along with beginner ukulele and guitar at Glendora Music and Arts School.
Cathy
Cathy has lived and studied music in China, Canada, Germany, and the United States. Under the tutelage of Kevin Fitz-Gerald, she is currently pursuing a D.M.A. in Keyboard Collaborative Arts at the USC Thornton School of Music. She holds Bachelor and Master degrees in Piano Performance from the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln in Cologne, Germany. In 2006, she won a double first prize at the solo and concerto competition at Ithaca College in Ithaca (NY). In the same year, she was invited by the Vladimir Spivakov International Foundation as one of two representatives from Canada to participate in the music festival “Moscow Meets Friends”. In 2010, Cathy won the third prize in her age category at the “International Piano Competition Vila de Capdepera” in Spain. Last year, she received the first place in the Virtuosic Artist group at “Concours International de Concertos IAPMT” in Azusa (CA).
Nick
Nick Potters is a nationally acclaimed drummer, pianist, producer, engineer, and educator. He received his Bachelor of Music degree from the renown music school at William Paterson University, with a concentration in classical piano. For nearly a decade, Nick has been teaching drums, piano, and directing ensembles of students of all ages and abilities. He translates his love for rock, funk, soul, fusion, hip-hop, progressive rock, and metal into his playing, and infuses that love into his teaching.
Amanda
Amanda is a classically trained soprano that is currently earning her Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance with a focus in Opera at CSU Northridge. She graduated with a BM in Vocal Performance from CSU Long Beach in May 2019. Her teacher is the world renowned Shigemi Matsumoto, who also has sung on several albums with Luciano Pavarotti.
Nick K
Nick Krauel is from Long Beach, California where he began learning piano at 6 years old. As his musical interests expanded, Nick's path led him to explore wind and percussion instruments alongside his piano studies, and he began performing professionally on piano at age 14 at restaurants, venues, and private events in Long Beach. Nick's passion and dedication to music led him to complete a degree in Jazz Studies from UCLA’s Herb Alpert School of Music.
Sarah
Described by bassist Will Lee (The Late Show with David Letterman) as a "truth teller," Sarah Wise is an alt-americana singer-songwriter with confessional lyrics that are defiant and searing, vulnerable and searching. Newly residing in Los Angeles, Sarah has performed throughout New York City and the greater Northeast, regularly appearing at Rockwood Music Hall, The Bitter End, Pete’s Candy Store and more, and her debut single Hang Tight was featured in The Sleepless.
Walter
Walter is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and educator who strives in cultivating a collaborative space to learn, connecting each student to whatever they love about music, and leaving them with the confidence to explore it independently. WalterWalter got his start at just fifteen years old, playing trumpet with soul bands at local venues and festivals in his hometown of Austin, Texas. He later relocated to Dallas to study music composition at the University of North Texas and play in the school’s Grammy nominated jazz ensembles.
Ka
Kä is an experienced instructor with over 6 years of experience teaching flute, guitar, piano, and musicianship. She has acute experience working with students to set and master goals while bringing lively enthusiasm to get them excited about music. Born and raised in Kerrville, Texas, she started piano at age 6. She went on to learn the guitar and eventually the flute in the middle school band, which would become her main focus. Marching band and state competitions were {super important}, while she also performed with the Hill Country Youth Orchestra and the Youth Orchestras of San Antonio. Music was a huge influence on her growing up, so she enjoys sharing it with others in hopes that they’ll have as much fun as she did.
Anna
Anna Mezentseva is a Los Angeles based Singer-Songwriter and Performer. Anna has been teaching Voice and Piano for the past 7 years, constantly improving her methods, vocal techniques and adding new topics to her lessons. Born and raised in a small town in Siberia, Russia, Anna started her career at the age of 5 by playing piano, performing with a church choir and participating in piano and voice contests. Anna took an intensive vocal course in Tech Music School in London, and then moved to the US in hopes of becoming a professional singer-songwriter. Inspired by artists such as Amy Winehouse, Michael Jackson, Christina Aguilera, and many more, she continued her journey by studying songwriting and performance in Boston.
Logan
Logan Cain is a Los Angeles based musician—composer, pianist, percussionist, recording engineer, and educator—who specializes in new music and electronic music. A dedicated teacher, Logan has six years of experience teaching music lessons, including percussion, composition and piano lessons. Through a varied and flexible approach, he prepares students to be well-rounded by regularly incorporating often neglected elements of music, such as improvisation, music theory, music composition, music technology, and recording. Logan explores music from a wide variety of styles and time periods in his lessons, with a focus on students' individual interests and personal goals. He aims to teach music in a way that is fun for the student and encourages them to explore, create, and discover music in new and exciting ways!
Shanice
Shanice Aaron is a classical pianist in Los Angeles who graduated at University of California Los Angeles with a Bachelors of Arts degree. She has won many piano competitions such as the CAPMT Concerto Competition California State Winner, Bellflower Symphony Concerto Competition Winner, and 2nd place at the The American Protégé International Competition making her debut at Carnegie Hall. She also has performed her first piano concerto in Austria with the Vienna International Orchestra making her debut in Europe. She also got invited as a soloist playing a concerto with the City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles Orchestra with conductor Charles Dickerson featuring composer Lukas Richman’s Concerto work, “In Truth” at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Not only solo, but she also has excelled as a chamber musician.
Sophie
Driven by her passion for sharing the joy of music, Sophie Pipia has taught at private and group lessons in piano and accordion, in addition to music classes in public and private elementary schools, since 2015. She spent two years teaching elementary school music through a partnership between AmeriCorps and Ethos Music Center in rural Oregon, and later throughout the San José Unified School District and San Mateo-Foster City School District through the non-profit organization, Music for Minors. In addition to teaching, Sophie has worked with several non-profit organizations to bring music and arts eduction to under-resourced communities. She served on the board of The New Old Time Chautauqua for several years, helping to bring arts education to low-income youth throughout Washington, Oregon, and Alaska.
Ani
Ani is a professionally trained singer/songwriter/ musician and certified VOICE & PIANO teacher with more than 10 years of teaching experience, who loves to share her knowledge with her students. She was born and raised in Austria, where she started her classical music education at the early age of 5 by learning to play the flute, the violin and the piano. As a teenager she discovered her natural talent for singing, which allowed her to become the lead singer of a successful local Pop/Rock band. After graduating high school Ani moved to Vienna, where she studied ‘Voice and Musical Education’ at the University of Music and Performing Arts. She also successfully completed the master class of celebrity voice coach David Lee Brewer, former voice teacher of Beyonce and Destiny’s child.