Alison found her passion in song as a young girl and believes that every singer can experience the joy of singing expressively with warmth and freedom. Although voice is her primary instrument, her first instrumental learning was on piano

Andrew is a friendly, creative and thorough musician who still performs frequently and who loves making learning fun for his students. A graduate of the renown Berklee School of Music in Boston, his career blossomed under the tutelage of world

Asher grew up in a very musical family and has eight older siblings, most of whom are musicians. Two of them, Adam and Jared actually taught at The Music Place, and Jared was his first music teacher as a child. The influence of his siblings and

Becky teaches Flute, Piano, Recorder, Group & Private Early Music Awareness (EMA), Beginning Drums and Beginning Piano.  She believes that all children are a gift from God and that everyone is able to learn music in

Ben, BM, MT-BC, originally from Marin County, earned his Bachelor's of Music in Music Therapy from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. Upon completion, he returned to California to serve in his chosen career as a

Beth was born and raised in San Jose, as the oldest of 3 siblings, and developed a passion for music at a very young age. Home-schooled through high school, she was involved in piano lessons, choir and semi-private voice for many years, and

Caroline, BM, MT-BCis a dedicated and driven music therapist who strives to positively impact those she has the opportunity to work with. Rooted in a core belief that every individual is immensely valuable, she aims to

Charles was raised by a family of professional musicians, falling in love with drums at the age of 12. Since then he has performed guitar, piano, bass, drums and vocals for numerous musical projects. As an avid musician Charles went on to

Chris, BM, MT-BC, found his passion for music as a child and his love for teaching soon after that. He began learning music playing trumpet and continued on to study guitar, piano, ukulele and voice over the next several

From a long line of church pianists, Dave began studying piano at the age of 6 so he could play in the local community church. His fun, out going personality helped him to survive the ultra strict training he received as a child and also showed

Eleazar joined The Music Place in 1997. He is a multi-instrumented Phase 2-3 teacher, registered both with the ABRSM and Royal Conservatory. Growing up a musical child prodigy, he began teaching at the age of 13, and has concertized all over

Elizabeth (Liz) joined The Music Place Team in 2009 around the time we celebrated our 25th anniversary. Although she was involved in music as a child (playing flute), it was her childrens' interests that brought her to the Music

Ha began studying piano at the age of 3 years old.  Because of the way it was taught,  she did not really enjoy learning piano for several more years, but she persevered until it she fell in love with piano. At a fairly early age, it

Hannah is both sweet and strong. A graduate of William Jessup University in Rocklin, she holds a bachelor's degree in music with a piano emphasis.  In addition to her serious study of piano, Hannah also loves to sing and was delighted to

Hasika has been studying piano at The Music Place since she was 6 years old. Only two years after starting with 20+ year Music Place veteran teacher, Rebeca, Hasika had progressed so quickly that Rebeca suggested she transition to Eleazar,

Janice was born in Kansas into a musical family. She comes from a long line of singers, poets and piano players. Her dad, a jazz pianist and songwriter was an early IBM research engineer and holds patents on many early computer devices (like the

As a child, Jason was surrounded by music which inspired the broad-based musician he is today. Starting with piano lessons, as a young child, he went on to pursue intensive study in voice, music theory and then fell in love with guitar and most

"Mr. Joe", MA, MT-BC, is a multi-talented, super-educated musician who loves to learn.  Starting with steel lap guitar, Joe began learning various instruments at the age of seven and just never stopped learning.  With

Joy has been performing since the age of 4. Growing up in a musical household, Joy learned to love all forms of music. She played the piano, violin and flute, but leaned into her love of singing. In the early years of The Music Place, Joy

Kayleigh teaches dance, piano and Early Music Awareness (EMA). 

She has studied dance intensively since 2007 and has an extensive background in dance education and performance.

While born and raised in the Bay Area, Krystal gained years of experience working as a caregiver for both children and the elderly, including those who are terminally ill. It was during her journey as a caregiver that Krystal learned about

Kyoko has taught music in various elementary schools in the Bay Area from kindergarten to 6th grade since 2012, both in traditional and special education classrooms having more than 700 students every week. In addition, singing in Gospel Choirs

Lynnelle, MA, is a music therapist and like most therapists, an outstanding musician. 

She has led orchestras, choirs, seminars, master-classes, and tours. She founded and served as Artistic Director of

Mila has been teaching piano at The Music Place since 2001. Many of her students stay with her until they go away to college.  Beginners and experienced alike love her!

Graduated from Russian Music School in 1970, she attended

Monique began at The Music Place in 2009 where she has been teaching voice, piano, vocal ensembles and summer camp classes.

She graduated from Azusa Pacific University in Southern California with a B.A. in Music and an M.A. in Christian

Moses began at The Music Place as an intern piano and violin teacher in 1995. After college, seminary, marriage, kids and pastoring, he rejoined our team in 2017.

He has always had a passion for the creative and performing arts. He began

As a young teacher just out of college in 1987, Nancy joined the Music Place faculty as one of its first three instructors, teaching piano, voice, and EMA. A few years later, she left to take a full-time position as music director at one of the

As a child, Pat was exposed to every sort of music under the sun, which laid the foundation for the musician he is today. He began teaching in the late 1980's and returned to the South Bay in 2015 to be closer to family. Having served around the

Pat is well versed and experienced in quite a few instruments. He has performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the San Diego Symphony, and various recording artists in all genres of music, but he now considers jazz to be his forte. Pat is

Patricia has two master's degrees, one in Vocal Arts from the Music Academy in Łodz, Poland, and the other in Voice from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. After violin, piano, and viola training, Patricia discovered her voice and went on

Rebeca is conservatory trained in music education and holds a Master's degree in Vocal Performance.  A native of Venezuela, she and her husband, Eleazar, are well-loved musicians who have performed in churches and concert venues across the

Rosa has been playing piano since her childhood, and also studied flute and music theory at the college level. She worked for the San Jose Unified School District for over twenty years as an instructional aide, and joined The Music Place

From the time Shane began private piano lessons in the second grade, to the time he received his B.A. in Improvisational Music Studies from San Jose State University, he has consistently taken music seriously. This includes applying his strong

Tetyana has been a joyful and welcome addition to our voice and piano faculty since 2003.

Music has always been a big part of Tetyana's life. After Music School, she entered the National Musical Academy of Ukraine and graduated from it

Ting, MM, MT-BC, is a joyful, energetic and kind young woman who loves children, musc, teaching and serving. As a child she found such a love for music that she branched out from many years of learning piano (15 years) to also

Valery specializes in classes for our youngest students: Family Classes, EMA, Vocal All Arts and elementary piano. She grew up singing in choirs and being involved in all types of music.  In 2001, not long after enrolling her own children

Vanetia loves teaching young children. Her specialties are Early Music Awareness (EMA) and beginning piano.

For as long as she can remember, Vanetia has

Yutong is a compassionate Board-Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC) who is also a highly skilled musician. She holds a Master's degree in Music Therapy and an undergraduate degree in Piano Performance. She's dedicated to fostering