Yousef is a professional musician and drummer who was born and raised in the Washington, DC area. In 2017, scaffolded by a Civil Engineering degree and as an educator in the public school system, Yousef pursued the dream of any musician–to jump into the music industry as a full-time instructor and performer….

Laura Shapiro is a music producer and multi-instrumentalist. She grew up in the suburbs of Boston with a piano teacher as a father. Piano was her first love and after that songwriting, production and composition quickly followed along with guitar. Laura started playing piano at the age of 5 with her father as…

Margaret Shawver has been a musician since the age of five, when she begged her parents for piano lessons–and fortunately, Dr. Calvin Knapp, of PLU fame, lived five houses up the hill. Margaret played in talent shows, won awards for her elementary school music compositions, and, at age 11, deciding that the …

Benjamin Shmidt has loved the cello since he was six years old, and has developed into a passionate performer under teacher Mara Finkelstein. At the age of thirteen, he won the prestigious David Tonkonogui Memorial Award, and fulfilled a unique cultural role in the Seattle area by performing music from the Ho…

Alan began his musical journey in the 7th grade and quickly realized the joy that playing an instrument provided. It really has played a tremendous role in his life both as a creative outlet and a vehicle to meet and make lifelong friends!

As a high school student, Alan found success composing 2 percussio…

Martin started playing violin at age 9 and quickly found that he loved to play any stringed instrument he could get his hands on–including a sanxian (3-stringed Chinese lute) he picked up and performed on during a recent trip to China. He says, “Ever since I played my orchestra challenge piece for my grandma…

Seattle Piano and Guitar teacher Celsie Sirrine was born and raised in a small town in Utah. From a young age, Celsie had a passion for music and knew how powerful it could be. She attended Utah State University, obtaining a Bachelor’s of Science in Music Therapy with a minor in Family Consumer and Human De…

Anyone who has met Caen, will say he is an incredibly positive, energetic, patient, and friendly person. He believes in working hard and having a good time doing it. Caen loves learning, in all its forms, and teaching others about his passions seems to be effortless. Music has always been a part of him; Howe…

Born in Austin, TX, Jerome Smith has been a professional musician for almost 20 years. Playing music has taken him all over the world including Los Angeles, CA for the Grammy’s; Orlando, FL for Disney World show bands, Beijing and Shanghai, China on orchestra tours, United Kingdom and South America on Royal…

Alynn Sobolik is a multi-instrumentalist from Kent, WA. He started taking guitar lessons at age twelve, but fell in love with the instrument at sixteen. He started a band in high school with a fellow guitar student and has continued to play ever since. Having his father as inspiration, Alynn taught himself ho…