“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.” This Aldous Huxley quote is one Christine has based her philosophy around as a musician and teacher. Christine hopes to equip students with a stronger understanding, appreciation, and the technical vocabulary to express th…

After graduating from the University of Arizona, Matthew Chiorazzi decided to pack up everything in his Mini-Cooper and move up to the Pacific Northwest to pursue teaching. He earned his BA in Elementary Education with an English as a Second Language Endorsement and started off substitute teaching in the Bel…

Playing since the age of six, Grace’s passion for music was quickly realized through the violin. With consistent lessons from esteemed instructors such as Kent Coleman, Simon James, and close mentorship with brilliant accompanist, Hiro David, Grace’s modest participation in recitals soon led to competitio…

Hyunjung Julie Choi is a percussionist and teacher currently based out of Washington, D.C. She has been hailed as a dynamic and versatile performer and her music has been praised as possessing “sensitivity, skill, and tremendous energy” by Jacob Nissly, Principal Percussionist of the San Francisco Sympho…

Dr. JeeYoon ‘Elise’ Choi, a native of Seoul, South Korea, began studying the piano at the age of five. From third grade, she began her music career as a pianist at her home church accompanying worship and children’s choir. After graduating Ewha Women’s University in Seoul, she came to the United State…

Jordan Christenot is a guitarist, pianist, percussionist, composer, and artist serving the greater Orlando area. Originally from Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Jordan has been passionately playing instruments since 1994. His early lessons covered piano works by Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, and Chopin. In 1995, Jorda…

Leo Ciarlone is a piano and low brass instructor who works with students throughout the D.C. metro area. He began his musical studies at age seven with the piano, and he started his brass study in high school. He studied piano under Ralph Zitterbart and played trombone in multiple youth orchestras before a…

Ada Cigeroglu is a professional pianist, media composer, educator and music producer from Istanbul, Turkey who has been living and breathing music since the young age of 5, when he took his very first piano lesson. His music studies advanced even further throughout the years by attending two different pre-col…

Jo Paxton Clark started taking piano lessons at an early age when she started showing an interest in playing the piano, and discovered she has perfect pitch. She took lessons for many years and when in high school played as part of school assemblies with other students doing various forms of entertainment. …

Taner Clark was born and raised in Colorado. Growing up outside Boulder, he developed his love for music at a very young age. From spending hours listening to his dad’s old records to banging on anything he could turn into a drum, it was clear he had a passion for music. From the first time he saw a drum set,…