Guitar, Ukulele and Bass
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. Walter 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.
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.
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.
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.