I have been an international opera singer for over 30 years, having spend 20 years at the Metropolitan Opera. My specialty ranges from Mozart and Strauss to chamber music and recitals.
Additionally I taught 6 years at Shepherd School Rice University, and 6 years at DePaul University. I also was on faculty at Aspen Music Festival and School for 5 years. I give master classes around the country and have guest taught at the Sf Opera Merola program and Castleton Festival.
Mrs. Olga Day is a member of the Music Teachers Association of California and trains children to get the MTA Certificate of Merit. She received Bachelors and Masters degrees from Russia. Before she moved to the United States, Mrs. Day was a piano teacher and an accompanist for a chorus at a music school. She wrote an award winning series of articles giving a new, progressive method of teaching piano. She was involved in educating other piano teachers. Her students participated in piano competitions, festivals, and other events.
I have played professionally and taught in the Bay Area and New York (1980 to 1990) over a period of 35 years. I also taught instrumental music in the West Contra Costa School District until I retired in 2010.
I would describe my approach as individualized. That is to say it is geared to the specific individual that I'm working with at any given time. I take into account the person's
Have played with San Francisco Ballet & Chamber Orchestra, Chanticleer, Oakland Symphony, Napa Symphony, Santa Cruz Symphony, Sacramento Symphony and Monterey Symphony
Teaching Specialties: Low horn. Technical problems
Low stress guaranteed
Members of my studio are always at the top of their game. With a mix of
challenging material, effective practice techniques, and a great deal of
fun, I push my students to help create their own musical paths. For
beginners, I equally emphasize fundamental pedagogy, music theory, and
artistry, in a variety of musical styles. They learn correct breath
control, posture, and sound production to facilitate good habits to last
a life time. After 6 months, my students have always improved 10-fold,
Iliana was born in Ruse, Bulgaria, and began her piano studies at the
age of four. At 14, she was accepted at the Veselin Stoyanov School of
Music, from which she graduated with a Diploma in Piano Performance and
Pedagogy. After moving to Vancouver, Canada, Iliana went on to study at
the University of British Columbia under Professor Jane Coop, one of
Canada's most prominent and distinguished pianists. In 2003 she received
her Master's Degree in Piano Performance from UBC and founded a
Ryan Stohs has lived the majority of his life with a pair of drumsticks
in his hands: starting in 1985 with drum set lessons, through 12 years
of drum corps, into the percussion program at San Jose State University,
and on to teaching, writing, and performing all across the country.
Ryan
has experience performing with all styles of musical groups, from duos
and trios to orchestras and drum corps. He has a passion for musical
theatre and has most recently been the drummer for all of the musicals
Bruce Loeb is an experienced teacher and performer who offers piano lessons that develop musicianship, sight-reading and technique.
Learning how to produce a beautiful tone allows you to hear music better and to develop the ability to play with presence and a sense of being centered in your whole body.
I love teaching and performing - and I do a lot of both!
I have been
teaching in the Bay Area for over a decade, and I also perform regularly
with Opera Santa Barbara's innovative education outreach program, The
Opera Lab. I perform locally and abroad -- I have sung in Spoleto,
Italy, for two summers and bring my expertise in Italian into lessons.
I
teach children and adults - anyone who has a passion for singing and
wants to learn! I help you create a solid technique rooted in a free