Cyndi

by zachary | Dec 13, 2022

Cyndi has been playing drums for 19 years. She specializes in Latin rhythms such as reggaeton but also loves jazz, hip hop, pop, and classic rudiments. Her teaching style is to empower her students to learn to love the world of rhythm. She has studied under Madam...

Søren

by zachary | Nov 22, 2021

Søren is a composer, performer, and educator who has been playing violin for 15 years, in a wide variety of settings, from solo repertoire to chamber music to symphonic works. He is currently working on his Bachelor’s in music education at Portland State...

Austin

by zachary | Feb 5, 2020

Austin is a Portland native who has been performing as a freelance bassist for 13 years. After earning a B.A. and Master’s of Music in Music Education from the University of Oregon, he is well versed in traditional and contemporary curricula. Traditional methods...

Melanie

by zachary | Jan 22, 2020

Melanie was born into a musical family and her grandparents and parents and sister taught or still teach music including voice. Her first solo was at age 9 in church. She studied classical art songs in high school and won state solo contest at age 17. At Willamette...

Anandi

by zachary | Jan 2, 2020

Anandi studied vocal jazz performance at Mt Hood Community College and St. Francis Xavier University, studying with Sandra Dudley and the late Berklee College of Music educator Mili Bermejo. Anandi began her career as a singer-songwriter, recording three albums of...