MTME
  • About Us
    • Instructors and Staff
    • Studio Schedule
    • Hire Musicians
  • Private Lessons
    • Rates and Studio Policy
    • Gift Certificates for Lessons
    • Meet the Instruments
  • Classes
    • Workshops
    • Ensemble Classes
    • Baby and Preschool >
      • Itty-Bitty Music
      • Itty-Bitty Broadway
  • Shows
    • Musical Theater >
      • Past Shows
      • Current Shows
    • In Person Recitals
    • Virtual Recital Series >
      • Virtual Recital Videos 2020
      • Virtual Recital Videos 2021
    • Opera >
      • Past Operas
  • Summer Camps
  • Contact
  • Student Portal
    • Login
    • Registration
    • Cancel Membership Form
    • Studio Policy
    • MTME Apparel
  • About Us
    • Instructors and Staff
    • Studio Schedule
    • Hire Musicians
  • Private Lessons
    • Rates and Studio Policy
    • Gift Certificates for Lessons
    • Meet the Instruments
  • Classes
    • Workshops
    • Ensemble Classes
    • Baby and Preschool >
      • Itty-Bitty Music
      • Itty-Bitty Broadway
  • Shows
    • Musical Theater >
      • Past Shows
      • Current Shows
    • In Person Recitals
    • Virtual Recital Series >
      • Virtual Recital Videos 2020
      • Virtual Recital Videos 2021
    • Opera >
      • Past Operas
  • Summer Camps
  • Contact
  • Student Portal
    • Login
    • Registration
    • Cancel Membership Form
    • Studio Policy
    • MTME Apparel

Meet Our Instructors

The Music to My Ears instructors are highly trained professionals who love what they do. Most have been with us for years and many have extensive performance experience. Each instructor takes great care to ensure that our students receive the best lesson experience, and that they have fun while they are learning.

Christa Durand

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Piano, Voice, Trombone, Trumpet, Ukulele

John Shebalin

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Bass Guitar, Drums, Electric & Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Ukulele

Marc Dwaileebe

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4-String & 5-String Banjo, Cello, Electric & Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Piano, Ukulele, Viola, Violin

Paul Haile

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Cello, Drums, Piano, Ukulele, Voice, Recording: Pro Tools

Erica Dori

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Woodwinds, Brass, Strings, Voice, Piano, Drums, Bass Guitar, Electric & Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Ukulele

Larissa Lorenz

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Voice, Piano

Andrew Cedeno

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Voice, Piano

Marie Millard

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Trombone, Jazz Improv

Tom Hyde

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Trumpet, Flugelhorn

Morgan Harrington

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Piano, Voice

Joshua Bailey

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Voice

Kyle Craft

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Cello, Piano, Viola, Violin

Bob Williams

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Bass Guitar, Upright Bass, Violin, Viola

Daniel Gianola-Norris

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Founder, Trumpet, Euphonium, Flute, Ukulele, French Horn

Aja Gianola-Norris

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Founder, Harp, Piano, Voice, Musical Theater

Rachel Walters Steiner

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Electric & Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Ukulele, Voice, Early Music Education

Max Maksutovic

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Clarinet, Piano, Saxophone, Voice, Music Theory, Composition

Stu Manzano

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Piano

Matthew Bowker

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Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet

Brittany Aquamarine

Marie Halcrow

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Electronic composition, Sound engineer, Voice (Pop/Rock), Piano, Guitar, Ukulele

Ashley Richmond

John Mackay

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Piano (all styles), Composition

Rachel Aragaki

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Guitar, Piano, Voice

Voice, Piano, Guitar, Ukulele, Composition

Trumpet, French Horn, Piano


Meet Our Staff

Christa Durand

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Owner

Evan Bowers

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Owner

Sarah McDonald

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Studio Manager

Laurel Coates

Ashley Talbot

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Bookkeeper

Front Desk

Brittney Talbot

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Front Desk

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8500 Gravenstein Hwy SuitE A. Cotati, CA 94931
​707.664.0123
​© Music to My Ears Inc. 2019