Cindy Su- Piano , Violin and Viola Instructor

Monday through Saturday $100/month

"People often think the word 'success' means 'more'. However, I believe success is about the quality and not the quantity. I can teach 90 students and say 'I am a successful teacher but I don't get to know my students', or I can say 'I have 35 students, and I form a good relationship with every single one of them'. Over the past ten years, I have taught piano and violin to all ages. I really love teaching piano because not only can I share beautiful music, but I can also be a friend to all of my students. I am so glad that my students trust me as a teacher and as a friend.

My approach of teaching is to expose kids and adults to different types of music. They then realize that music holds plenty of choices and variety!  Not everyone plays piano forever, but as long as they enjoy playing, that's all that matters.

Kris Frankson - Drum Instructor

Wednesday or Satursday -100 dollars a month(4 sessions per month)

Kris has been playing Drums for over eighteen years. Upon graduating high school in 2000, he moved to Los Angeles to study percussion at the Musician's Institute. He gained invaluable experience in rock and jazz bands all over the city. In 2003, Kris moved back to Northern California and soon began teaching. He has since played with Bay Area based R&B group East Bay Mudd and Sacramento's own Kenny and the Crew. Currently, Kris studies music education at American River College. He also plays in the Trish Perry Band and is the house drummer for Red Shed Studios in Vacaville.

Rich Ayala - Guitar

Thursday $100 /month (4 sessions per month)

Rich Ayala has played guitar seriously for 33 years and still loves it as much as the first time he picked it up. Rich still considers himself a student and continues to learn form everyone he works with. He grew up listening to the "classics": Zeppelin, Santana, Journey, and more recently, Rachmaninoff and Chopin. Rich's wife and kids all play and sing as well. He is currently finishing up an acoustic CD that showcases his instrumental music and two vocal tracks. Rich occasionally plays guitar at church, and he's putting together a band to do electric guitar-based rock instrumental music. He also does gigs occasionally, with a focus on Latin and instrumental.

Javier Anaya - Piano

Saturday- $100/month (4 sessions per month)

Javier’s musical journey began when he decided to take private lessons during his high school years in Mexico. He also took music notation and tried a hand at composing, discovering a new way to communicate in terms of music. After moving to the USA, Javier resumed his music education, learning new concepts on classical, blues and pop styles, as well as chord progression and accompaniment pieces. After a year and after completing a teacher training program, He started to teach piano from his home studio. During this time, Javier took upon himself two more years of intense composition study and experimenting with some of the secrets of this art, which now has become one of his many passions. He is a member of The Piano Club in Sacramento. The meetings twice a month offer a supportive environment for adults who have returned to the piano or have begun taking lessons for the first time, they organize recitals once a year. This year he has enrolled in a music program at the Music Conservatory of San Francisco, where He is expecting to learn and expand his knowledge on technique, performing, and music ensembles.

Casey Lipka-Voice and Piano

Monday or Tuesday  $100/month(4 sessions per month)

Vocalist Casey Lipka is establishing herself as an emerging talent in the next generation of jazz musicians. Born and raised in Venice California, she draws from blues, jazz, funk, hip-hop contemporary and Brazilian music to create her own eclectic sound.

Starting at the age of five, Casey performed in school musicals and choirs, sparking her musical abilities. She attended Concordia University in Montreal, Canada where she was introduced to jazz and started to study music formally. Since then she has completed a degree at Sacramento State University in jazz voice and improvisation under the instruction of Julia Dollison. Casey performs locally in the Los Angeles and Sacramento areas.

Shelly Henley - Piano and Voice

Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday-$100/month (4 sessions per month)

Shelly Henley has had the wonderful privilege of teaching music to hundreds of children and adults over the last 30 years. In addition to private piano instruction, she has directed choirs in San Juan Unified School District for primary, intermediate and high school-age kids, and has taught music appreciation programs in various schools and through private instruction. Shelly’s other great love in the arts is children’s musical theater. Besides directing dozens of school-wide productions, she founded and directed Lacy Lane Summer Theater for 12 years, a ‘hands-on’, child-run musical theater company that allowed the participants to write, direct, act, sing, choreograph, build sets, design costumes, and handle the publicity, marketing and budgeting of their very own theater company. All of Shelly’s creative projects share her philosophy: Everyone is creative, imaginative and gifted. To build healthy communities, there must be opportunities for children and adults to express themselves creatively, and active involvement in the world of music is one of the very best (and fun!) ways to do that.

Michael LaPlante -Guitar and Song Writing Instructor

Monday or Saturday $100/month(4 sessions per month)

Michael "LP Sessions" LaPlante- (acoustic/electric guitar, voice, performance) began teaching music in 2009 and happily joined the team at Natomas Music Square to continue his career. An alumni of California State University Sacramento, Michael received his B.A. in theatre with an emphasis in musical theatre and an "undeclared major" in rock! A multi-instrumentalist, Michael has sung his whole life and played guitar, bass, drums, and piano for over 20 years. Having worked in professional studios and on stage with major label industry professionals including members of Cake, Tesla, Die Trying, and Stoneground, Michael brings a professional perspective and approach to his students. Over the past decade Michael has performed with numerous popular local bands at nearly every venue in the Sacramento area, sharing stages on coveted shows and festivals with countless other local favorites. Michael has been blessed to perform at the legendary Whiskey A Go-Go in Hollywood, internationally in the British Virgin Islands and at several other well known venues in L.A., Salt Lake City, the S.F. bay area and locally. He has also performed professionally at many Theatres, restaurants, lounges, weddings, and private parties. In April 2010 "LP Sessions" released his first high end studio solo album "Walk With Me." The album was financed entirely by his professional musical endeavors and in May 2011, he will begin recording his sophomore effort with the same approach.

Meagan Kilpatrick- Intermediate-Advance piano Instructor

Group piano and advanced piano instructor - Monday or Wednesday

Meagan Kilpatrick has performed as a soloist, accompanist, and chamber musician throughout Northern California, and New York. In 2008, she received her Master's in Piano Performance from NYU after completing her Bachelor's in the same field in 2004 from CSUS. She has taught group piano, and individual piano lessons as an adjunct faculty member at NYU, and most recently in Doohoma, Co. Mayo, Ireland. All in all, Meagan has taught piano for over ten years. As for extra curricular activities, Meagan loves the outdoors, cycling around town, good company, and meditating. She looks forward to working with you!