Kids Lessons
Our List of Incomparable Instructors
John Rosen
(818)590-5691
banjo1228@hotmail.com
Available to teach remotely via FaceTime, Zoom, or WhatsApp
Specializing in bluegrass banjo, all levels and ages, beginner through advanced
38 years professional experience as a banjo teacher and performer
Teaches Scruggs style, melodic 3-finger style, clawhammer
Has played with the Dropkick Murphys, Ashley Campbell, Scarlet Rivera, Dan Bern, Old Man Markley, Ed Helms, the Get Down Boys, the Dust Bowl Cavaliers, and Burning Heart Bluegrass, among others.
Patient, dedicated, and FUN teacher
Max Zwarych
(310)625-3922
Electric or upright, all styles
Specializing in theory, technique, reading, or just plain fun
Camila Wilson
(310)429-5809
camilawilson6@gmail.com
All levels, especially beginners
Classical, Suzuki
B.A at UCLA in Musicology
Troy Zeigler
(310) 913-5526
anaflict@yahoo.com
Available in person
Private lessons drums
Mimi Mayer
(323)309-2197
angelcitytalent@gmail.com
Available to teach remotely via Zoom
Professional Musician and Beginning harmonica teacher
Mimi has been playing various musical instruments since the age of two, starting with piano. After years
of wanting to play blues harmonica but not actually TRYING to do it, she finally took the plunge 8 years
ago and dove deep into it. She now plays a variety of styles – blues, pop, rock, classical, holiday, zydeco,
swamp pop, country, etc.
Paula McMath
cell: 310-625-8586
paula@paulamcmath.com
Available to teach remotely via FaceTime, Zoom, or Skype
Specializes in teaching guitar to children
Believes in allowing interest to drive material selection, and strives to have kids “feel” music as well as hear and see it
Emphasizes: fingerboard knowledge, use of music notation, chord vocabulary, fingerpicking, right-hand rhythm techniques, scales, scale tone chords, and songwriting
Extensive training and experience in ORFF Schulwerk — a system of teaching music that utilizes singing, speech, movement, body percussion, and small pitched and unpitched percussion instruments
Works professionally as a singer/guitarist/songwriter in the Los Angeles area — and in her native Canada
Rubén Rojas
(424)298-1603
Private lessons in:
Guitar and Voice
Teaches beginners
Studied Jazz Guitar and obtaining a B.A in Music Industry from UCLA
Vicki Hill
(323)286-8163
vickihill@sbcglobal.net
Available to teach remotely via FaceTime or Zoom. Also available to teach in-person lessons.
Beginning guitar for Kids and Adults
Music theory, note reading, and singing also offered
20+ years teaching at McCabe’s
Singer/Songwriter with performance and recording experience both solo and with bands
Also plays banjo
Jessica Sandidge
(917)488-8374
jessandidge@gmail.com
www.jessicasandidge.com
Available to teach remotely via Skype or Zoom. Also available to teach in-person lessons. (Also teaches beginner voice for kids)
Jessica has taught at such schools as Avenues World School in New York City, Wellesley Hugh school in Massachusetts, and is currently teaching piano and voice at the Irvine School of Music and Glendora Music and Arts School. She works with kids of any age teaching piano and early music education. She is also an accomplished opera singer, having sung at Carnegie Hall, The Metropolitan Opera, and at the legendary McCabe’s Guitar Shop.
Jessica Sandidge
(917)488-8374
jessandidge@gmail.com
www.jessicasandidge.com/
Available to teach remotely via Skype or Zoom. Also available to teach in-person lessons. (Also teaches beginner voice for kids)
Jessica Sandidge is originally from Santa Monica, CA, and got her music degrees at UC Santa Cruz and New England Conservatory. She then lived in New York City where she performed as an opera singer and taught voice and piano lessons for 15 years. She has taught at such schools as Avenues World School in New York City, Wellesley High school in Massachusetts, and is currently teaching piano, violin, and voice in the Los Angeles area. She began her musical journey playing the violin from 4-10th grade, then moved onto the harp, ultimately finding her voice in college on the stage as an opera singer. She works with kids and adults of any age teaching piano, voice, and beginning violin. She is also an accomplished opera singer, having sung at Carnegie Hall, The Metropolitan Opera, among others.
Jessica Sandidge
(917)488-8374
jessandidge@gmail.com
www.jessicasandidge.com/
Available to teach remotely via Skype or Zoom. Also available to teach in-person lessons. (Also teaches beginner voice for kids)
Jessica Sandidge is originally from Santa Monica, CA, and got her music degrees at UC Santa Cruz and New England Conservatory. She then lived in New York City where she performed as an opera singer and taught voice and piano lessons for 15 years. She has taught at such schools as Avenues World School in New York City, Wellesley High school in Massachusetts, and is currently teaching piano, violin, and voice in the Los Angeles area. She began her musical journey playing the violin from 4-10th grade, then moved onto the harp, ultimately finding her voice in college on the stage as an opera singer. She works with kids and adults of any age teaching piano, voice, and beginning violin. She is also an accomplished opera singer, having sung at Carnegie Hall, The Metropolitan Opera, among others.
Jessica Sandidge
(917)488-8374
jessandidge@gmail.com
www.jessicasandidge.com/
Available to teach remotely via Skype or Zoom. Also available to teach in-person lessons. (Also teaches beginner voice for kids)
Jessica Sandidge is originally from Santa Monica, CA, and got her music degrees at UC Santa Cruz and New England Conservatory. She then lived in New York City where she performed as an opera singer and taught voice and piano lessons for 15 years. She has taught at such schools as Avenues World School in New York City, Wellesley High school in Massachusetts, and is currently teaching piano, violin, and voice in the Los Angeles area. She began her musical journey playing the violin from 4-10th grade, then moved onto the harp, ultimately finding her voice in college on the stage as an opera singer. She works with kids and adults of any age teaching piano, voice, and beginning violin. She is also an accomplished opera singer, having sung at Carnegie Hall, The Metropolitan Opera, among others.
Rubén Rojas
(424)298-1603
Private lessons in:
Guitar and Voice
Teaches beginners
Studied Jazz Guitar and obtaining a B.A in Music Industry from UCLA
