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Victoria Witmer is a viola, violin, and chamber music teacher who prioritizes the needs of each individual student. She teaches with the objectives of enhancing performance capabilities and inspiring a love of music. Performing around the world, Victoria has been a member of Lincoln Center Stage piano quintets and the Lucerne Festival Academy in Switzerland.

Harshitha Krishnan is a Grammy® nominated performing and recording artist, educator and social justice activist of Indian origin from Lagos, Nigeria, with over 15 years of professional experience and a far-from-typical life journey that informs her unique musicianship.

About Me I have spent fifteen years doing one thing: helping young people find their voice — on stage, in the classroom, and in life. I hold a BA in Theatre Arts and Early Childhood Education from UC Santa Cruz, which means I was literally trained to do exactly this. Teaching theatre to kids is not something I fell into. It is what I was built for.

My first musical studies took place at different institutions such as the Simon Bolivar Conservatory of Music in Caracas, Venezuela, the National System of Orchestras and Youth and Children's Choirs of Venezuela where I joined the National Symphony Orchestra for Children and Youth of Venezuela and with which I toured nationally and internationally.

My name is Tristan Norton and I have been a guitarist, bassist, gigging, composing, and teaching musician in Northern California for 13 years. I am a graduate of Berkeley’s prestigious California Jazz Conservatory with a Bachelor’s of Music in Jazz Studies.

I work as a professional violinist and violin instructor in Rochester, NY, performing with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and teaching private and group lessons at ROCmusic (a fantastic after-school community program) as well as maintaining a private studio.

Mr. Donovan has been awarded Teacher of the Year 2025 - ABRSM Exam Prep and Music History respectively by Lessonface. He also received the same former accolade in 2024 and 2023. In greater details, Mr. Donovan is a prolific educator who possesses 3 decades of music and language experiences, these include teaching individual piano/keyboard instructions, classroom music, English and…

Overview: Cole Porter is a highly skilled and experienced guitar instructor with a strong emphasis on classical, rock, metal, jazz, and fingerstyle guitar techniques. With a solid foundation in music theory and a music degree, Cole has spent over two decades honing his craft and imparting his knowledge to students of all skill levels.

Born in Hong Kong, Johnny Mok started his cello studies at the age of five, and continued in the US in 2001. He earned his Bachelor of Music at the University of Alabama with Carlton McCreery, and Master of Music degree at The Boston Conservatory with Andrew Mark.

Hi, I’m Derrick Raiter, a professional percussionist with over 30 years of experience. I help drummers and percussionists of all levels build strong technique, confidence, groove, and musical expression through personalized, engaging lessons. My teaching is shaped by a national performance career and seven years of private study with renowned drummer Anika Nilles.