Learn from Great Rock Arranging Teachers

Remember that video you saw on the Today Show, ABC World News Tonight, Ellentube, and Classic.FM of the toddler hugging the violinist playing Can't Help Falling in Love? Yep, that was me! 😄 🎻 I'm Laura, a professional working violinist in New York City, and I can't wait to be your teacher!

Hello there! I'm Ess! I'm a musician, composer, electronic music maker, and educator currently doing my PhD in Music at University of California-San Diego. My musical background is quite diverse, as I love ALL kinds of music: I have played guitar since for 20 years, piano for 26 years, trumpet for 10 years, and have been making electronic music as a producer since 2015.

I'm a musician and teacher specialized in Pop/Rock Guitar, Classical Guitar, Rock/Pop Songwriting and Arranging Music. I graduated with a Trinity LTCL degree (level 6 QCF diploma) in Classical Guitar at the Giuseppe Verdi Music Academy (Venice), there I also achieved Rock & Pop Guitar Grade 8, Vocals Grade 8 and Music Theory Grade 8.

For over 33 years as a musician and 29 years as an educator for all grade levels and teachers alike, I have the experience of learning from my previous students and applying more efficient techniques to current and future ones. Much like my students, I work towards learning the most innovative techniques while foreseeing the trends of the future in music and education.

Hello! I have had a deep connection with music in all its forms from a very young age. Through Middle School, High School, and four years of College, I performed with Concert Bands, Jazz Bands, and Marching Bands as a Trumpet player, where I also began writing my own compositions for solo trumpet.

2023 and 2024 Saxophone teacher of the Year, 2025 Baritone Sax teacher of the Year I started playing music when I was I ten. I was awarded a partial scholarship to the University of Idaho's Lionel Hampton School of Music where I majored in Classical Saxophone Performance and won the Outstanding Jazz Soloist award (2004).