Learn from Great Songwriting Teachers

Hi! I'm Jade, a cellist currently working towards a Bachelor of Music from Oberlin Conservatory. I have held principal & assistant principal positions at the Grammy-winning New York Youth Symphony, Manhattan School of Music Precollege, and Boston University Tanglewood Institute.

Hi! I’m Brian, a lifelong musician who has always loved sharing my knowledge and experience with others. Professionally, I have played for many artists in different genres, including: Gayle, Chris Cagle, Brooke Hogan, Laura Bell Bundy, and others. I’ve also spent more than a decade in the musical theater world, living in the pit orchestra.

Singer-songwriter multi-instrumentalist composer Albert "H.G. Welp" is ready and able to teach you everything he knows about making music. A former Berklee College of Music scholarship recipient, he spent his twenties playing bars and honing his craft in Miami, Florida, before moving to New York City in 2022.

I’m a touring and recording musician with years of real-world experience playing live, writing songs, recording in the studio, and developing my own sound as an artist. I have had a song I wrote featured on the hit tv series, Yellowstone.

Hello! My name is Michalis Kailis, and I’m a professional composer, music educator and guitarist with over 5 years of teaching experience. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Classical Composition and a Master of Music (M.Mus.) with a focus on composition.

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.

Hi! I’m a voice and songwriting coach with over 10 years of experience helping singers and songwriters build strong foundations and develop their unique artistic voices. I hold a degree in Musical Theatre with a Voice Concentration from Shenandoah University, and I specialize in voice training, songwriting, and music theory.

Singer, songwriter, and producer from Berlin, Germany based in Philadelphia, PA. I practically grew up in recording studios working as a session singer and touring with a cover band. I studied sound design and musicology (Humboldt University) in Berlin and got my degree in voice and music production (Musicians Institute) in Los Angeles, CA.

Teacher of the Year Acoustic Guitar ('21 - '25) 1. About the Lessons: Learning music is a deeply enriching personal journey. My role as a teacher is to guide you through your own journey. I seek to encourage and inspire you, showing you possibilities and pointing you towards paths to develop your musicality in ways that are fun, effective and rewarding.

A native of Hong Kong, May has always enjoyed listening to and playing music. Her love for music developed as she recorded sounds from nature and fit them, like pieces of a puzzle, to create songs. May Siu is recently graduated from Azusa Pacific University with a Bachelor’s degree in Commercial Music Composing and Arranging.