Faculty


Tap Master Class
Through her passion for carrying on the beautiful tradition of tap dance, Karissa Royster combines her knowledge of history and more than twenty years of training to equip her students with exceptional technique, musicality, and the ability to develop their own unique voice.
Mary Alonso wearing an embroidered blouse and smiling in front of a window.
Early Childhood Faculty
Mary taught in Downey Unified School District for over 27 years.
Sheila Arnold
Sheila Arnold belongs to a generation of pianists who feel as much at home on the modern concert grand as on the fortepiano.
Percussion Faculty
Former principal percussionist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra who has given master classes and clinics worldwide
Horn Faculty
Esteemed Principal Horn of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and faculty for Colburn's Conservatory, Community School, and Music Academy
Ryan Emerson Baird holding a bass and smiling in front of a window.
Double Bass Faculty
Ryan performs as a member of both the Santa Barbara Symphony and Delirium Musicum Chamber Ensemble, where he is also a co-founder.