Gail Brooks

Friday 

Gail has been teaching PIANO, GUITAR, and VOICE for most of her life. she enjoys bringing students from where they are to where they want to be on their instrument. Gail loves singing and teaching harmony. 

Liam Bronkar

Tuesday & Wednesday

Liam is a percussion teacher on the central coast that has instructed in private and group settings for several years. He has experience

teaching Rock, Jazz, Latin, R&B and Reggae style rhythms on the drum set. Students from beginning to advanced levels can learn a lot from his hands-on motivational approach by focusing on their needs and desires—whether they want to learn their favorite songs or the basics.

Brett Malta

Monday & Tuesday

Brett has been teaching brass for many years and graduated with a degree in Music from Cal Poly San Luis

Obispo. He strives to help students have strong fundamentals of brass playing and music making. His primary instrument is trombone and tuba, but teaches trumpet, trombone, euphonium and tuba. Brett has started many students on brass as well as older students and adults. You can see Brett perform in many local orchestras and Jazz groups, as well as his brass band, Brass Mash. Brett teaches

Lulu Orozco

Tuesday, Thursday & Friday

Fluent in both English & Spanish, Lulu teaches beginning GUITAR, PIANO & PERCUSSION. Lulu brings back the fun in music for all ages.

Robyn Saxer

Wednesday & Thursday

Robyn teaches PIANO, GUITAR, UKULELE  and  VOICE.  She was raised in a musical family and has a

lifetime of performance experience; she holds a B.A. in Drama from UC Irvine and graduated with Honors in Musical Theatre.  With over 10 years of experience in education, Robyn also mentors children and youth ages 3-18 with the local educational organization Outside Now, teaching music at Nature Academy (high school) and at the performing arts program Nature Storytellers.  Classically trained, she plays in a variety of musical styles and enjoys inspiring creative exploration and play in music making, especially with younger students.  She plays (vocals, piano, ukulele) with the local band Zen Mountain Poets, and has performed and recorded with the Red Willows .

Julian Darpino

Monday, Friday & Saturday

Julian teaches PIANO, and specializes in classical and jazz theory and composition. He is currently a choral

accompanist at St. William’s in Atascadero, and actively composes scores for various instrumental ensembles. He carries a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance, a Master of Arts degree in Music Theory and Composition, and served as studio assistant and apprentice to composer John Luther Adams. Julian enjoys sharing a wide range of musical interests and experience with his students, and believes that every student is on a unique musical path that should be recognized and cultivated by the teacher.

Jacob Odell

Monday & Tuesday, Thursday & Friday

One of the hottest teachers on the Central Coast, Jacob teaches GUITAR, BASS &UKULELE. His music styles

include Rock, Blues, Classical, Jazz, Metal, Funk and Worldbeat. We are proud to have Jacob leading out teen guitar class method program. While keeping the pules of current music trends, he makes learning fun by incorporating contemporary music styles with a commitment to teaching the basics. Available for both private & group classes, Jacob teaches youth, teens, & adults.

Gracelyn Hendrick

Monday & Wednesday

Gracelyn was awarded a full-tuition scholarship, thanks to the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, to attend Cal State Long Beach.

In the spring of 2019 she graduated with honors, receiving a Bachelors of Music in Jazz Studies with an emphasis in voice, trombone, and composition. She then went on to earn a Higher Education Teaching Certificate from Harvard University in the fall of 2020. Currently, Gracelyn is a full-time educator and musician living in the beautiful Central Coast of California. This fall she will continue her education with the pursuit of a Master’s Degree at Liberty University, where she was offered a Graduate Assistantship within the Helms School of Government, and a full academic scholarship.

When it comes to educating, Gracelyn has experience teaching students of all ages and skill levels. Her teaching style largely emphasizes fun, while simultaneously encouraging her students to work hard and take their musicianship seriously, no matter their age. She strives to build up young passionate musicians who will carry their love for music and the arts with them throughout their lives.

Gracelyn teaches a variety of subjects and instruments including: Voice, Piano, Brass (trombone, trumpet), Woodwinds (flute, clarinet, saxophone), Strings (mandolin, ukulele, guitar, bass), Composition, Arranging, Music Theory, Ear Training, Sight Reading, Beginning Audio and Video Recording, Editing, and Musicianship. If you or someone you know is interested in learning about any of these subjects, Gracelyn is the instructor for you!