Los Angeles Piano Teachers

Noah DeVore

Noah DeVore is an experienced piano player and teacher. He is currently a part of the group Three Guests, as a producer and pianist. Noah has been playing keys since a child and has had such a strong love for it ever since! When it comes to giving the students the right tools and information, his unorthodox teaching creates an atmosphere that is about the student.

Not so focused on materials and theory (although they are key), Noah strains the importance of fun through creating beautiful art, and shapes the lessons the way the student prefers to learn. There’s nothing more enjoyable to him than watching the student create through expression. Noah holds important values very high in his lessons such as having a positive, loving and generous environment. He is always making sure no one feels left out, not good enough or other negative thoughts and emotions students may think as a result of a lack of talent or experience.

Noah has experience with all ages and all skill levels, so no matter where you are in your journey as a pianist he can help you find your way to achieving mastery! Understanding each student and how they work individually is essential in his teaching.

Tyler Stein

Tyler Rivera Stein is an award-winning multimedia producer and music educator. His arrangements for Nick Luckenbaugh’s “Royal Fables,” earned a New York Innovative Theater Award in 2014. After graduating from New York University with a Bachelor’s of Vocal Performance Cum Laude, Tyler began performing professionally as a member of Actor’s Equity Association. In 2012, he was in consideration for Frankie Valli for the Chicago production of "Jersey Boys." His passion for film composing and education brought him to the West Coast after working as a hook singer for Hip Hop label, King’s Vision Entertainment and Michael Gilboe of Broadway Bullet.

Since then, he has served over 100 students as a voice and piano teacher, piano accompanist, stage and film director and specializes in working with youth students making their transitions into adult voices. Tyler teaches classical, rock, funk, pop piano, vocal jazz, pop, musical theater and vocal percussion styles. In 2015, he helped develop special needs arts programming with Arts4LA’s Activate Arts Leadership program, sponsored by the LA County Arts Commission. His work with adult with Autism at Inclusion Films produced the first film musical by and for the population, set to premiere on the COX cable networks in September set to his original music. A member of the Society of Composers and Lyricists, Tyler’s film music has accompanied films at the Catalina Island Film Festival, Las Vegas Black Film Festival, and Ft. Worth Indie; in 2016, his music was nominated for best score at the Maverick Movie Awards.

William Peterson

William Peterson is a musician, composer, music educator, and audio engineer. He holds a B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College where he was mentored by Matt Wilson, Glenn Alexander, Daniel Wohl, Chester Biscardi, among others. Peterson has been playing professionally since his teenage years. His style is derived from a very diverse taste.  Drawing from jazz, classical, blues, and experimental music, Peterson has developed a limitless perspective on expression.

Currently, he plays bass for Los Angeles based band Thrillers, as well as pursuing his own compositional projects.

Peterson comes from a family of educators, and he himself has been teaching guitar, bass, piano and music production for the majority of his adult life. His students have varied in skill-level and age. He sees teaching as a crucial and fundamental part of being a musician. Helping give his students the tools they need to express themselves through music has been one of his life’s greatest passions. Peterson’s curriculum encourages the fundamentals of musicianship, yet still greatly focuses on what the student wants to learn. He is available for piano, guitar, bass and music production lessons.

Katie Gilchrest

Katie Gilchrest is a musician, sound engineer and composer.  Teaching piano, guitar and music production, she also holds a Masters of Music in Music Technology from New York University and a B.A. in Music from the University of Southern Maine.  She began classical piano lessons at age 8 and discovered the guitar and rock music as a teenager.  She began teaching lessons with the Maine Academy of Modern Music in 2012 and led their summer rock and songwriting camps.  Katie has been teaching guitar and piano lessons around the Los Angeles area since 2016.  She currently performs and tours with the LA based heavy rock band High Priestess as lead guitarist and vocalist.
 
Katie believes everyone has a unique learning style and adapts the lessons to fit the student’s needs.  She combines learning technical skills with music the student enjoys.  In addition to music, Katie holds an advanced degree in music technology and has experience in live and studio sound.  She is also available to teach music production - recording, mixing and mastering in Pro Tools, GarageBand or Logic.

Lauren Carter

Lauren Carter holds a Bachelor of Music, Vocal Performance from Northwestern University and a Master of Music, Vocal Performance from University of Southampton, UK. She is an award-winning soprano and has crossed over as a recording artist. 

Lauren has been teaching voice in the Los Angeles metro area for five years, including positions on the faculty of AMDA, The French Conservatory of Beverly Hills and Music Nation in addition to running her own company, Lauren Carter Vocal Coaching. She coaches students of all style, age and level of ability from beginner to pro. 

Lauren's current singing engagements include a residency at San Manuel Casino and engagements El Camerata Singers of Long Beach. She is currently studying with Gabriel Vamvelscu who has performed several roles with LA Opera.

Jordan Hemphill

Jordan Hemphill has been performing and teaching music for over 10 years. At 19 years old he studied at Musicians Institute with world class musicians such as Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big, Racer X), Chris Broderick (Megadeth, Nevermore), Scott Henderson and session guitar legend Carl Verheyen.

As a session guitarist in Los Angeles, Jordan worked alongside notable industry professionals like Grammy-winning engineer Robert Margouleff and has done recording work for movies including the title track to Drive Angry (2011). 

Melonie Clearwater

Melonie was born into a very musical family. She started piano lessons at the age of 4. After much pleading with her parents she started harp lessons at the age of 8. Many hours were spent with both instruments and by the age of 16 Melonie was playing professionally and accepting her first students. Melonie taught both harp and piano during her junior and senior years of high school. After turning down a scholarship for harp to UCLA, Melonie decided to venture beyond her music and attended UCSC, acquiring a BA in Art History. She continued to play professionally all through her college years.

Still very involved in the music world, after graduating Melonie was exposed to Early Childhood Music education. She became passionately interested in attaining education in Early Childhood Music having seen the unbelievable results of starting children learning the language of music from infanthood. Melonie started enrolling and attending classes at campuses all over the United States to certify as an Early Childhood Music and Movement teacher. By the age of 22 she started teaching her first toddler classes and had 30 - 40 ongoing private piano and harp students. She opened the Musikgarten of Carmel Valley at the age of 23 and offered toddler (3 & 4, 4 & 5 and 5 & 6) group classes as well as private piano and harp.

Melonie has taught private piano and harp as well as Early Childhood Music and Movement classes for 20 plus years. She has taught at private schools and written music curriculum for grades kindergarten through 8th grade. She is passionate about the experience of learning music being a positive experience for both young and old. Melonie has been a resident of southern California since birth. She has two children; Makai (21) and Siena (18) who both play multiple instruments and are attending colleges in San Diego and Arizona.

Jonathan Sindelman

Jonathan is an accomplished keyboardist, programmer, arranger and composer, well known for his contributions in contemporary music. He has worked with Keith Emerson Band, Alan White (Yes), Mike Keneally (Frank Zappa, Joe Satriani), as well as having been an official member of The Magic Band, who recently celebrated 50 years of Captain Beefheart.

An alumnus of The University of Oregon and The Berklee College of Music, Jonathan teaches piano for all ages and skill levels as well as offering training in music theory, composition, sound design, songwriting, improvisation and performance coaching. He is known for his warm and patient approach with students, favoring music appreciation and cultural awareness while providing a balanced curriculum to develop lessons on the instrument that can also be applied in daily life. Techniques rooted in the classical tradition with ear training become the road map for an individual's journey toward learning their favorite songs in virtually any genre or style and ultimately the gateway to a working knowledge of rudiments found in Jazz, Rock, Progressive Rock, Pop, Blues, R&B as well as Eastern music and rhythm.

Matthew James

Matthew James is a formerly signed Independent artist based out of Los Angeles, CA. Spending his formative years in Morocco with his Norwegian-American father and his African-American mother before moving to Minneapolis-St. Paul, Matthew fell in love with music as a young boy. Introduced by his supportive musician father to the songwriting of The Beatles, the stage presence and undeniable showmanship of James Brown and the epic artistry of Michael Jackson, Matthew didn't just absorb these influences but symbiotically ingested them. With a natural affinity at age six, Matthew quickly learned piano and drums while also excelling at singing, melody and poetry.

Graduating from the McNally Smith College of Music in Saint Paul in 2014, Matthew enjoyed his first taste of success with the six-piece ensemble The Common Cassettes, who toured throughout the U.S. with marquee performances in Seattle, Austin and Rochester, New York. This notoriety landed him at Minneapolis' largest independent label Pledge Empire Records, with whom he found himself producing, ghostwriting, composing and featuring on various songs for groundbreaking Hip-Hop/Rap artists such as Ced Linus, Sti-Lo Reel, Prince Carlton and Louis P. During this prolific time he was nominated "Best RnB Artist of the Year" by the Twin Cities Urban Music Awards while also scoring compositions for "Worldwide Star Search" in Hollywood, performing with 3x Grammy-Award winners, Jamaica Bennett and Pippi Ardennia and collaborating with former NFL Defensive Linemen, Esera Tuaolo for "Hate in Any Form is Wrong", an event to foster diversity in sports and anti-bullying among youth.

Aside from playing live music, collaborating with 3x Grammy award winners and producing several artists, Matthew continues to teach beginner/intermediate artists who are looking to improve their skills as a musician.

Whether you want to learn how to hit a note, play a riff or event, elevate yourself as a singer/songwriter, Matthew James has you covered! 

Seth Jeremy

Seth Jeremy is available for one on one or small group lessons on the saxophone, clarinet, piano, guitar, vocals, beginning bass and drum. Available to all styles, ages and levels in your home or mine in Los Angeles, CA. Lessons are tailored to individual styles and goals. 

Seth has been teaching for over sixteen years, primarily working with children. He has worked with Grammy winning producers and touring musicians in helping them hone up on their music theory and piano chops. 

Seth Jeremy teaches the fun way by tailoring each lesson to fit the student's needs and goals.

Miles Stover

Miles Stover is a piano instructor with a genuine passion for teaching. He has solid experience base in the field of piano training and has been a piano teacher for the last 8 years. He also taught piano lessons through many different studios and instructional settings. 

Miles has broad and versatile experience base with regard to piano training and has niche expertise in Jazz, Classical and Baroque era piano techniques and styles. He is an instructor who can tailor lessons and teaching approaches to each individual student, depending on that student's ability level and general goals in piano training. Miles has taught students ranging from age 5 all the way to 80 and can accommodate virtually any student's specific needs. 

With extensive experience in the field of piano training/instruction, Miles currently teaches with a full-time, in-house Instructor Residency at an established Piano Conservatory in Claremont, CA. With a current 3-Days-Per-Week schedule at this Claremont piano studio, Miles can accommodate lesson scheduling with an availability of Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday.