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Meet our Teachers!
Bill Epps
Guitar
Bill has been teaching for over 15 years and performing for almost 30. He teaches all
levels and styles of electric and acoustic guitar, including rock, blues, jazz, R&B, and country, and specializes in “roots” music (classic rock, rockabilly, surf, etc.).
Students will learn the basics of strumming and fingerstyle, reading music notation, and music theory. Liberal sprinkling of current popular tunes are included to complement traditional material.
Patty Garcia
Piano
Patty has been teaching for over 30 years and has been performing for over 45. She attended San Jose State University and the University of Phoenix's San Jose campus, where she attained a BS in Administrative Justice and an MBA in Tech Management. She currently teaches piano at the school.
Deborah Goldstein
Piano, Voice
Deborah is a co-owner of the school, which she opened alongside Joe Santoro in 1984. She brings a wealth of teaching and performance experience, with more than 40 years performing and more than 45 years teaching. She attended San Jose State University and Santa Clara University, where she pursued a BA in music and graduate studies in Psychology.
Morris Goldstein
Woodwinds, Brass
Morris has over 50 years of teaching and performance experience, and can teach all woodwind and brass instruments. He has both a BA and MA in music as well as a California Teaching Credential. Morris attended Foothill College and San Jose State University, and currently performs with South Bay Big Band Jazz.
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Priscilla Granger
Piano
Priscilla holds a BA and BM in Music from CSU Hayward and San Jose State, and brings over 40 years of teaching and performing experience. She currently performs with the Pleasanton Chamber Players, and has worked with the San Francisco Symphony Chamber Series, Chamber Music Sundaes in Berkeley, and Composer's, Inc. in San Francisco. Priscilla is the class piano instructor and staff accompanist at Ohlone College. A full resume can be found here.
Dylan Librande
Piano, Jazz Piano, Music Composition
Dylan is a pianist, educator, and composer born and raised in the Bay Area. After completion of a BM degree in Music Composition at Willamette University, he returned to California to share his passion with the next generation of musicians. In addition to private lessons, Dylan works with the nonprofit Music for Minors as an elementary school music teacher and plays harpsichord in the early music ensemble The Peralta Consort. Dylan is a member of MTAC. (Music Teacher's Association of California)
Nela Markovic
Piano
Nela has been teaching for the last 32 years, including piano, music theory, and preschool music classes. A graduate of the Music Academy in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, she continued her studies in Early Childhood Education in Fremont, CA. Nela is an accredited member of the ABRSM (Royal School of Music in London.) In her words, she "loves to work with children and make beautiful music!"
Shawn Prudhomme
Violin, Viola
Shawn received a music degree from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA. He currently teaches violin and viola at the school.
Joe Santoro
Drums, Percussion
Joe is a co-owner of the school, which he opened with Deborah Goldstein in 1984. In addition to his private drum and percussion lessons, Joe heads the school's studio band project South Bay Kids. Through this program, Joe has given live collaborative performance experience to hundreds of students in venues throughout the Bay Area. Joe himself has over 40 years of performance and teaching experience.
David Wang
Violin, Viola
David received his BA in Music from the University of Xiamen in China, where he also performed with the Shanghai Children's Art Theater and the China Radio Orchestra. His performance experience also includes the De Anza Chamber Orchestra of Cupertino. As a teacher, David has over 15 years of experience, including leading the Young Song of Songs Youth Orchestra of San Jose.
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