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The two main resources for music lessons in Davis are Davis Music Teachers Association and the UC Davis Music Department. The information on this page is partly derived from the [WWW]DMTA Roster, and also lists non-DMTA teachers.

Instrument Name Openings? Email Phone Location DMTA? Notes
cello Courtney Castaneda openings mail <courtneycastaneda@gmail.com> (916)600-7566 In home yes
cello Julie Hochman none mail <cellomama1222@aol.com> (530)758-5577 North Davis yes
cello Hiram Jackson mail <hsjackson@aol.com> (530)753-4814 no
cello/double bass [WWW]Priscilla Hawkins none mail <phawkins@dcn.org> (530)753-1927 South Davis yes
cello/piano Elizabeth Grunin openings mail <elgrunin@yahoo.com> (916)239-8646 In home yes beginning piano
clarinet Erin Finkelstein openings mail <finkelsteinclarinet@gmail.com> (916)296-9068 Watermelon Music yes
clarinet Mia Ibrahim openings mail <mailto:miai100@sbcglobal.net> 574-1498 In home yes
double bass Greg Brucker mail <gregbrucker@yahoo.com> (530)758-4647 no
double bass/bass guitar David N. Sachs openings mail <dnsachs@ucdavis.edu> (949)874-4073 Downtown/North Davis no All skill levels
drums/tabla Parteek Singh Bansal mail <parteeksb@gmail.com> (646)510-4910 Davis, Woodland, Sacramento: in home yes all levels offered: classical, folk, and fusion
drums/tabla [WWW]Alex Jenkins mail <sactodrummer@sbcglobal.net> (916)799-8751 campus, Downtown, Sacramento yes
drums/xylophone [WWW]Brian Manchen openings mail <mailto:brianmanchen@gmail.com> (216)598-0346 South Davis yes
flute Daphna Dror mail <daphnadror@gmail.com> (530)756-5369 no Suzuki method
flute Betsy Feldman mail <bfeldman@ucdavis.edu> (530)758-5787 no
flute [WWW]Susan Monticello mail <davis_flutist@hotmail.com> (530)750-3112 North Davis yes
flute [WWW]Sue Sheya openings mail <lyricalflute@gmail.com> (530)-746-8783 South Davis yes all flutes: classical, folk, ethnic; free intro lessons
flute Virginia Thigpen none mail <vthigpen@gmail.com> (530)756-5986 West Davis yes Suzuki method
flute/piccolo Shannon Jimenez mail <Shannon.taylor@stanfordalumni.org> (530)848-5508 no bilingual in Spanish
flute/piccolo Maquette Kuper mail <karalan@aol.com> (530)756-7380 North Davis yes flute, piccolo, alto & bass flutes
flute/piccolo Alice Lenaghan mail <lenaghan@aol.com> (916)929-6775 Sacramento yes modern flute and traverso
flute/piccolo Rachel Taylor openings mail <rmtaylor2004@hotmail.com> 925-818-6998 Central Davis yes
french horn Pete Nowlen mail <pnowlen@macnexus.org> (916)806-2229 no intermediate and professional
french horn Scott Sablan mail <smsablan@ucdavis.edu> (530)902-1692 Davis no beginning students, all ages
french horn/trumpet Veronica Ricks mail <windsong1971@hotmail.com> (916)419-5657 Natomas no All levels
guitar/ukulele [WWW]Colin Joseph Borges openings mail <colinjborges@gmail.com> (530)219-9613 Central & Downtown Davis yes learn your favorite songs!
guitar Jeffery Schroeder mail <eljeffys@gmail.com> (925)330-9663 Central Davis, High School no Rock, Lead Guitar, Classical, Music Theory and Notation, Jazz, Folk, Pop, all types All Levels,
guitar Henry Stanley openings mail <hstanleyp@gmail.com> (650)793-5833 Downtown Davis no all levels; classical, folk, rock, theory / improv, jazz, and songwriting
guitar Mike Clements mail <admiralclements@yahoo.com> (530)908-6637 Downtown Davis, Watermelon Music no rock, lead guitar, metal, music theory; all Levels; owner of [WWW]RockBand University
guitar Sam Dickey openings mail <samdickey@gmail.com> (530)848-3496 East Davis yes also n'goni; jazz, West African, rock, folk, blues
guitar Brian Hall mail <bchall@ucdavis.edu> (530)758-0389 no electric/acoustic
guitar Leon Hu mail <Melo_harmony@hotmail.com> (530)400-2672, (530)758-9381 no electric/acoustic
guitar [WWW]Matthew Grasso mail <mysticalsounds@yahoo.com> (530)759-9071 East Davis yes classical guitar, theory, improvisation
guitar [WWW]Elizabeth Busch mail <info@elizabethguitarist.com> (530)312-9212 South Davis yes lessons and small classes for ages 7 and up; classical and folk styles; high-level technique; ensemble and recital opportunities
guitar Cory Mann mail <snow88@sbcglobal.net> (530)753-6844 West Davis no bass guitar; beginners only
guitar Keith Richman mail <keithrichman@sbcglobal.net> (530)312-4114 Woodland no all styles, all ages, beginning to advanced
guitar Brian Rivers mail <brian@brianrivers.com> (530)204-7162 East Davis, in home yes songwriting, theory, improvisation; ensemble recordings
guitar Josh Sawyer mail <guitar_sawyer@yahoo.com> (510)329-5679 In home yes
guitar Chris Wisnia openings mail <mailto:wisnias@sbcglobal.net> 400-1794 Downtown Davis yes
guitar John Wolfe openings mail <mailto:johnwolfe@pacbell.net> 400-1510, 758-6380 Downtown Davis yes also bass guitar, songwriting and theory
guitar/drums Sean Winbourne openings mail <mailto:swinbourne3.0@gmail.com> 978-502-5136 In home yes electric bass and guitar
guitar/piano Trista Stanley (530)848-4316 no all styles; theory, history, composition
multiple Carolinne Araneda mail <carolinnearaneda@hotmail.com> (530)297-7354 East Davis yes piano, voice, recorder; bilingual in Spanish
multiple Mark Bjerke openings mail <markebjerke@gmail.com> (415)858-9830 In home yes
multiple Stephen Brown mail <sbrown@dcn.org> (530)757-2955 North Davis no Alexander Technique: Lessons are appropriate for all instruments
multiple Bob Comarow openings mail <lowhertz@gmail.com> (530)746-2030 Northwest Davis, in home yes guitar, piano, double bass, electric bass
multiple [WWW]Matt Dudman mail <Info@pleasantvalleymusic.com> (530)400-3872 no guitar, bass, voice, mandolin; bluegrass, folk, rock, etc.; all ages and levels
multiple Joseph Evans mail <djnytimes@hotmail.com> (530)757-2366 no guitar, piano, voice
multiple Melissa Rae Frago mail <melissafrago@comcast.nt> (530)759-7881 no clarinet, saxophone, voice; beginning trumpet, trombone, flute
multiple Peter Musselman mail <petermusselman@gmail.com> (530)902-8712 no guitar, piano, banjo, french horn, composition, song writing
multiple Robert Alfred Smith mail <musicphoto@sbcglobal.net> (530)750-2272 West Davis yes band, strings, piano, keyboard, voice, theory
multiple Kindermusik mail <musicamyl@hotmail.com> (530)902-4871 Congregation Bet Haverim (across from SaveMart) no pre-K to 1st grade: singing, dancing, percussion instruments
multiple [WWW]Anna Leslie mail <anna@anamusicstudio.com> (530)574-8839 Central Davis yes pre-K to adult: piano, violin, guitar, recorder, flute, penny whistle
multiple Music Stream Center mail <info@musicstreamcenter.com> (530)220-2857 Central Davis yes group and private pre-school lessons: Suzuki, violin, viola, zither, piano, guitar
multiple Music Together of Davis mail <mtofdavis@comcast.net> (530)759-9624 multiple no pre-K: singing, percussion instruments
oboe Jennifer Arnoth mail <jlarnoth@ucdavis.com> (530)754-0389 no
oboe/English horn Molly Jo Scott openings mail <mailto:mollyjoscott@gmail.com> 219-6420 North Davis or in home yes
piano Tekla Babyak openings mail <tbb8@cornell.edu> (530)757-1468 West Davis yes also music theory, composition
piano Joan Ball none mail <rbball@msn.com> (530)753-3066 South Davis yes
piano Louise Bettner openings mail <lgb@dcn.davis.ca.us> (530)902-1510 Northeast Davis yes
piano Vanlapa Boon-Long (530)756-6070 North Davis yes
piano Sandra Brown none mail <fortdrexel@comcast.net> (530)756-1889 East Davis yes
piano Paul Brunelle (530)756-3159 no
piano Hana Butterfield openings mail <hmbield@aol.com> (530)867-4575 In home yes
piano Laurie Carter openings (530)219-3395 West Davis yes
piano Huei-Ping Chen Lin none mail <piano_instructor@yahoo.com> (530)757-2579 South Davis yes theory, pedagogy, combination group and individual classes; Suzuki and traditional
piano I-Hui Chen openings mail <megumi.clavier@gmail.com> (530)863-9587 Central Davis yes
piano Ning Chen mail <Nningchen@aol.com> (530)297-7953 North Davis yes bilingual in Mandarin Chinese
piano Yvonne Clinton mail <yrclinton@aol.com> (530)753-1711 Central Davis yes Suzuki method
piano Phil Cooper mail <philtdc@yahoo.com> (530)906-2887, (530)661-7536 no
piano [WWW]Lara Downes mail <lara@laradownes.com> (530)902-4554 West Davis yes advanced
piano Rick Drager mail <rickdrager@yahoo.com> (530)756-6783 no classical and jazz
piano Leslie Gardner mail <leslie@lagunafarm.com> (530)792-1449 West Davis yes eclectic, all levels
piano Sandy Granett mail <sandy.granett@gmail.com> (530)756-1362 Central Davis yes
piano Naomi Halverson mail <a29halvor@sbcglobal.net> (707)678-0481 Dixon yes music theory
piano Melissa Hasson-Snell openings mail <mailto:mhassonsnell@gmail.com> 753-6135 South Davis yes beginning to intermediate
piano Geraldine Jansen mail <gjansen45@wmconnect.com> (530)753-3789 North Davis yes
piano Joshua Jordan mail <jhjordan@cal.net> (530)759-9863 in home yes 15 years experience. Ages 8-18
piano Elena Karnaukh openings mail <mailto:elenaslessons@gmail.com> 916-849-8842 Watermelon Music Store yes
piano David Kyle mail <djkyle@ucdavis.edu> (530)756-2116 West Davis, in home yes theory and improvisation
piano Velma Lagerstrom openings mail <mailto:vlagerstrom@gmail.com> 753-5800 North Davis yes
piano Marceline Lee none mail <marceline@intempomusic.com> (530)753-0357 West Davis yes adults, early childhood classes
piano Angelina Lim openings mail <thelimsndavis@yahoo.com> 297-7422 West Davis yes also music theory, composition
piano Nancy Lower none mail <nlower@onramp113.com> (707)678-6567 Dixon yes
piano Nana Kuo mail <chkuo@ucdavis.edu> (925)899-2898 West Davis, in home no all ages, beginner, bilingual in Mandarin Chinese, low rate
piano Karla Mahoney mail <taclobangirl@yahoo.com> (530)792-1871 Central Davis yes piano and piano accompaniment
piano MarLyn Mainard mail <mmmagcat@dcn.davis.ca.us> (530)792-1398 North Davis yes intermediate and advanced levels
piano Marjorie McBee none mail <marglomcbee@sbcglobal.net> (530)756-5100 North Davis yes
piano Barbara Meixner none mail <bmeixner@dcn.org> (530)753-0193 North Davis yes Member, Suzuki Association of the Americas
piano Zipi Mor none (530)792-8917 Central Davis yes
piano Sayuri Mulase none mail <smulase@gmail.com> (530)756-4371 South Davis yes
piano Kelly O'Bar mail <kmobar@ucdavis.edu> (530)758-8689 no specializes in young beginner, but all ages accepted
piano Jana Olvera none mail <janaolvera@sbcglobal.net> (530)661-1942 yes Intermediate and advanced only
piano Vanessa Perkins openings mail <mailto:vaperkins@ucdavis.edu> 408-368-3105 In home yes
piano Molly Petrik mail <molly.petrik@gmail.com> (701)202-8527 North Davis yes MTAC member
piano Diana Privara none mail <Diana_Privara@yahoo.com> (530)758-8351 North Davis yes MTAC and Guild member
piano Laura S Rosso (530)753-5296 West Davis yes
piano Balazs Rozsa openings mail <mailto:brozsa@myuw.net> 916-878-7224 West Davis yes also music theory and accompaniment
piano Amy Sakabe mail <[Mailto(amysakabe@yahoo.com> (530)757-9228 West Davis, in home, Watermelon Music, Exp College yes
piano Briana Sawyer mail <bljuhlin@yahoo.com> (925)683-4102 In home yes
piano Olga Simons mail <simons.olga@yahoo.com> (530)753-9232 Central Davis yes MTAC member
piano Debbie Smith mail <depaul1003@comcast.net> (530)753-7835 West Davis yes
piano Larry Snyder mail <ldsnyder@dcn.org> (530)753-3591 North Davis yes
piano Marilyn Swan none mail <swan.marilyn@gmail.com> (530)757-2837 North Davis yes
piano Helen Twiss none mail <helenwt@dcn.davis.ca.us> (530)756-3326 Central Davis yes
piano Jamee Wall (707)678-6515 Dixon yes
piano Merry Welker-Tolla mail <merrywelkertolla@yahoo.com> (530)406-8583 Woodland, in home yes beginning
piano Kalista Wong mail <kjwong@ucdavis.edu> (650)255-3830 no
piano Sarah Vanegas openings mail <sarah@vanegasnet.com> 757-1642 South Davis yes Latin American & American Ragtime & Traditional, Bilingual in Spanish
piano Elizabeth Young mail <labyoung@sbcglobal.net> (530)756-0834 North Davis yes Suzuki and traditional
piano/guitar Loshandra Ostrava mail <loshan9@yahoo.com> (530)400-5860, (530)753-8356 East Davis yes
piano/guitar Michael Walker openings mail <michaelwalker5173@comcast.net> 408-529-3319 In home yes beginning
piano/harp Mica Gaard openings mail <mgaard@gmail.com> (530)574-5026 Central Davis yes also music theory
piano/harp [WWW]Karen Patterson Wecker mail <aharp4u@hotmail.com> (415)830-1770, (530)753-1741 North Davis yes
piano/harpsichord Susan Erickson mail <serickson@dcn.org> (530)758-4878 Central Davis yes
piano/keyboard Frank Dupree mail <fdupr2002@gmail.com> (530)758-1362 West Davis yes
piano/voice Barbara Matwiejczyk none mail <wroblewski@ucdavis.edu> (530)750-3480 Central Davis yes 3-120 years
piano/voice [WWW]Naomi Berg mail <naomi@naomiberg.com> (530)848-5797 no
piano/voice [WWW]Theresa Foster none mail <fostco@charter.net> (530)795-2956 Winters yes drama, pre-performance skills, on-stage skills
saxophone/clarinet Celia Cottle openings mail <jstreetjazzcats@gmail.com> (530)756-4377 West Davis yes
trombone Ethan Rosenberg openings mail <mailto:ethanrrosenberg@gmail.com> 902-5985 Central yes
trombone/tuba Brian Schlegel openings mail <brianschlegel77@yahoo.com> 916-320-8114 In home or Sacramento yes also euphonium
trombone/tuba [WWW]Chris Vincenti mail <davistrombone@gmail.com> (510)538-4505, (530)753-3930 West Davis yes trombone, tuba, other low brass
trumpet Alex Koutzoukis mail <akoutzoukis@gmail.com> (714)519-1027 Central Davis no all ages and skill levels
violin Bill Alexander call 530-758-1998 in home yes Celtic Fiddle
violin [WWW]Sarah Almétus mail <violicious25@yahoo.com> (530)554-1985 West Davis yes Suzuki and traditional
violin Irina Bakyt Bekdjanov openings mail <bakyt_irina@yahoo.com> (916)532-5389 Sacramento yes
violin Florie Brown mail <flowards@earthlink.net> (530)756-1189 North Davis yes Suzuki, Celtic, and American fiddling
violin [WWW]Christina Brice Dolanc waitlist mail <dolancstudio@yahoo.com> (530)759-9805 West Davis yes
violin Catherine Heusner-Willefert none mail <catmusic@juno.com> (530)753-3287 West Davis yes
violin Heather Mori mail <hjpowell@ucdavis.edu> (415)823-4974 East Davis yes
violin Nicholas Weis mail <violin_wizard@hotmail.com> (530)668-0826, (530)219-4215 no
violin/piano Marie Park openings mail <mhypark@gmail.com> Davis no beginners to intermediates; bilingual in Korean; all ages welcome
violin/piano Irina Samarina openings mail <mailto:timurdpm@yahoo.com> 916-532-2663 Sacramento yes
violin/viola Katharina Becker mail <katharina_becker@hotmail.com> (916)213-8949 Central Davis no all ages, bilingual in German
violin/viola Robert S. Bloch openings mail <rsbloch@ucdavis.edu> (530)756-6020 South Davis yes
violin/viola [WWW]Kirill Kouznetsov openings mail <cyrilkouz@yahoo.com> 415-310-9399 In home yes also music theory
violin/viola Jordan Kirkner openings mail <jhetfield0816@gmail.com> 609-214-1644 In home yes
violin/viola Kay Lee openings mail <klasse79@gmail.com> 607-227-5142 West Davis yes
violin/viola Melissa Lyans mail <mlyans@pacbell.net> (530)220-4670 North Davis yes beginners, all ages
violin/viola Agnès Perroud openings mail <ginkyo@abperroud.net> (530)758-2998 Central Davis yes
violin/viola Lisa Schroffel mail <lschroffel@yahoo.com> (916)747-7601 no
violin/viola/cello Tanya Acojedo mail <mamoru_kusanagi@hotmail.com> (408)431-7607 Downtown yes all ages
voice [WWW]Carla Penner Atallah openings mail <sweetlyrical@gmail.com> (530)601-7566 West Davis yes beginner to advanced
voice/drama Eve West Bessier openings mail <lifecoacheve@yahoo.com> (530)756-6021, (530) 400-4104 Central/Downtown Davis yes [WWW]Eve's Website: all styles of singing, speech, drama, youth, ensembles, groups, master classes
voice Spencer Dodd openings mail <spendodd@gmail.com> (530)219-9684 East Davis no
voice Vera Fontaine none mail <verafont@yahoo.com> (530)758-4449 North Davis yes
voice [WWW]Daniel Jackson openings mail <jacksonvoice@yahoo.com> (916)847-5556 Central Davis yes Certified Speech Level Singing Instructor
voice Charlene Kunitz mail <ckunitz@dcn.org> (530)756-0868 North Davis yes Member, National Association of Teachers of Singing
voice Tania Mannion openings mail <mailto:tania.mannion@gmail.com> 632-9882 North Davis, Downtown yes classical
voice Elodie Perroud openings mail <aria122@gmail.com> (530)204-8407 Central Davis and Woodland yes beginner to intermediate All Ages
voice [WWW]Rebecca Plack mail <rebeccaplack@hotmail.com> (530)758-4145 no
voice Alison Skinner openings mail <alisonjaneskinner@yahoo.com> 574-8419 Central Davis yes
voice Bharati Soman mail <bharati_soman@yahoo.com> (530)758-4727 no
voice Robin Treseder mail <treseder@jps.net> (530)756-1129 no
voice John Unrath openings mail <jtunrath@ucdavis.edu> (219)309-9617 West Davis no Classical and Musical Theatre singing; beginner to intermediate
voice [WWW]Shannon Marie Wolfe mail <shannonmariewolfe@yahoo.com> 415-290-1193 no
wind Linda Deering mail <play@cal.net> (530)796-4210 Esparto, Capay Valley yes flute, sax, beg. clarinet, recorder, pennywhistle
wind [WWW]Adam Jenkins mail <adamjenkins@arjenkins.com> (530)792-7497 West Davis no saxophone, flute, clarinet - jazz specialty
wind/guitar Stan Johnson openings mail <jharrisonb@aol.com> 756-4736 East Davis yes

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Can anyone recommend a classical or ragtime piano teacher?


2009-03-06 19:02:55   As a rule, you're lucky to find a teacher with openings, never mind "recommendations". In any case a recommendation would depend on your age, commitment, and skill level. You should contact one of the piano teachers listed here to get a good recommendation.


2010-01-09 10:01:41   Could someone please tell me how to add myself to this list? I am not DMTA but I have already set up a Davis Wiki page. [WWW]http://daviswiki.org/Kindermusik I teach Kindermusik children's music classes rather than private lessons. So the instrument listed could be Kindermusik. Thanks, Amy —musicamyl


2011-08-11 19:15:51   Watermelon instructors are scammers! I have gone to 3 different instructors, and they really want to teach you at a snail's pace so they can collect their $20-25/lesson (or $100 monthly fee for some) with minimum effort. "practice picking up the violin. next week I'll show you how to hold the bow... " AVOID!! —GeorgeG


2012-01-23 09:48:47   Note that Larry also tunes/fixes piaons —WesHardaker

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