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Meet Our Music Teachers
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Jim Allen Guitar, Bass, Piano & Composition
Music Education:
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
University of California at Santa Cruz (B.A. in Music)
College of San Mateo
Professional Experience:
Composer, Arranger, Performer, Producer, Radio Announcer, Author and Teacher
(Teaching music in San Carlos since 1984)
Contact :
415-225-1483
europera@hotmail.com
Tuesdays and Thursdays
Brian Kimmel Saxophone & Guitar
650-595-2024
Growing up in a musical family Brian has been involved with and studied music from an early age. Brian has performed with groups from ensembles to big band. His goal is for students is to build confidence, increase musicianship and above all have fun.
Monday and Thursday
Kristin Kunzelman Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone
650-393-0463
Kristin
Kunzelman directs the band program at Central MIddle School in San
Carlos. In addition, she teaches private lessons on Flute, Clarinet,
and Saxophone. Her primary instrument is Flute; she studied with Karla
Flygare (University of Puget Sound) and Alexa Still (University of
Colorado), and she began formal music training at Interlochen Arts Camp.
Her degrees include a Bachelors in Music Education, a Masters in Music
Education, and a minor in Jazz Studies. She loves working with her
students and teaching them proper technique, musical skills, and fun
music that they enjoy playing. Most of her private students study
classical music, but she teaches jazz and music theory as well.
Although Kristin works primarily with middle school students, she also
teaches younger beginners, high school students, and even parents of her
band students who want to reconnect with their music instrument studies
from a few years back.
Monday and Tuesday
Colyn Fischer Violin/Viola/Cello
724-261-8300
colyncfischer@gmail.com
(born 1977, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
is an American violinist
that has played the violin since the age of three and has been Scottish fiddling since the age of five. As a teenager, he
studied with a number of the great fiddle masters of Scotland,
such as Ian Powrie and
Alasdair Hardy,
and in the USA with John
Turner and Bonnie Rideout. He holds a Bachelor of Music Performance in Violin from Wheaton College, Illinois,
and has recorded with various ensembles and genres including rock,
jazz, classical and Scottish. In 1993, Fischer won the National Scottish Fiddling championship (Jr. Div.). He
won the title of US-Scottish Open Fiddle Champion for 2005, having won
the nationwide competition at the Houston Highland Games on May 14, 2005. He got the title again in
2006, winning the National Scottish Fiddling championship in Ohio. Fischer currently lives in San
Francisco, California, teaching middle school orchestra at
San Carlos School District, is a private violin-fiddle
instructor and also teaches at the annual Jink and Diddle
School of Scottish Fiddling. He performs with pianist
Shauna Pickett-Gordon.
Monday
James Moran Guitar
650-712-8081
Performing and teaching in the Bay Area for over 25 years
Saturdays
David Lapham Guitar and piano 650-533-0569
Teaching in San Carlos for over 20 years
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Brandon Robinson Guitar 415-309-9309
I was born and raised in Northern California where my earliest musical memories were of my mother singing John Denver, Paul Simon and Willie Nelson songs. Lying around the house was an old Stella guitar that was truly in the "barely playable" category with the strings about 2 inches off the fretboard. Around the age of twelve I started to show an interest in learning how to play, so my mother signed me up for private lessons with the local guitar teacher George Hanepen. By the time I was fifteen I started the inevitable garage band with friends.
After high school I studied with "Gus" Gustavson and Fred Berry at the College of San Mateo, attended as many live shows as possible and started to play jazz with friends. I then transferred to San Francisco State where I was a humanities major. After earning my undergraduate degree I was accepted into the Graduate Program in the English Department at San Francisco State but opted out, deciding that becoming a full time musician was "now or never".
Since that time, 2001, I've balanced playing/performing with teaching. The majority of my playing is with the trio I started with drummer Brandon Etzler and bassist Jason Muscat. Together we play music that is rooted in jazz but covers a broader spectrum of music that hopefully offers an honest perspective of where we come from. We play publicly and privately throughout the Bay Area . Other projects that I'm especially fond of are Dick Fregulia's Good Vibes Quintet, the Collective West Jazz Orchestra and a guitar duo with Doug Martin. My plans for the future are to launch new projects, work on original material and keep the trio working and growing.
www.brandonrobinson.info
Friday and Saturday
Jennifer Guay Flute and Piano
650-533-2734
Jenguay@pacbell.net
Music has been my passion for the
past twenty years.
My background includes a B.A. in Music Education and a
California Teaching
Credential for grades K-12, and at the college level. I
have extensive experience as a
private piano and flute teacher. As an elementary
classroom teacher for 15 years, I've
directed and produced many music recitals for my piano
and flute students.
In this capacity, I designed the classroom music
programs for grades K-8,
including directing children's choirs, choreographing
stage productions,
coaching voice and providing piano accompaniment for
talent shows.
Friday
Anamaria Cojocaru Piano and Voice
650-773-8727
anamaria_cojocaru@yahoo.com
Music is my passion and teaching is my call. My goal is to inspire my
students in finding the joy of music.
With 17 years in teaching experience, I believe in the benefits
music brings us, the many ways music enriches our lives.
Thursday
Jason Muscat Bass
415-290-4634
Through San Carlos Parks and Recreation
FUN WITH UKULELE
The ukulele first appeared in Hawaii in the 1880’s and soon became
the favored instrument of Hawaiian Kings and Queens. By 1915 the
ukulele craze hit San Francisco. Join the current wave of ukulele
right here and now. It’s easy to learn and can be used for all kinds of
music from Hawaiian to country and jazz. This happy little
instrument makes everyone smile. Beginning — Learn to tune and
play basic chords. Sing and strum one step at a time through fun and
easy songs. (Bring your singing out of the shower.) Continuing —
If you know 3 or 4 chords and can change chords smoothly, join this
class. Add on to your chord knowledge, learn new strums and what
it takes to start and end a song. You may find yourself wearing funny
hats and Hawaiian shirts but no worries, ukulele people are fun
loving and kind. $15 lab fee for handouts payable to instructor at
first class. Instructor: Nancy Solomon (8 classes)
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