Natsuko was a faculty member of the Merit School of Music in Chicago until this summer. She has been working as a piano instructor  in Japan, Los Angeles and Chicago area for over 10 years. She is a member of the Music Teachers National Association, and teaches lessons for beginning to advanced level students (4 to 65 year old).  Most of her students are actively participating in competitions and performing recitals every year. She receives high recommendations, and praise from her student’s parents and schools.

Craig is a professional pianist/keyboardist who is comfortable working in many different types of performance settings and has done so throughout the Atlanta and Dallas areas as a soloist and accompanist for over 10 years. Most notably he’s served as Music Director of Destiny Worship Church a 6,000 member church just north of Atlanta in Marietta, Ga and is currently is service as Worship Director in Plano, Texas.

When I was six years old, my parents bought a piano and asked if I would like to play. I had no idea what it meant to play music but I answered, "yes!" Later on the electric guitar became interesting, so my Dad bought me a guitar for $75 dollars. Six years later I was offered a college scholarship to study music, and was offered the opportunity to improve my skills as a pianist/guitarist, educator, and composer. As a professional musician, teaching is one of my callings. Making an impact in other people's lives is extremely satisfying to me. My passion is performing my own music with my friends. However, without great teachers and mentors, I would have never made music my career. My commitment is to bring joy and love to each student's life as they study with me. Keeping music fun and playful is my vision. It is the highest honor to become a part of a student's life. Creating new partnerships with families in order to bring about the environment to make music a powerful part of a student's life forever is my primary goal as an educator. Music serves as a key to unlimited personal growth realized by a belief in oneself. I look forward to bringing music into your life.

I have been a musician almost my whole life, starting out as a singer in a children's church choir when I was five. I started playing cello in the fourth grade through the public school system in California. I am classically trained, but I love all different styles of music. One of my strengths as a string player is improvisation. I have played with many different pop, rock, and folk bands over the years and that's the kind of music I enjoy playing the most. I teach from age 8 up and while I love teaching all ages, I especially love teaching adult beginners. My personal philosophy is that it's never too late to learn! I currently work as a full-time Academic Librarian, and teach music on nights and weekends.