Stella Kotova was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan (one of the former Soviet Republics). She emigrated to the United States in 1979 and settled in Chicago, IL where she attended DePaul University to pursue a degree in Piano Performance. Concurrent with her studies, she began performing throughout the Chicago area, playing piano and singing in five languages. In 1985, Stella moved to Tustin, CA where she she began teaching. She opened Orange County Music School School in 1999 and assembled an international faculty of highly credentialed music teachers to offer individual and group lessons for a variety of instruments. From classical to jazz to pop, Stella's repertoire embraces music in all its forms, and allows her to share her love of music with a wide range of young and adult students. Stella belongs to the Music Teachers' Association of Southern California (MTAC - Orange Coast Cities Branch) through which her students may participate in Theory, Musicianship and Performance testing at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. In addition to teaching, Stella continues to perform as a solo pianist and accompanist, providing music for all occasions and venues. She has recorded numerous CDs, both solo and in collaboration with Southern California musicians. She has also composed and arranged original children's music including a collection of pieces that accompany a fairy tale book series produced for the Vietnamese community. Stella believes that music is a universal language that stirs the soul, unites cultures even bridges generation gaps. It is a gift that we can all share - an invitation to a better world of peace and harmony.

Ana is a teacher of teachers from University in Michigan. She is an accomplished pianist and would love to teach children from the age of 8 and up.

Don is a graduate of the University of Redlands and has also studied composition and arranging at the Grove School of Music in Studio City CA. He is a former instructor for various music schools including Virtuoso Music School. ​He is also a professional musician and performs locally at music festivals, corporate events, and private parties. In addition to teaching music Don also helps students learn how to enhance their live performance by using effects, sound systems, and playing with backing tracks. Don states "... For me the first step is make students feel comfortable and confident no matter where they are in their experience. We focus on learning songs and augmenting the lessons with a foundational understanding of the logic of music."

Born in New York and raised in California, Mark has been performing and teaching music in Southern California for over 30 years. After graduating from Fullerton College with a degree in Commercial Music Performance, Mark worked steadily performing and recording with groups such as the swing group “The Scot Willy Combo”, “The Ken Foerch Group” fusion band, blues bands “The New Originals”, “The Wild Double Trio”, “Kingsize” and “The Metropolitans” and rock groups such as “Felt”, “Ultralight”, Jennifer Corday and the cover band “All Star Trio”. Throughout this time Mark also worked as both a private guitar Instructor and a guitar teacher at St. Catherine’s Academy in Anaheim, Ca. From 2004-2016 Mark and his wife Christine owned and operated Premier Music, a full-service music school in the city of Orange, California complete with private lessons, clinics and performance classes for all instruments. Mark is the author of the books “Foundations for Guitar” and “Expanded Blues Guitar” as well as countless online video guitar lessons and blogs via his YouTube channel and website MarkWeinGuitarLessons.com After taking a hiatus from performing to focus on building both his music school and family life Mark returned to performing in 2010 with the All Star Trio, Kingsize and the Automatix. In 2014 Mark released his first solo Blues album “Black Market Hearts”. Mark was a finalist in The Next Top Guitar Instructor 2014 contest and now is on staff at Truefire.com. In addition to teaching and performing, Mark is also currently working on a degree in Jazz Performance at California State University, Fullerton.

Amy is an active performer and teacher in the greater Los Angeles area. She received her bachelor’s degree from UCLA, where she studied with Movses Pogossian and Guillaume Sutre. She also studied with David Updegraff, Jan Sloman, and Aaron Berofsky at the Cleveland Institute of Music and the University of Michigan while earning her graduate degrees. During her time in the midwest, Amy performed with the Lansing Symphony Orchestra and Ann Arbor Symphony. Amy has received guidance from Joseph Silverstein, Renaud Capuçon, James Conlon, the Cavani Quartet, and the Ysaÿe Quartet throughout her training. Amy freelances with numerous groups in the Los Angeles area, including the St. Matthew’s Chamber Orchestra, LA Virtuosi Orchestra, and New West Symphony. She teaches for the Harmony Project in Long Beach and maintains a private studio in Orange County.

Mezzo-soprano Christina is quickly gaining recognition as a distinguished and versatile young artist and teacher in the world of singing. She received her Master's degree from the The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. She has performed with many outstanding opera companies around the country including Central City Opera, Pensacola Opera, Opera San Jose and Boulder Opera. She has also received an Encouragement Award from the San Francisco Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. Christina is passionate about helping new musicians find their own unique voices to share with the world. She believes learning music and learning to sing are incredibly important in gaining confidence, developing social skills and much more!

Robert is an advocate for children, lover of music, and a phenomenal musician. With a Bachelor in Instrumental Music, Robert has received extensive jazz piano training from alumni of the Eastman School of Music. For the past 5 years Robert has played for University Jazz ensembles, various recitals and concerts, commencements, and is now focusing on composing Jazz and Hip-Hop pieces. With the ability to play anything he hears, in any given key, Robert has high skills in music theory and musicianship. Robert currently uses Finale to produce sheet music for Saddleback Church and has much experience working with children. He is excited to integrate his experience at Orange County Music School through exposing the art of Jazz & Improvisation to his community.

Kelly Tsai is currently graduated with a Bachelors in Music Performance at Boston University’s College of Fine arts under the tutelage of Peter Zazofsky. She was a top prize winner of competitions in Southern California, participated in the Philadelphia International Music Festival, alongside Pacific Symphony Santiago Strings, Orange County Youth Symphony, Chamber Music OC, UCI Symphony, and Boston University Orchestra. She has done numerous performances as part of her musical studies at Boston University, and received masterclasses from guest artists such as Mark Kaplan and Andrés Cárdenes. Kelly will be starting this fall with her masters in music performance at UCLA under Movses Pogossian and Varty Manouelian.