My music journey has a funky beginning. For years I was asked if I wanted to take piano lessons from my grandmother like my cousins, but I turned the offer down because I didn’t want to be a huge nerd (obviously). Eventually, I became jealous of what my siblings were able to do on piano when they started taking lessons too and caved. It took all the way until my sophomore year of high school to give in, but I’ve been playing nearly every day since! Piano was just a hobby until I graduated high school and I slowed down in my lessons in my first year on my own. I struggled with what I wanted to do in college and started heading down the path of studying English and pursuing a career in education. I remember taking a music performance class just for the kick of it a couple of semesters in and being blown away by the passion of the other musicians in the room on day one. I switched majors and transferred to Cal Poly Pomona where I studied music pedagogy with an emphasis on piano. Those were probably the three most stressful years of my life, but I loved learning about what this field had to offer and all the little aspects of being a musician. I graduated with a BM in pedagogy, summa cum laude—I honestly still have a hard time believing I made it through all that work! Almost immediately after graduating, I started to teach in a studio setting and fell in love with sharing my passion for music and piano. As a side interest, I began looking into the craft of piano tuning and maintenance—I love the instrument so much, and it would be nice to take care of my own acoustic piano someday. This turned into me taking classes and purchasing a little 1970’s Wurlitzer upright to work on. I love how intricate the theory is that goes into tuning and the craft that is maintaining such a complex instrument. Since then, I wanted to build my own little business that offered lesson and tuning services to those interested—leading us here! I hope you’ll grant me the pleasure of sharing what I love with you someday—I look forward to meeting you soon!