Teachers at Plainview and Hale Center

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  Alfonsina Escalona

  Director · Piano, voice · Plainview Mon, Wed · Hale Center Sat

  Alfonsina opened Andante so that families across the county could learn music close to home. She still teaches piano and voice, at Plainview on Monday and Wednesday and at Hale Center on Saturday, and she speaks Spanish with students and their families.

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  Sora Hayashi

  Violin, viola · Plainview Mon · Hale Center Tue, Thu

  Sora teaches violin and viola to beginners and returning players, starting with a song the student already knows. She is at Plainview on Mondays and at Hale Center on Tuesday and Thursday.

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  Warren Chiu

  Piano, music theory · Plainview Fri · Hale Center Tue, Thu

  Warren teaches piano and music theory to children, teens and adults. He keeps theory short and tied to the piece in front of the student, and he is at Hale Center on Tuesday and Thursday and at Plainview on Friday.

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  Hadi Nahas

  Guitar, bass · Plainview Mon, Wed, Fri · Hale Center Tue

  Hadi teaches acoustic and electric guitar and bass, and he starts every student on music they want to play. He teaches at Plainview three days a week and at Hale Center on Tuesday.

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  Lola Cobos

  Trumpet, trombone · Plainview Tue, Thu

  Lola teaches trumpet and trombone and works with students who want to join their school band. She teaches at Plainview on Tuesday and Thursday and speaks Spanish with students and families.

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  Cardell Hopson

  Drums · Plainview Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat

  Cardell teaches drums at Plainview four days a week. Lessons begin with a steady pulse and a few simple patterns, and move to the songs a student brings.

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  Ximena Roldán

  Cello, bass · Plainview Mon, Wed

  Ximena teaches cello and bass to children and adults, one to one. She is at Plainview on Monday and Wednesday, she keeps lessons patient and unhurried, and she speaks Spanish with students and families.

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  Reba Callaway

  Percussion, ukulele · Plainview Wed, Sat

  Reba teaches percussion and leads the Saturday ukulele circle and the rhythm classes for the youngest students at Plainview. Parents wait on the bench in the hall.

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  Winnie Okafor

  Flute, clarinet · Plainview Tue, Fri

  Winnie teaches flute and clarinet at Plainview on Tuesday and Friday, to students of school-band age and to adults who are coming back to an old instrument.

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  Damita Worthy

  Voice, choir · Plainview Mon, Wed, Thu

  Damita teaches voice and choir at Plainview, and she plays the harp for students who want to sing with it. She builds a lesson around breathing, a warm-up and a song, and she works with children, teens and adults.

• Spoken in lessons and at the front desk

  • Spanish

    Alfonsina, Lola and Ximena speak Spanish with students and families.

  • English

    All ten teachers teach in English.

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