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Margaret Chen is SMPLA's accompanist. She is recognized as a professional piano accompanist for over twenty years. Ms. Chen has worked with many well respected and renowned violin teachers in the LA area in either their private studios or universities such as Colburn School of Music, USC, UCLA, California State University, Northridge, Los Angeles, and Long Beach campuses. Her ample experience in accompanying violin students of all levels finds her in many concerts, recitals, violin master classes, and competitions in southern California.
Ms. Chen was born in Taiwan and began playing the piano at an early age. She spent her childhood attending a school with a strong music academy. At fifteen, she immigrated to the US with her family to further advance her music education and earned a BA from UCLA in piano performance. Ms. Chen is currently the piano instructor and staff accompanist for the school choirs for the Music Academy Program at Heritage Christian School in Granada Hills. Contact her at [email protected] |
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Jenni Asher is a violinist/violist, and an improvisational musician at heart. At the core of her teaching lies an interest in empowering students to be creative and capable of teaching the skills they have learned. Jenni has been a teaching artist with SMPLA for many years, and now participates by leading some of the public performances. Jenni holds a Bachelors of Music and Teaching Licentiate from the Royal Academy of Music and a Masters from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, both in London. She was also a Suzuki kid. Contact Jenni at [email protected]
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Kira Rappaport went to college to study flute performance and moved to NYC after graduating to play professionally. She trained to be a Parent and Me teacher and eventually moved back out to LA, where she completely geeked out on music education. She studied the Orff Schulwerk approach, as well as Dalcroze Eurhythmics, and went on to earn an M.A. in Music Education at CSULA with a focus on early childhood music education. She regularly presents to teachers on the use of music in the early childhood classroom and last summer had an opportunity to teach a college course on early childhood music. She has recorded 2 children’s CD’s: Sing Together and Beautiful Day. She sees music as an essential part of the human experience and she strives to provide families with the tools to make music a part of their daily routines with their kids. https://www.musicwithkira.com/press
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Melodie Tunick-Zide has a Master's degree in violin performance from California State University at Northridge. She has been teaching violin and viola using the Suzuki Method™ for over thirty years.
Mrs. Zide studied pedagogy with many renowned Suzuki teachers such as John Kendall, William Starr, Elizabeth Mills, Lorraine Fink, and Idell Low. She has performed with many local orchestras, such as the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony, Topanga Symphony, New Valley Symphony, and the San Fernando Valley Symphony. Mrs. Zide is currently a member of both the Suzuki Association of the Americas and the Suzuki Music Association of California. She is a past Board member, Treasurer, and Secretary of the Suzuki Music Association of California/Los Angeles Branch. Mrs. Zide teaches at her home in Woodland Hills and can be contacted at [email protected]. |
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