Camille De Beus is a pianist, composer, and educator with six years of teaching experience working with students of all ages and abilities. She specializes in piano instruction, music theory, and composition coaching. Her teaching philosophy centers on empowering students with the tools and understanding they need to grow as musicians both in and outside of the classroom, believing that music has the power to enrich everyone's life.
Camille holds a Master's of Music in Composition from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and a BA with honours in Music from Wesleyan University. Her experience spans teaching private lessons in New York and Los Angeles, after-school programs in Birmingham, UK and Connecticut, and coaching students for performances, competitions, and various music examinations including Certificate of Merit, Royal Conservatory Exams, and AP Music Theory. Camille has developed a teaching approach that thoughtfully adapts to each student's interests and goals, whether they're beginning their musical journey, preparing for performances, or exploring composition.
Jimmy Kraft is a vocalist, saxophonist, pianist, songwriter, composer, and arranger with a decade of experience as a private instructor. He is eager to help students of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities discover and deepen their own relationship to music. His approach to teaching is built on a firm belief that music demonstrates a unique intersection of the physical and psychological worlds, and that studying this intersection can increase focus, build confidence, sharpen our intellect, and unearth a bounty of profound truths about ourselves. He also thinks that music is honestly just really fun and that anyone who loves it is capable of excelling at it.
Jimmy earned a Bachelor of Arts in Jazz Studies and a Bachelor of Music in Composition from the University of the Pacific Conservatory of Music in 2015. Through the continuing education he has received from the brilliant artists he has worked with and the stages they have shared, Jimmy has cultivated a dynamic and highly adaptable style of instruction that celebrates the things that make each and every student unique.
Guitarist Luis Salcedo has been teaching for 14 years with students of all ages and levels. While maintaining an active performance schedule, Luis has come to specialize in working with beginners and has designed a practice and workflow that prioritizes the needs of young children and children on the spectrum. His motivation is not to create the next young Mozart, but rather to give his students a lifelong relationship with music and all it has to offer them.
Luis holds a degree from the California Jazz Conservatory a has experience teaching improvisation, composition, music theory and reading, all styles of music and helping assess repetitive stress injuries and developing healthy practice.
Ryan Casey is a producer, engineer, multi-instrumentalist, and dedicated educator with extensive experience in electronic music production and sound design. As the lead engineer at Brooklyn-based sample label Samples From Mars and co-founder of electronic label Foil Imprints, Ryan brings real-world industry expertise to his teaching. His approach focuses on helping students develop both technical proficiency and creative confidence in music production.
Ryan has collaborated with numerous artists including Carly Simon, Ben Taylor, M. Sayyid (Anti-Pop Consortium), and Pilot Balloon, and performs as one half of the electronic duo Kodacrome. His work has been recognized with artist grants from the Banff Centre, The Mudhouse, the Mauser Foundation, and the Tasajillo Artist Residency. Through his experience as both a performer and studio professional, Ryan has developed a teaching style that combines technical mastery with creative exploration, helping students navigate both the artistic and technical aspects of modern music production.