Hello!
My name is Alisha Maisano and I'd love to share my passion for music with you!
I provide 45-minute lessons to school-aged children, and 30-minute lessons for preschool ages.
I treasure each minute with my students... I love to connect and form lasting relationships, because that collaboration fosters a devotion to music.
I teach more than just piano and voice... the theory of music and how it applies to what we are doing, understanding different composers or artists and their styles, integrating movement and singing into rhythms and melodies- these are just some of the important skills I focus on in my lessons!
Everyone has heard about the many measurable benefits of music- such as increased brain development, better test scores, and higher IQ levels.
As a teacher, I consider these measurable benefits secondary to the less measurable: musicians develop self-confidence, self-awareness, compassion, talent, expression, the ability to discern beauty, and the ability to create beauty. These are the traits that I aim to develop in my students and are the basis for my own musical passion.
Alisha's Credentials...
Teaching
Private piano lessons since 2007
Teaching Artist for the Young Musicians Foundation 2016
Group piano classes in afterschool programs LEAP, at Felton Elementary school in Lennox
Group piano classes for Musical Minds Keyboard Club, at Tulita, Lunada Bay, and Point Vicente Elementary Schools
Music leader for Vacation Bible School program at Zion Lutheran Church
Education
B.A. in Childhood Education with a Specialty in Music
B.A. in Music Education with Piano Emphasis and Vocal Minor
Studied Piano Performance with Dr. Stephen Moore, Dalcroze Eurythmics Specialist at CSU Dominguez Hills
Studied Vocal Performance with Dr. Sally Etcheto and Dr. Dawn Brooks at CSU Dominguez Hills
Studied pipe organ with Dr. James Hurd in the Applied Music Program at El Camino College
Performances
Graduate Piano Recital at CSU Dominguez Hills
Walt Disney Concert hall with the Los Angeles Jr. Philharmonic
Piano Accompanist at Rolling Hills Prep in Rancho Palos Verdes
Various performances with Los Angeles Metropolitan Brass and Percussion
Pianist/keyboardist for various musicals at Redondo Union High School
Accompanist for Redondo Union High School choir performances
Organ and piano accompaniment for Zion Lutheran Church's Chancel Choir
Organ and piano for services at Zion Lutheran Church in Torrance, CA and Gesthemane Lutheran Church in Los Angeles, CA