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“Alison is a great teacher and always so cheerful. She’s been teaching our daughter via Zoom and it’s very convenient and effective. We definitely recommend her!” Kieran Ching
"Ms. Alison is a great role model and a fantastic piano and vocal teacher I wished I'd found as a young girl. Our daughter looks forward to Ms. Alison's weekly visit for piano and vocal lessons. I watch my daughter as she enthusiastically engages in each lesson. I love Ms. Alison’s energy, spirit, humor, kindness, patience and her teaching methods. Ms. Alison is amazing with children and creates an environment that is friendly and inspiring. She organizes recitals to encourage practice and also to improve their confidence. Ms. Alison also comes up with creative ways to learn." - Carrie Lambert
“Could not more highly recommend Alison! She is caring, engaging, and has sparked a love for music and piano in our daughter. She is a great teacher - and she offers such great flexibility with online lessons.” Lindsay Kroener
“My child thrives under Miss Alison’s instruction. We started with perhaps one in-person lesson back in 2020 and quickly launched into virtual lessons under quarantine. We moved up to the Pacific Northwest but kept up with these virtual lessons. After we moved back to the South Bay, we’re still going strong with Miss Alison. The recitals and spotlights are great. She is patient and encouraging.” Tarana Zaheed
"For the past 18 months my son and I have been taking weekly beginner piano lessons with Ms. Alison. I can’t say enough good things about Alison and her approach to teaching both of us. When we started, my son was 5 years old but was quickly comfortable with Alison. She is sensitive to his needs (attention span, good days/bad days) and has even encouraged him to learn to sing along with the pieces he is learning. He has now performed in 2 recitals that she and her partner Brian Doyle (a fabulous drum teacher himself!) put on for their students and he actually happily went first in both shows! It’s been amazing to see his progress over the past 1.5 years and I attribute much of his success to her teaching style. As for myself, I had always wanted to learn how to play piano but never found the time so I thought this was a great opportunity to learn along with my son. We each spend 30 minutes a week with Alison (plus daily practice time on our own) and I’m proud to say I’ve also made good progress. While you won’t see me volunteering for any piano recitals in the near term, I’ve enjoyed learning this new skill and truly look forward to my time with Alison each week. Even when I give her my excuses for lack of practice, she is supportive and identifies different ways to keep it interesting." - Megan Weiss
"Ms. Alison is fun fun fun! I think my son doesn't realize he is learning so much because Ms. Alison is awesome at keeping him engaged throughout the duration of class time. I am really impressed in how much he has learned in the past 9 months. He's excited about music and learning in a way he wasn't before. We love her, and class time has become something the whole family looks forward to on Sunday mornings." - Janine Olmos
"Alison has been a great teacher for our 6 year old daughter for the past 1.5 years. She is patient and has a way of getting and maintaining focus throughout a lesson. Anyone looking to have their kids start piano lessons should call Alison first." - Chris & Erin Sisto
"We LOVE Ms. Alison! We found Alison when my son was just 3 yrs old and it made such a difference! My son is very high energy and loud and she knew just how to handle him! His love for music has grown thanks to Alison and he also performed in 2 of her beautiful recitals! Thank you Alison for teaching my son to LOVE and ENJOY Music! We recently moved away and can not find someone as good as her. Thank you again and We Miss You!" - Tatjana McMinn
"My daughter's voice has already improved a lot since we started but most importantly her confidence has really grown. I am very grateful!!" - K.A
"Promise has really enjoyed her voice lessons and discovering her own voice. Alison is amazing! She is so full of positive energy, encouraging, and incredibly talented. Her patience and understanding made it so easy for Promise to open up and explore. As a parent, this has been such an unforgettable experience; literally brought tears to my eyes." - Ottum Yates
"Thanks so much for being so good with Tegan. She loves (loves, loves, loves!) her voice lessons and she always has a lot of fun, and I think you strike a great balance between having her learning "how" to sing and still having her feel like it's just a really fun time." - J.A
"Ms. Alison is a great role model and a fantastic piano and vocal teacher I wished I'd found as a young girl. Our daughter looks forward to Ms. Alison's weekly visit for piano and vocal lessons. I watch my daughter as she enthusiastically engages in each lesson. I love Ms. Alison’s energy, spirit, humor, kindness, patience and her teaching methods. Ms. Alison is amazing with children and creates an environment that is friendly and inspiring. She organizes recitals to encourage practice and also to improve their confidence. Ms. Alison also comes up with creative ways to learn." - Carrie Lambert
“Could not more highly recommend Alison! She is caring, engaging, and has sparked a love for music and piano in our daughter. She is a great teacher - and she offers such great flexibility with online lessons.” Lindsay Kroener
“My child thrives under Miss Alison’s instruction. We started with perhaps one in-person lesson back in 2020 and quickly launched into virtual lessons under quarantine. We moved up to the Pacific Northwest but kept up with these virtual lessons. After we moved back to the South Bay, we’re still going strong with Miss Alison. The recitals and spotlights are great. She is patient and encouraging.” Tarana Zaheed
"For the past 18 months my son and I have been taking weekly beginner piano lessons with Ms. Alison. I can’t say enough good things about Alison and her approach to teaching both of us. When we started, my son was 5 years old but was quickly comfortable with Alison. She is sensitive to his needs (attention span, good days/bad days) and has even encouraged him to learn to sing along with the pieces he is learning. He has now performed in 2 recitals that she and her partner Brian Doyle (a fabulous drum teacher himself!) put on for their students and he actually happily went first in both shows! It’s been amazing to see his progress over the past 1.5 years and I attribute much of his success to her teaching style. As for myself, I had always wanted to learn how to play piano but never found the time so I thought this was a great opportunity to learn along with my son. We each spend 30 minutes a week with Alison (plus daily practice time on our own) and I’m proud to say I’ve also made good progress. While you won’t see me volunteering for any piano recitals in the near term, I’ve enjoyed learning this new skill and truly look forward to my time with Alison each week. Even when I give her my excuses for lack of practice, she is supportive and identifies different ways to keep it interesting." - Megan Weiss
"Ms. Alison is fun fun fun! I think my son doesn't realize he is learning so much because Ms. Alison is awesome at keeping him engaged throughout the duration of class time. I am really impressed in how much he has learned in the past 9 months. He's excited about music and learning in a way he wasn't before. We love her, and class time has become something the whole family looks forward to on Sunday mornings." - Janine Olmos
"Alison has been a great teacher for our 6 year old daughter for the past 1.5 years. She is patient and has a way of getting and maintaining focus throughout a lesson. Anyone looking to have their kids start piano lessons should call Alison first." - Chris & Erin Sisto
"We LOVE Ms. Alison! We found Alison when my son was just 3 yrs old and it made such a difference! My son is very high energy and loud and she knew just how to handle him! His love for music has grown thanks to Alison and he also performed in 2 of her beautiful recitals! Thank you Alison for teaching my son to LOVE and ENJOY Music! We recently moved away and can not find someone as good as her. Thank you again and We Miss You!" - Tatjana McMinn
"My daughter's voice has already improved a lot since we started but most importantly her confidence has really grown. I am very grateful!!" - K.A
"Promise has really enjoyed her voice lessons and discovering her own voice. Alison is amazing! She is so full of positive energy, encouraging, and incredibly talented. Her patience and understanding made it so easy for Promise to open up and explore. As a parent, this has been such an unforgettable experience; literally brought tears to my eyes." - Ottum Yates
"Thanks so much for being so good with Tegan. She loves (loves, loves, loves!) her voice lessons and she always has a lot of fun, and I think you strike a great balance between having her learning "how" to sing and still having her feel like it's just a really fun time." - J.A
