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All music students are highly encouraged to take private lessons from a reputable teacher.  Students who receive private instruction on their instrument excel at a much faster rate, learn more, and achieve a higher level of proficiency on their instrument.  
 

Below is contact information for private teachers in the area.

* denotes preferred teachers, though everyone on the list is excellent!

Flute

Ann Erwin aeflute@gmail.com (805) 494-6863
Paul Fried morcds@aol.com (818) 515-7861
*Toby Caplan-Stonefield (818) 992-6375
Cece Worrall cwrmusic@gmail.com (818) 991-5891
*Mary Predmore marypred@yahoo.com (805) 501-0497

Clarinet

Tim Stafford tim@timstaffordmusic.com (805) 276-6250
Nicole Moran mscolie@sbcglobal.net (805) 501-0118
Brian Canning bcanning@clunet.edu (805) 492-3370
Cece Worrall cwrmusic@aol.com (818) 991-5891
*Paul Pate johnmuirrocks@mac.com (818) 437-5292
Taby Brown royalmusicgrl1@gmail.com (805) 368-0551
Brian Scanlon (805) 907-6742

Saxophone

Tim Stafford tim@timstaffordmusic.com (805) 276-6250
Cece Worrall cwrmusic@gmail.com (818) 991-5891
*Paul Pate johnmuirrocks@mac.com (818) 437-5292
Taby Brown royalmusicgrl1@gmail.com (805) 368-0551
Brian Scanlon (805) 907-6742

Oboe

*Fred Beerstein (805) 497-2343

Bassoon

Eric Johnson-Tamai ejohnsontamai@juno.com (818) 704-5654
Nicole Moran mscolie@sbcglobal.net (805) 501-0118

Trumpet

*Michael Fortunato michaelfortunato@msn.com (805) 816-1447 great for jazz
*Bill Dowling (310) 709-0094 great for jazz
Jonathon Dane (805) 637-5914
Brandon Sherman bshermantrumpet@yahoo.com (805) 338-4554

French Horn

Andrea King (805) 444-2755
David Hoover david.hoover@csun.edu (818) 341-7493

Trombone

Jon Marshall jonathan.d.marshall@gmail.com (805) 300-0809
Andrew Malloy atmslide@sbcglobal.net

Baritone/Euphonium/Tuba

*Daniel Cook danielrcook@gmail.com

Drums

Al Velasquez (805) 233-4400

 

Violin

Carol Benkeser (805) 495-0254 email Westlake Village
*Liz Blake (323) 839-7679 email Thousand Oaks
Teresa Di Tullio (805) 373-6600 email Thousand Oaks
Elise Goodman (805) 492-4690 email Thousand Oaks
Ruth Kay (805) 492-4193
Thousand Oaks
*Shu-Wei Liu (818) 879-9698 email Simi Valley
Joyce Osborn (no beginners) (818) 884-6301 email Woodland Hills
Melissa Phelps-Beckstead (818) 706-8991 email Westlake Village
Barbara Poehls (805) 527-1888 email Simi Valley
Diana Ray-Goodman (805) 492-4690 email Thousand Oaks

 

Viola

*Liz Blake (323) 839-7679 email Thousand Oaks
Diana Ray-Goodman (805) 492-4690 email Thousand Oaks

 

Cello

Steven Custer (805) 495-0019 email Westlake Village
Joyce Geeting (818) 340-3940
Thousand Oaks
*Celine Gietzen (805) 484-4721 email Camarillo

 

Double-Bass

*Shane Harry (805) 501-3391 email Simi Valley (Jazz and Classical!)

 

Guitar

Neil Adams (818) 632-8352 email Agoura Hills
Bruce Campbell (818)519-2469 email Westlake Village

 

Piano

Chika Nobumori (805) 492-2886   Thousand Oaks
Tim Stafford (805) 276-6250   Moorpark

 

Percussion

Bonnie Boss (805) 526-7216 email Simi Valley
Scott Director   email Westlake Village
Spencer Goad (805) 217-2035 email Thousand Oaks
Deanna Hudgins (818) 585-1913 email Thousand Oaks
Lauren Kosty (213) 973-7300 email Thousand Oaks
Jeff Stern (818) 848-6350 email Agoura Hills