I am familiar with the following studios and teachers, but I do not endorse nor make guarantees about any of them, nor does Miller Middle School nor Cupertino Union School District.

Local Private Music Teacher Studios:

West Valley Music, on Castro St. in downtown Mountain View

Community School of Music and Arts - Mountain View area; private lessons on all instruments; small ensemble classes too

Symphony Silicon Valley Performers/Teachers - Click on this link for teacher/musicians who perform with Symphony Silicon Valley

Individual Teachers Listed by Specialty:

Flute

Kassey Plaha - (408) 394-9264 email Ms. Plaha

Barbara Larsen - (408) 255-1260 email Mrs. Larsen

Ming Li - (408) 667-8254 email Dr. Li

Teresa Orozco-Petersen - (408) 221-1349

Maria Tamburrino (for serious, advanced students only) - (510) 528-0312 email Ms. Tamburrino

Shirley Lin (flute and piano) - (408) 253-1472

Terry Summa (for serious, advanced students only; teaches advanced woodwinds and jazz) (408) 378-6496 email Mr. Summa

Clarinet

Karen Sremac email Ms. Sremac

Maria D'Aura (also sax) (650) 906-6683 email Ms. D'Aura

Ginger Kroft (408) 739-2626 email Ms. Kroft

Saxophone

Oscar Pangilinan (saxophone, jazz, Jazz Band at Miller) email Mr. Pangilinan

Kris Strom (saxophone, jazz) email Ms. Strom

Noel Catura (also jazz and clarinet) (408) 230-5969

Maria D'Aura (teaches sax and clarinet) (650) 906-6683

Terry Summa (for serious, advanced students only; teaches advanced woodwinds and jazz) (408) 378-6496 email Mr. Summa

Oboe

Yu-Ting Wang email Ms. Wang

Babette McKay (for beginning/int. oboists) (408) 879-9002 or (408) 483-1261 email Ms. McKay

Patty Mitchell (408) 806 3313 email Ms. Mitchell

Sandra Moore (Fremont area) 510-796-1599 email Ms. Moore

Bassoon

John Givens (bassoon) (408) 736 9262 email Mr. Givens

Susan Dyer-Dias (bassoon) (408) 723-3722, (408) 406-5173

Trumpet

Mike McWilliams - email Mr. M.

Jeff Willner - (408) 243-3375 or 408-799-6438 email Mr. Willner

Jeff Lewis (trumpet, all brass - jazz) (408) 247-8044 (408) 377-2504 email Mr. Lewis

French Horn

Scott Hartman (408) 374-5772 email Mr. Hartman

Low Brass

Andrew Hill (trombone, low brass) - email Mr. Hill

Tony Clements (tuba, low brass) - (408)-554-2171 email Mr. Clements

Veronica Tyler Christie (trombone, bass trombone) - (831) 383-0806 email Ms. Christie

Percussion / Drums

James Kassis - 650-917-6800 (Community School of Music and Arts, Mountain View)

Jason Lewis - (408) 377-2504 (Music Village) email Mr. Lewis

Joe Santoro - (408) 839-0160 (Owner/instructor at South Bay School of Music Arts, Milpitas) email Mr. Joe

Galen Lemmon - email Mr. Lemmon

Greg Messa - email Mr. Messa

Voice

Verlene Schermer (voice, harp, guitar) (408) 448-6685

Guitar

Rich Hawthorne (408) 247-2684