Creative piano & composition lessons in north orange county

Mycelium Music Lessons is a music studio with an innovative approach:
Each lesson is a collaborative experiment between student and teacher. The typical piano lesson is redesigned around the principle of Integrated Creativity, incorporating composition, improvisation, and music technology.

Mycelium Music Philosophy

Instead of the narrow focus of traditional music lessons, my teaching philosophy follows a model found on the surface of forest floors: the mycelial network. The mycelial network is an ever-growing, connecting organism, which joins forests together. It sprouts its tendrils into all sorts of unknown places, taking in anything and everything it can.

Exploration & Discovery

Every lesson is an opportunity for collaboration & exploration between the student and teacher. This means a radical openness to new ways of interacting with, creating, and being inspired by music.

Student Driven

In contrast to the vertical, narrow focus of traditional music lessons, the mycelial network moves laterally. For students, this means there is no ready-made goal. Progress is measured by the exploration of musical territory, and directed by the student's interests.

Centering Creativity

Students of Mycelium Music Lessons aren't limited to music written by others. They are an active part of musical creation, through one of three paths: composition & songwriting, improvisation, or music production.

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Piano Lessons for All Ages

My Integrated Creativity piano program for kids, teens, and adults. Learning the piano is integrated with a creative focus, through one of three paths: composition/songwriting, improvisation, or music production.

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Composition Lessons

Find and develop your unique compositional voice. Lessons are guided by your musical inspirations, and cover a wide range of styles. Learn how to write your own songs, inscribe your music, and get your first performance.