Amanda is an enthusiastic and creative voice, piano and early childhood music instructor. Patient, kind and generous with her students, she earned her Bachelor’s of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the Los Angeles College of Music. Amanda has performance experience singing in a capella groups, jazz ensembles, and a wide variety of choirs. She is also a trained dancer with plenty of performance experience in that art form as well. While she is an experienced performer in multiple genres, she is empathetic and encouraging with even the shyest of students to help them recognize and celebrate their musical accomplishments.
Dedicated to “spreading happiness to the world” with music, multilingual Mahika is an experienced voice and beginning piano teacher. She is currently majoring in Vocal Performance at Fullerton College. Mahika is an experienced singer with pop, jazz, musical theater, opera, and has trained in Classical Indian singing for over eight years. She is also a trained Indian classical dancer as well as Bollywood and Hip Hop, so she knows how to wholly commit to a performance with mind and body. She has performed in chamber singing ensembles and choirs for many years. As an instructor, Mahika is very sincere and encouraging in helping her students to express themselves with music.
Natalie is a friendly and outgoing instructor who has a passion for sharing her passion for music, film and theatre with her students. Natalie has a patient and warm personality and is a wonderful instructor who brings out the best in her pupils. She has 23 years teaching experience in Voice and Piano. Natalie has studied Theater Performance at Citrus College and has considerable experience teaching children and adults with whom she is a favorite. She is an encouraging and disciplined teacher that makes her students shine!
An affectionate, caring, kind and generous person, Yundi teaches Pre-K, Voice and Piano. Multilingual, she is also fluent in Mandarin Chinese and conversational in Japanese. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Commercial Music from Azusa Pacific University with an emphasis in Vocal Performance having finished her Associate’s Degree in Music Performance at Citrus College. Yundi is committed to teaching her voice students how to take proper care of their voice to maintain the health and longevity of their instrument. A favorite amongst her many pupils, Yundi is someone you never forget!
Talia is incredibly energetic and works wonderfully with children. Sweet, friendly, and down-to-earth, she teaches voice with specializations in pop and musical theater as well as piano, songwriting, acting and our Early Childhood Music program. She completed the Citrus Singers Conservatory program at Citrus College.
Talia has extensive professional experience in Vocal performance, touring in places such as New York, Los Angeles, and all the way in China. She has over seven years experience teaching children and young adults and is a beloved teacher at JFMA. Talia is dedicated to fostering a passion for music as a foundation of growing up.
Patient, personable and kind, MaKesa teaches Voice, Piano and Songwriting. She graduated from the Los Angeles College of Music with a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance. As an undergraduate there, MaKesa worked as a summer mentor aiding students in increasing their comfort performing and creating a fun and welcoming atmosphere for incoming students. She is currently recording an EP and performing with her band, Mali Edge. A vibrant personality with an incredible voice, MaKesa puts her whole heart into to making every one of her students feel special in their ability to say something unique and important with music.
Jessie is committed to seeing steady progress in her students to keep them confident, motivated, and consistently improving as musicians. She teaches voice, piano and math. Jessie has a Bachelor’s Degree in Vocal Performance from the University of the Redlands, where she was a Music Talent Award Scholarship recipient, and studied theater, jazz dance, swing dance, and ballet at the College of the Desert. She is skilled in multiple genres including: pop, jazz, musical theater and is highly accomplished in jazz singing, sight singing, and vocal improvisation. She was a choir member for productions at Opera by the Glass, the Pacific Opera Project, the University of the Redlands, and the McCallum Theater. Jessie believes that a solid musical technique is the ideal foundation for a lifetime of musical development and enjoyment.