Piano Lessons in Aurora, CO

Kalia Bethany began her journey as a music teacher in 1999 in her hometown of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Blessed with musical parents, Helen and Geo, Kalia grew up immersed in music. Her mother sang passionately and played the piano, while her father was a skilled flutist, accompanied by his mother on the piano.

Rita has accompanied many choirs on flute parts and been an active music minister in parishes in all the communities where she lived. Rita trained at the Kennedy Center, with the National Symphony Orchestra’s Education Program and then managed the Northern Virginia Youth Symphony Association (now called American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras (AYPO).

Sunny Wen studied flute and piano at Alethera University in Taiwan, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Applicable Music. While at Alethera University, she performed with a woodwind ensemble, culminating in a performance for the president of Taiwan in 2009.

Originally from Ocala, Florida, Austin holds a B.A in Music and Certificate in Jazz Studies from Missouri Southern State University. Currently, he is pursuing an M.M. in Music Performance from the University of Denver with trumpet as his main instrument, though he continues to play piano in ensembles as he can.

He has played in the Colorado scene for 10 years and has performed at many concert halls, Jazz clubs and toured the country with the band Salem. During his time in New York he has played at Jazz clubs such as Birdland, Smalls, and Smoke. As well as Avery Fisher Hall. Ian premiered Pete Malinverni’s The Good Shepherd Suite with the Purchase Jazz Orchestra.

Lauren Podjun is a 22-year-old Singer-songwriter, composer, and vocalist. She has earned two associate degrees in Vocal Performance and Music Education from Casper College located in Casper, Wyoming. She is now pursuing a Singer-songwriter bachelor’s degree at the University of Colorado, Denver.

Steve Ehrhardt began playing in rock bands when he was 12 and attended The Dillard School of Performing Arts, and The Interlochen Arts Academy, ultimately graduating with a Masters Degree in Classical Guitar Performance from The University of Colorado. 

I live, eat and breathe music!! I am a pianist, percussionist and educator that lives in Denver, Co! I have 15 years plus teaching experience in ALL levels(Early Childhood Education through University).

Composer, bandleader, educator, and musicmaker Sofia Avery was born into a musical family in New Orleans. As a child, she accompanied herself on Brazilian cavaquinho and studied classical cello.

Sarah began piano lessons at age 4 and quickly fell in love with the instrument. By age 10 she was singing in choirs and playing flute in band. After growing up in the Chicago suburbs, Sarah attended Northern Illinois University

Toni Acerra has been teaching 1-on-1 music lessons since November 2021. She specializes in voice and piano, and teaches a wide range of ages and levels across her instruments.

Richard is a composer, musician and teacher based in Colorado. He is originally from the United Kingdom, where he studied music at the University of Huddersfield and Royal Northern College of Music and music education at the University of Bristol. 

Elidi Clark is a violist originally from San Diego, California now based in Denver, Colorado. Elidi has performed with numerous ensembles in a wide range of musical styles and settings, including symphony orchestra, opera, musical theatre, chamber ensembles, and modern music ensembles.

Darren Wirth is an Aurora, Colorado native; he holds a Bachelor’s degree in piano from Indiana University Bloomington and a Master of Music from the University of Denver. Darren has been a prize winner in numerous piano competitions,