Faculty

Department: music-academy

Drama Instructor
Debbie Devine has been an award-winning theatre director, teacher, and a respected leader in the field of Arts Education for over three decades.
ESOL Instructor
Jessica earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Applied Linguistics from the University of California, Los Angeles, and her Master of Arts degree in Teaching English as a Second Language from California State University, Northridge, she has cultivated a deep understanding of language acquisition and pedagogy.
Composition and Music Theory Faculty
Michaela Eremiasova, a Czech Republic-born composer, songwriter, and music producer, currently based in Los Angeles, has won several prestigious awards, including the ASCAP Foundation's Rudolf Nissim Prize for her violin concerto, "Emblems."
Ear Training
Dr. Fernández is the Director of Music and Organist at Holy Family Catholic Church, University Organist at California Lutheran University, and Artistic Director of the Glendale Youth Symphony.
Humanities
Dr. Frane earned his Ph.D. in psychology, with an emphasis in cognitive neuroscience, from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Clarinet Faculty, Music Director and Conductor, Colburn Orchestra
Strives for “total musicianship” and  has won the acclaim of both critics and audiences alike