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Erin Chung
Area(s) of Instruction: Piano
Email: erinhrchung@gmail.com

Leah Deobald
Area(s) of Instruction: Piano
Email: leah@leahdeobaldpiano.com
Website: leahdeobaldpiano.com
Seattle native, pianist Leah Deobald is a graduate of The Juilliard School where she received her Bachelor of Music in piano performance under the tutelage of Julian Martin. Top prizes in numerous competitions have led her to appearances on NW classical King FM radio in Seattle, Kansas Public Radio, as well as performances in Carnegie Weil Recital Hall, Seattle Benaroya Hall, and Catherine’s Palace, St. Petersburg Russia. Leah is a passionate pedagogue that focuses on holistic musical training which includes fundamentals such as sound production as the foundation of piano technique, context-based music theory, and aural skills. Leah currently accepts students of all ages. Schedule a free trial lesson to see if she is the right fit for you or your child’s musical journey.

Mona L. Elsing
Email: mapleleafpiano@gmail.com
Areas of instruction: piano, accompanying

Leilani Montagne
Area(s) of Instruction: Piano
Email: leilanijm@comcast.net
I love to teach children and I have been teaching piano for at least 40 years!

Naoko Noguchi
Area(s) of Instruction: Piano, Music Theory
Email: nnoguchi29@gmail.com
Naoko Noguchi received her piano performance degree from the University of Washington School of Music and has been teaching piano for forty years. As a child, she studied at Juilliard pre-college division in New York. Later, after spending her formative years in Tokyo, she returned to the US and studied with Randolph Hokanson and Bela Siki. She believes every student has strength and finds happiness in working to achieve their musical goals.