Kari Cheng – Vocal, Piano
Kari Cheng graduated from Cal Poly Pomona in 2008 with a bachelors in Music Production. She studied piano under Gerri Alexander, a distinguished pianist in the Bay Area, since 1996. She started singing in college, where she sang in the Kellogg Chamber Singers and Concert Choir, as well as music theatre, soul ensemble, and other various ensembles. While she was studying music, she was an intern for Guerilla Union, a hip hop production company, where she worked in live entertainment and marketing in the music industry. After she graduated, she helped establish MusicAlley, a small, independent music company in Chino Hills, where she taught beginning/intermediate piano and vocal private lessons. She moved back to the Bay Area in 2010, where she currently teaches piano and voice at C&L Music, and music at the after school program at Friends of Children with Special Needs.
Daphne Huey – Piano
Joyce Kuo – Guitar, Piano
Talented and energetic, Joyce is passionate about music and teaching. After an extensive education in classical music, Joyce received her teaching certification from the prestigious Guildhall School of Music in London. Since then, she has been playing guitar, keyboard, drumset, and violin professionally in a variety of styles (rock, pop, reggae, hip-hop, classical, and jazz) with many different groups.
Joyce highlights the importance of preparation and performance, and encourages students to share their music in public. It is a requirement that all her students are proficient in reading standard notation and learning fundamentals of music theory. She also teaches students the value of proper technique, ear training, and improvisation.
Joyce is the founder and director of the honors program for guitar students at C&L Music. After application and acceptance, top students are selected to rehearse and perform in different groups based on age and ability level with other honors students.