Owner of My Little Conservatory and a Licensed Kindermusik Educator, Miss Amelia is dedicated to sharing her passion for music with young children and to share her love of music with families throughout Silicon Valley. In Miss Amelia’s classes, parents and children explore a highly imaginative and entertaining musical learning environment.

Miss Amelia was introduced to Kindermusik over 20 years ago and she was instantly enthralled by the creative energy of children. This led her to serve as the Director of the Early Childhood Music Program at the Community School of Music and Art in Mountain View, after which she paused her career to raise her own family.

Her love of the arts started at a very young age and has continued throughout her life.  Miss Amelia holds both a Bachelors and Masters in Flute Performance and was an accomplished chamber musician, performing across the country including at the renowned Carnegie Hall. She also holds a Level I Certification from the Early Childhood Music and Movement Association.

A licensed Kindermusik Educator with extensive experience teaching young children, Miss Kristen has experienced firsthand the powerful role of music plays in the life of a child. Aspiring to be in the field of music education for a lifetime, she finds great joy in teaching toddler, preschool, and elementary aged children. Her experience includes teaching early childhood music at The Music School of Sunnyvale as well as private voice and beginning piano through the Young Musician’s Project at San Jose State. Kristen works as the Alto Section Leader at Peninsula Cantare and has performed with the SJSU Concert Choir and the Choraliers under the direction of Dr. Jeffrey Benson, serving as the Alto Section Leader in both choirs. She has also served as a board member for the SJSU’s American Choral Directors Association Chapter and the National Association for Music Educators Bay Section. She has a Bachelor of Music in Music Education with a Choral Emphasis from San Jose State University.

Mister Ethan was musically inclined from a young age, spontaneously playing a movie score on the piano at age four. Soon after he began piano lessons, where he would often improvise pieces written by classical composers. His musical curiosity and interest in jazz attracted him to the saxophone and his multifaceted talent led to being awarded a scholarship to the renowned Berklee School of Music.

Mister Ethan holds a Bachelor in Music with an emphasis in saxophone performance from Berklee, where he refined his innovative musical inclinations and studied under many distinguished musicians. Mister Ethan performed regularly at Boston’s legendary Wally’s Jazz Club and recently released his first album, Kingdoms, on which he showcases his extensive musical talent by playing saxophone, piano, and singing lead vocals. Dedicated to sharing his passion for music to younger generations, Mister Ethan teaches private saxophone lessons and jazz combo workshops at local high schools while he continues to create singles for his next album.

My Little Conservatory’s Private Piano Instructor, Miss Renz is passionate about helping students discover the beauty of their every day lives through music. An accomplished pianist, teacher, and vocalist, she began playing piano at the age of six, achieving her Bachelors of Music Education from San Jose State University.  Miss Renz has taught both private and group piano instruction at the Young Musician’s Project, Faith Bible Church of Vallejo, Willow Glen Music School, and at the Corcoran’s Piano Studio in Benicia. In 2015 Miss Renz performed as a choir singer at the prestigious Carnegie Hall Concert Hall in New York and with Andrea Bocelli at the SAP Center in San Jose. Her goal as a teacher is to enhance each child’s creativity, helping them discover their own unique musical voice.

Miss Taylor works as one of our Teacher’s Aides while also managing the front desk at the My Little Conservatory studio. Currently attending San Jose State, she will obtain her Bachelor of Music Performance in Spring 2019. An accomplished Mezzo Soprano, Miss Taylor has portrayed the title roles of Carmen and Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus on the San Jose State Opera stage in addition to numerous other parts. She has performed in concert with the San Jose State Spartones, the Choraliers, and the SJSU Concert choir, traveling with the university’s choral ensembles to Carnegie Hall in New York City, Ireland, Finland and the Baltic states.