About Alyse

Alyse Korn is a professional pianist, teacher and composer living in the Santa Clarita Valley since 1990. She was born in Miami, Florida and began playing the piano at the age of four. She performs in multiple capacities as a solo artist, in a duo, with chamber groups, church and synagogue accompanist, in jazz combos, big bands, and with salsa orchestras. Alyse has performed in multiple venues in Southern California to South Florida, Japan, Europe, North Africa, South America, and Canada.

My Teaching Background

Teaching Experience:
Alyse Korn Piano Studio: Individual and group lessons, Ages 3 to adult, 1985 - current.

City of Santa Clarita, CA: Parks and Recreation Community Classes - Suzuki ECE music classes for Parent, Babies, Toddlers and Pre-schoolers; Music Mind Games theory classes.

Sierra Montessori Pre-School, Santa Clarita, CA: Suzuki Early Childhood Education music classes for Pre-schoolers.

Marshall Elementary Art Magnet, Title 1 school, Flagstaff, AZ: Music Mind Games theory classes, Grades K - 2.

Suzuki Violin Studio of Shinobu Saito, Campinas, Brazil: Suzuki Early Childhood Education music class and teacher workshop.

Dakotas Suzuki Summer Institute, Bismarck College, Bismarck, ND: Suzuki ECE, Music Mind Games theory, Parent Education, Provided Piano Accompaniment for String Classes.

Southern California Suzuki Summer Institute, Scripps College, Clairemont, CA: Jazz Piano, Parent Education, Suzuki ECE, Rhythm for String Players.

Los Angeles Music Academy, Pasadena, CA: Jazz and Contemporary Piano Class for Vocalists and Instrumentalists

California Institute of the Arts: graduate teaching assistant, private and group classes, ensemble leader.

Education:
California Institute of the Arts, MFA, Jazz Piano and World Music Performance, 1992

University of Miami, BM, Studio Music and Jazz, Jazz Piano Performance, 1990

University of Redlands, Suzuki Piano Teacher Training, Registered with Suzuki Association of the Americas, Levels 1 - 7,

Suzuki Principles in Action, Suzuki Piano Practicum, Changes and Additions to the Suzuki Piano Repertoire, 2000 - current

Suzuki Early Childhood Education Prenatal and Early Years, Stage 1 - 3, Ottawa University, KS, 2008 - current

Music Mind Games Unit 1 Teacher Training Workshop, Northern Arizona University/Flagstaff, Arizona, 2011

Music Mind Games Unit 1 Overview Teacher Training Workshop, MacPhail Center for the Arts/Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2010

Banff Centre for the Arts, Summer Jazz Workshops, Banff, B.C., 1992/1993

Alexander Technique, Private lessons and Workshops, 2005 - current

Brain Gym - Educational Kinesiology, Private lessons and Workshops, 2005 - current

Professional Affiliations:
Music Teacher Association of California

Suzuki Association of the Americas

Suzuki Association of California / Los Angeles

Jazz Education Network

Current Performance:
SCV Unitarian Universalist Church, Pianist and Accompanist.

Alyse Korn Jazz quartet, performing at local venues, weddings and special events.

Freelance musician for various Los Angeles based Salsa and Latin-Jazz orchestras.

Recordings:
Little Boat - 2009, Alyse Korn Jazz Trio.

Sunny Side of the Street - 2009, Alyse Korn Jazz Trio.

Doxy - 2009, Alyse Korn Jazz Trio.

October Prelude - 2008, live at SCV UU, piano.

Agahu - 1992, Capitol Records, CalArts African Ensemble, rattles and vocals.

Refrigerator Blues - 1991, Capitol Records, composer, piano and synthesizers.