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, Private and group lesson teaching experience since 1985, Ages 3 to adult.

Sierra Montessori Pre-School, Santa Clarita, CA. Suzuki Music and Movement Classes for Babies, Toddlers and Pre-schoolers

Southern California Suzuki Summer Institute, Scripps College, Clairemont, CA. Jazz Piano Classes, Parent Education Classes, Rhythm for Strings (violin, cello, viola)

Los Angeles Music Academy, Pasadena, CA, Jazz and Contemporary Piano Class for Vocal and instrumentalist.

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

Education:
University of Redlands, Suzuki Piano Method Teacher Training, Registered Levels 1 - 6, ECE (PreNatal and Early Childhood), Piano practicum.

California Institute of the Arts, MFA, Jazz Piano and World Music.

University of Miami, BM, Studio Music and Jazz, Jazz Piano.

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

Alexander Method, Private lessons and Workshops.

Brain Gym - Educational Kinesiology, Private lessons and Workshops

Professional Affiliations:
California Music Teacher Association

* Composers Today State Adjudicator Chair

* Certificate of Merit Evaluator

* Adviser for Santa Clarita Valley Music Students' Service League

* Santa Clarita Valley branch: Composers' Today, Community Service
* and Publicity chair

Suzuki Association of the Americas

Suzuki Association of California / Los Angeles

International Association Jazz Educators

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.