All of our music teachers are working Professional Musicians in the industry
Violin-Simone Maura
Simone Maura is a Los Angeles-based violinist and educator. She has performed across the US and Europe as a section violinist with the National Repertory Orchestra, the Colorado Symphony, and the Firelands Symphony Orchestra, frequenting venues such as Carnegie Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, and Jazz at Lincoln Center. Simone holds a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance from Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where she became certified in String Pedagogy. She is currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Violin Performance at the California Institute of the Arts. At Impulse Music Co., Simone’s students enjoy learning popular music of their choosing alongside repertoire from the Suzuki Method and the Essential Elements series.
Guitar-Matt Reinstein
Matt is a Berklee Graduate, freelance guitarist, hired gun for recording sessions and fill in gigs. A master of improvisation, and ear training. He teaches all ages and styles.
Flute/Sax/Voice-John Moore
John Moore is a graduate of the George Mason University Dewberry School of Music, and is an artist for Trevor James Flutes and Syos Mouthpieces. He has participated in several international masterclasses and festivals, and teaches students at all experience levels. John is also an active freelancer in the Los Angeles area and serves as Second Flute with the Santa Clarita Symphony Orchestra.
Drums-Sean Moriarty
Former member of a band that charted on Billboard, Sean has opened for bands such as Drowning Pool and Adelitas Way. In addition, Sean is an active recording and session drummer, and he has taught drums for over 12 years and specializes in drum core training. He is the current drummer for Ipsofakto.
Guitar/Uke-Audrey Marshall
Known in the Santa Clarita area for her singer songwriter style, Audrey is an up and coming local artist!
Piano-Joe Quattrocchi
Our Master of Jazz and Blues, a Graduate of CSUN's Jazz Program and Recording Artist, Joe has been teaching his masterful skills for over 15 years.
Guitar/Bass/Piano-Michael Whelan
A Virtuoso of many instruments including Guitar, Voice, Drums, Piano, Drums. He is also a recording Artist and a performer in many live projects, such as Cosmic Ocean.
Guitar/Bass/Drums- Corey Scimenes
The main teacher of the Performance Workshop, Corey is also currently performing in projects such as Cosmin Ocean, AKA Band, Marley Berry N, you can also find him on the sales floor throughout the week to help you answer any questions you might have about the gear in the store!
Drums-Jeremy Colson Drummer for Steve Vai
Jeremy Colson is a drummer who played with guitar virtuosos including Marty Friedman, Steve Vai, Michael Schenker and is a touring drummer for many other projects including Sebastian Bach (singer of Skid Row). He available for limited time depending on tour season schedules!
Piano-Frank Josephs
Frank Josephs attended the University of Miami School of Music, and later studied classical composition and piano performance at the Cleveland Institute of Music. He is the owner of Munchkin Studios and co-owner of Perpetual Music Group, providing comprehensive music services for network airplay. He is a composer, on the staff for Sony Music and has composed music for a variety of top networks including Fox News, Fox Sports, MTV, Warner Brothers, Discovery Channel, Lifetime, MV, National Geographic, the Travel Channel, the History Channel, Nickelodeon and has written commercials for Penzoil, and El Pollo Loco. As a musician, Frank has performed and/or recorded with the Dazz Band, the Dixie Dregs, Steve Vai, and Zapp & Roger.