“Dear Miss Lisa, you make me excited to come to piano. You make me laugh. It is so fun working with you.”

A note from an elementary school piano student

“Lisa Gilbert is one of the best communicators with teens I’ve seen in a long time.  She meets them empathetically right where they are, and helps them get to a good grounded understanding of whatever the task is at hand, be it flute technique, ensemble playing, or connecting with each other and the community.”

Shelley Phillips, Director, Community Music School of Santa Cruz