Teachers
Meet the people behind the music
Five working musicians who teach. Each has played stages from Sixth Street to Symphony Hall, and each remembers their own first lesson.
Nora Halvorsen
Founder and piano teacher
On repeat: Grieg, Lyric Pieces
Diego Castillo
Guitar and songwriting teacher
On repeat: Gillian Welch, Revival
Amara Bell
Voice teacher
On repeat: Ella Fitzgerald, Live in Berlin
Ivy Chen
Violin teacher
On repeat: Bach, Partita No. 2
Marcus Reed
Drum teacher
On repeat: Stevie Wonder, Innervisions