Aurora Institute for the Arts

"Absolutely wonderful instructors! So talented and generous with their knowledge. They make it fun for the students while providing exceptional music education. The recitals are amazing as well!"

"Anna does a fabulous job teaching and coaching . My daughter did such a good job with her cello at solo ensemble that she received 1st place for cello in her class . We thank Anna and her lessons ,private and group . Anna and her husband go above and beyond ."

"As an adult with some musical background from grade school, I wanted to learn a new instrument, and landed on cello. It was a struggle transitioning from a different string instrument to Cello, but Anna has been incredible throughout the whole journey so far! She is incredibly patient and wants to teach anyone the love and enjoyment of cello! I would highly recommend her for anyone of any age the wants to learn cello!"

"Randy and Anna are both amazing teachers. My 7 year old takes violin lessons with Randy and he is helping her develop both a love of music and playing and a solid technical foundation. He excels at breaking down the intricacies of violin technique so children (and parents) can understand how to practice and improve. He is also very kind, patient, and encouraging. My 4 year old took cello lessons with Anna this summer and she really knows how to make the lessons fun, engaging, and instructive for younger kids. We stopped lessons for a little bit due to my work schedule and he asks almost every day when he can start again. She has lots of ideas for games and songs to help the kids. It's been a great experience working with both Randy and Anna and we highly recommend them for violin and cello lessons!"

"As a musician myself, I can recognize and appreciate great music teachers, and Randy is definitely that! My 10 year old daughter has been taking lessons with him since February; she loves it and I think she’s grown immensely as a musician. We have been doing Zoom lessons, (ever since Covid,) and haven’t gone back to in-person lessons because Randy is a phenomenal teacher over Zoom. We just haven’t needed to! Also, it makes our schedule so much easier that he’s willing to teach lessons that way; he’s been very accommodating. Additionally, I’m so incredibly impressed with how he gets my daughter to focus for 30 entire minutes as well as how he can clearly convey specific violin techniques to her over the screen. She stays engaged in lessons because “it’s just fun with Randy,” and seems to do well with retaining the knowledge that she learns each time. It’s been a wonderful experience working with Randy and you and your child will be very happy if you get the chance to work with him!"