Meet Our Teachers


Photography provided by: Studio B

Analiisa Miss Analiisa, Partner and Executive Director. Miss Analiisa’s first formal introduction to music was in 6th grade, when she wanted to play the flute in the newly formed 6th grade band. Her father, however, gave her the choice of the two instruments he owned, which were the euphonium, and the valve trombone. She picked the euphonium, which proved fortuitous, because she fell in love with the sound it made. She also discovered that she got to sit in the back of the band, where all the really cute boys played brass and percussion! She attended WWU in Bellingham, with a hiatus to study with the premier Euphonium player in the world back in New York and Washington D.C. With a background in K-12 Music Ed, and a really useful degree in Music Performance, Miss Analiisa moved to Seattle to work at a law firm, having discovered she did not want to be a professional musician in a military band. (Nearly the only paying option for euphonium players.) Since then, she has owned several successful small businesses, and has spent many hours engaging in her passion for writing curriculum and teaching small children and adults alike in a variety of subjects. Miss Analiisa and her husband Karl have three children whom she home schools. You can frequently hear her as a commentator on BAMRadio Network.
Beth Miss Beth, Partner and CFO (Chief Fun Officer), grew up in sunny Santa Cruz, California. As common to California girls, Miss Beth took countless years of ballet, tap and jazz dance, so that she could try and be ever so graceful as she was running along the beach. While she was running along the beach one summer, she met her future husband Pat, whom she married in 1993. She graduated from U.C. San Diego in 1991 with a degree in Visual Arts. Miss Beth’s musical background includes piano, voice and marimba. Her love of children led her to work as a nanny and preschool teacher. Miss Beth also received Montessori training and became Montessori certified. When she took her son Tyler to a Kindermusik class, the instructor noticed Miss Beth’s innate understanding and love of children, and how they seemed to flock to her wherever she was. Not surprisingly, she became a Kindermusik Educator in 1999. She also has a strong background in curriculum development, which has been invaluable as she trains and mentors new educators at Studio3Music. In the local community, Miss Beth is known by hundreds of parents as someone who creates a safe and nurturing place to bring their children. She is sought after as an expert in child development. Miss Beth became a partner at Studio3Music in 2007.
Allison Miss Allison, Partner, grew up in Cheyenne, Wyoming (that’s why her hair is so messy) where she participated in every musical, and theatrical event that the city had to offer- youth through high school choir, Old Fashioned Melodrama, Shakespeare in the Park, and drama and competitive speech. She graduated from Loretto Heights College in Denver Colorado with a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre and a minor in Directing and an emphasis in Costume Design. (She figured the more she could do the less tables she’d have to wait on.) After graduating she taught music, theatre and dance at the Denver School for Gifted and Creative Students. Miss Allison also did professional work in Dinner Theatre, and non profit theatre organizations in the Denver area. Then lightning struck and totally changed the course of her life- she was cast as Laurie in Oklahoma! opposite Curly, played by a wonderful young scientist who was dabbling in theatre for the summer. Miss Allison and Michael have been married since 1993, and have three marvelous sons. After moving to Washington she returned to the classroom, this time with preschoolers. She was asked if she’d ever thought of teaching Kindermusik…She hadn’t, but it didn’t take long for the equation to add up to the job that she’d never dreamed existed – the perfect one! Her flexibility in the classroom to adapt curriculum to the needs of the particular children in class is well known. Miss Allison became a partner at Studio3Music in 2007.
Miss Jesikah, Director of Operations. Miss Jesikah was born in Los Angeles to a hippy, rock ‘n roller, guitarist for a father and a vivacious nurse for a mother – the combination created a beautiful love for both the arts and sciences. Being a savvy business person, Miss Jesikah and her little sister would perform many “lawn concerts” selling tickets for 25¢ to each of the neighbors, singing and dancing to many popular tunes. (Think Thriller, and Girls Just Want to Have Fun) At the age of 10, her family moved to a small historic mining town along the 49er trail in Northern California, where Miss Jesikah performed with an elite children’s competition choir. Her family then moved to rural Monroe, where she fell in love in her sophomore year, eventually marrying her high school sweetheart. Volunteering at the local hospital seeded a love for children in Miss Jesikah’s heart. Although Miss Jesikah absolutely loves singing and music, she has a real passion for science, especially the ocean. “Shark Week” is still a family holiday in her home! When her first son arrived, she became a stay at home mom, and while pregnant with her second, she yearned to share her musical heritage with her children. Miss Jesikah and her oldest son began attending Kindermusik with Miss Beth and instantly fell in love with the program. Discovering a match for all the things she loves, (even the sharks!) she became an Educator.
Kim  Her mom calls her a free spirit, but if you ask Miss Kim (Concierge) she says she’s just a big kid. She dreamed of growing up to be a teacher, then a marine biologist, then a dance teacher, and then a writer. Finally in her junior year of college she settled on Advertising. Maybe mom was right, she is a free spirit! Music and dance have always been part of her life – you should see the pictures of her in a red wig playing Orphan Annie. Miss Kim grew up in the Midwest where she spent years on the city level dance team. After moving to Washington, she was co-captain of her high school dance team. In college, she volunteered her time as a Choreographer & Assistant Dance Coach at the local high school. Miss Kim graduated from Washington State University with a Communications degree and a diverse background in marketing, communications and event planning. After the birth of her daughter, she realized her passion for adding fun and music to her resume when they took their first Village class together at Studio3Music! Miss Kim now brings her knowledge, creativity and love of children’s programming and event coordination to our studio and parents. Miss Kim is married to her fabulous husband and fellow WSU Alumnus, Dave. When she is not teaching, singing, dancing, or working, she and her family are cheering on the Cougs!
Aaron Teacher Aaron was born and raised in the tiny suburb of Aloha, Oregon in a close knit family, smack in the middle of 23 first cousins. Naturally, Teacher Aaron’s first job was babysitting, which (believe it or not) didn’t seem like work at all. About the same time, he picked up the trombone and joined the middle school band. He fell in love with music and played in several different groups and even switched to Euphonium for marching band. Teacher Aaron told Analiisa it was because they needed more players and it sounded so beautiful (fellow Euphonium players, unite!), but apparently there was some incident that involved his trombone slide and a color guard and a very bad headache… Teacher Aaron always loved Seattle because of its architecture (he wanted to be an architect when he was little), the music scene, and the Mariners. He graduated and enrolled at the UW to become a doctor (no longer wanting to design buildings). He began working at Soundbridge, Seattle Symphony’s Music Discovery Center to help put him through school. It was there he discovered that teaching children was his true calling. So he threw out the stethoscope and picked up the curriculum guide! Last year he taught at a Headstart preschool while also teaching classes at Soundbridge. In addition to teaching Kindermusik, Teacher Aaron uses his degree in Early Childhood and Family Studies with a minor in music as Director of a Seattle preschool.
Steph Miss Steph has been singing for as long as she can remember. A native of Chicago, she grew up in a house where someone was always singing, playing an instrument or rocking out to the Beatles. She was involved in musical theater and worked as a both a camp counselor and pre-school teaching assistant where the kids dubbed her, “The Singing Teacher”. After graduating from The University of Kansas, Miss Steph fronted two bands and toured throughout the country. When she got tired of life on the road (and starving) she settled down and worked for an artist management company. Miss Steph then began playing music for children and facilitating children’s songwriting workshops at local schools. Given her love for children, the realization that she liked playing for “little ears” more than “big ears” was not a big surprise. The joy that she felt playing music for children was something she wanted in her everyday life. After receiving her Masters in Elementary Education, Miss Steph taught in the Chicago Public Schools until she and her husband moved to Seattle. Her daughter Giana brought her to Studio3Music, where she fell in love with the concept, curriculum, and the teachers. She is so excited to be part of this wonderful community of music educators and can’t wait sing and play with you and your children.
Anna Miss Anna’s love for music started early. She grew up in the Kirkland/Woodinville area where her earliest musical memory involved listening to the record, “The Story of Little Tree” over and over on her Fisher Price record player. Then, she & her cousins moved on to choreograph & perform homemade music videos, like Janet Jackson’s “Escapade.” In elementary school, Miss Anna took both piano and flute lessons. But, by 7th grade she realized that her desire was to sing. In Jr. and Sr. High she performed in choirs of all types, including Jazz Choir her senior year. She attended Edmonds Community College on a women’s soccer scholarship, and was selected to perform and tour with the elite jazz group Soundsation. Miss Anna then moved to Eastern Washington University in Cheney to pursue another love – Early Childhood Education, as she loves nothing more than the process of watching children learn. She had a blast with her four-year old Sunday class and led adult worship until she moved back to Seattle. After returning from Cheney, she taught two-year olds and led worship for hundreds of children, including Miss Analiisa’s children, who adore singing with her. Anna is the co-founder and co-director of a children’s worship and dance team now in its eighth year. She & her husband live in Bothell with their cat, Max. Miss Anna can’t wait to sing, play instruments, and learn with you in her classes!
Meresa Miss Meresa was born and raised in the Seattle area and has been singing and dancing as long as she can remember. Her mother says she just, “came out that way,” and it’s no wonder with so many of her musical family members surrounding her. She grew up singing at church and school, as well as, taking countless tap, ballet, and other dance classes. She also developed a great love for acting at a young age and pursued all three of these endeavors especially in her time at Mountlake Terrace High School. Miss Meresa continued this theme by studying Vocal Performance at Seattle Pacific University, where she received her B.A. in Music. After a little time off, she decided to do her own version of grad school and shipped herself off to Los Angeles to study music, theater, and dance at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Miss Meresa also spent many hours during this time babysitting and helping out in her Mother’s Pre-K classroom where she realized her knack for working with children and her delight in nurturing and observing their development. Miss Meresa discovered Kindermusik and, voila! A great way to combine her love for music and children was realized.