Meet the team.
Our Staff
The members of our team come from all walks of life. Each staff member has been carefully chosen based on their qualifications, musical competence, and communication skills. What makes an XSOM teacher exceptional? An XSOM teacher is:
Patient and understanding.
Able to adapt to the needs of the student.
An excellent communicator.
Because our team is so diverse, we are also able to offer music lessons in the following languages* (apart from English):
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French
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Spanish
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Portuguese
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Italian
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Chinese (Cantonese/Mandarin)
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Tagalog
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Japanese
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Farsi
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Hebrew
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Russian
*Please note that the languages offered are dependent on the teacher you are learning with and the instrument being learned.
Alicia Fallon DeLuca
Voice and piano teacher
Jason Santarossa
Guitar teacher
Leyla Khalifazada
Piano teacher
Manuela Silva
Secretary
Olivia Hou
Piano teacher
Veronica Schmeiser
Flute teacher
Candice Yau
Piano teacher
Justin Javier
Drums, guitar, bass, and piano teacher
Mahsa Jasem Arizi
Piano teacher
Michael Mo
Piano teacher
Thomas Tsui
Violin teacher
Zoe Guan
Cello teacher
Jamie Monte De Ramos
Piano teacher
Leonid Sprikut
Clarinet, Saxophone, Flute, and Piano teacher
Mandy Lai
Piano teacher
Nathanael Xavier
Founder and Director
Piano and violin teacher
Tracy Guo
Piano teacher