Voice

Daniel Curran has gained a reputation as a soloist in opera, theatre and concert stages throughout the United States and internationally, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City Center, New York City Opera, The New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Opera and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. A graduate of The Juilliard School of Music and Chapman Conservatory of Music, Daniel is a master teacher in classical opera and concert music, as well as musical theatre and studio work.

Violin, Guitar, Piano, Ukulele

Thomas Hanslowe is a music educator living in Los Angeles. He received a BM in music education from the College of New Jersey and an MA in musicology from Tufts University. He is a multi-instrumentalist with over 10 years of experience in private lessons and the classroom. His teaching experience ranges from working with young children to teaching at the University level. His is currently enrolled in the musicology PhD program at UCLA and continues to play and teach violin, guitar, piano and ukulele. 

Voice, Piano, General Music

Samantha began singing in choirs at the age of 10 and has been singing ever since. Her passion for music grew as she pursued opportunities to sing in honor choirs, theater productions, and advanced ensembles. Samantha holds a B.M. in Music Education with a vocal emphasis from Chapman University, where she performed in several ensembles which included a wide array of pieces in different languages, exploring different cultures. She has also musically directed ensembles such as a collegiate all-treble a capella group, community choirs and children and youth choirs. She continues to sing professionally in the Orange County area, as well as teach music in the classroom and privately.  

Musical Theater

Growing up, Ava was a musical theater nerd – her specialty in dance. She has now grown up to be a graduate of the UCLA School of Theatre, Film and Television. There, she majored in theatre with an emphasis in directing. Her other passions have extended to video production, editing, puppetry, dancing and more. Ava loves sharing her passion for musical theater and dance with children, having experience teaching summer musical theater camps, as well as directing school productions such as Cinderella, and It’s a Show – the Musical. She is also a dance teacher with Music Universe.  

Piano, Choir, General Music 

Jordan Hugh Sam is a Ph.D. student in Musicology at UCLA, having previously earned an M.M. degree in Choral Conducting (CU Boulder, 2018) and a B.A. degree in Music (Amherst College, 2014). Jordan has worked as a choral director of the Madrigal Ensemble and Early Music Ensemble at CU Boulder, and the Assistant Choral director at Amherst College. He has also worked as a director of community, church, and youth choirs in Colorado, Florida, and Massachusetts. His research interests include practice based research, the phenomology of community and protest singing, video game music, and early music.

We believe that happy teachers are better teachers, so we actively promote community and support for our Music Universe team. We believe in lifelong learning and are committed to learning together

We provide our teachers with all the resources and curriculum they need so they can focus on their students, but we still allow for the creativity and personalization that makes them so good at what they do.

Our program is structured to allow new teachers to pick up where a previous instructor left off. No more fear of teacher turnover! Our  students experience consistency and stability in their music education.