About Our Teachers
Sarah Radosevic
Sarah Radosevic
Sarah Radosevic
Piano, Ukulele
At TMA since 2017
Growing up in England , Sarah started playing jazz piano under the
instruction of her father . At aged 9 she started studying classical piano
and fell in love with both the theory and practical side of music . Getting
her degree in music & music theory opened many doors in teaching and
performing throughout h
Piano, Ukulele
At TMA since 2017
Growing up in England , Sarah started playing jazz piano under the
instruction of her father . At aged 9 she started studying classical piano
and fell in love with both the theory and practical side of music . Getting
her degree in music & music theory opened many doors in teaching and
performing throughout her career. Sarah has over 20 years of teaching experience in both the U.K and USA
Billy Tsounis
Sarah Radosevic
Sarah Radosevic
Guitar, Bass, Ukulele, Banjo, Mandolin
At TMA since 2008
Billy Tsounis is a Berklee College of Music graduate with over 30 years experience performing and 20 years teaching .
He has toured throughout the USA, placed his original compositions on the MTV, CBS networks and has recorded for various independent and major label releases.
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Guitar, Bass, Ukulele, Banjo, Mandolin
At TMA since 2008
Billy Tsounis is a Berklee College of Music graduate with over 30 years experience performing and 20 years teaching .
He has toured throughout the USA, placed his original compositions on the MTV, CBS networks and has recorded for various independent and major label releases.
Guitar styles that he teaches are rock/ pop/ metal/ /funk/ blues/classical and world rhythms.
We are proud to announce Billy was recently featured in the December 2016 edition of The Guitar Player Magazine,
Nikki Sardilla
Sarah Radosevic
Nikki Sardilla
Piano and Voice
At TMA since 2021
Nikki is a pianist and vocalist with over 10 years of performing experience and 5 years of private teaching. She loves to share an appreciation for the arts and she specializes in classical, pop, and musical theatre. She has performed in international festivals in Korea, Japan, China and Taiwan for compet
Piano and Voice
At TMA since 2021
Nikki is a pianist and vocalist with over 10 years of performing experience and 5 years of private teaching. She loves to share an appreciation for the arts and she specializes in classical, pop, and musical theatre. She has performed in international festivals in Korea, Japan, China and Taiwan for competitive choir and piano. Nikki graduated from the University of Santo Tomas Conservatory of Music with a degree in Piano Performance and has started graduate school to further her studies in piano and voice.
About Our Teachers
Russell Bizzett
Russell Bizzett
Russell Bizzett
Drums
At TMA since 2012
Drummer Russell Bizzett was born in Sioux City before moving to San Diego. He already had a long and storied career, having rose to prominence the mid-1970s, when he toured and recorded with rock music legend Tommy Bolin, (Deep Purple, James Gang), as well as Jose Feliciano, Louisa West with Jimmy Patton and Friend
Drums
At TMA since 2012
Drummer Russell Bizzett was born in Sioux City before moving to San Diego. He already had a long and storied career, having rose to prominence the mid-1970s, when he toured and recorded with rock music legend Tommy Bolin, (Deep Purple, James Gang), as well as Jose Feliciano, Louisa West with Jimmy Patton and Friends, and others.
Along the way, he studied with the legendary jazz drummers Roy Haynes and Billy Higgins. In 2011,he released a full-length, Dream Street. Russell has been teaching for over 30 years and has a great rapport with his students.
Joel Tui
Russell Bizzett
Russell Bizzett
Piano, Violin, Guitar
At TMA since 2022
Joel graduated with a Bachelor in Music in piano performance. He has accompanied performing choirs in rehearsals, concerts, and Collaborated with numerous vocal, instrumental, chamber, and musical theatre students. He has been teaching for 10 ten years and his goal is to give students the ability to
Piano, Violin, Guitar
At TMA since 2022
Joel graduated with a Bachelor in Music in piano performance. He has accompanied performing choirs in rehearsals, concerts, and Collaborated with numerous vocal, instrumental, chamber, and musical theatre students. He has been teaching for 10 ten years and his goal is to give students the ability to come up with their own perspective while looking through others' as well.
Cory Radosevic
Russell Bizzett
Cory Radosevic
Guitar, Bass, Ukulele,
At TMA since 2018
Cory has a Masters in Education so being a school teacher gives him patience and a methodical approach to learning . His background is in Jazz , Blues and Rock and brings to life all genres of music that inspires his students
Having played and performed with bands on the East and West coast as well
Guitar, Bass, Ukulele,
At TMA since 2018
Cory has a Masters in Education so being a school teacher gives him patience and a methodical approach to learning . His background is in Jazz , Blues and Rock and brings to life all genres of music that inspires his students
Having played and performed with bands on the East and West coast as well as years of experience performing in theater, Cory was musical director for a Tong Winning Broadway Tap Dancer on the East Coast and has been technical director for numerous productions but teaching music is truly what inspires him today
About Our Teachers
Taylor Brazil
Piano, Voice, Guitar
At TMA since 2015
Taylor is a musician with 10 years experience of teaching Piano, Voice and beginning Guitar. She graduated with a Bachelors Of Arts in Music from California State San Marcos in 2018. Taylor was first a student here at Temecula Music Academy and began teaching in 2015-2019. She has also taught lessons at music schools in Okinawa, Japan from 2019-2021 and Tucson, Arizona from 2022-2023. She is thrilled to be back in her hometown teaching at the same school where her music teaching career first began. Taylor also enjoys performing and has played at various venues and events throughout the Southern California area.
Kent Beyer
Drums
At TMA since 2024
Kent Beyer, born and raised in Kansas, grew up in a house full of music. His father is a jazz enthusiast as a trumpet and guitar player. His mother loved all sorts of music, especially Kiss while doing house cleaning very early in the morning!
Kent started off pulling his dad’s trumpet out from under the bed and trying to get it to make sounds at age 8 but quickly began to show an aptitude for percussion at age 9. He then took drum
lessons from Steve Hatfield for the next 9 years. In school, he was able to enjoy new types of music playing in the concert, jazz, pep, and marching bands.
At the University of Kansas, Kent auditioned for the percussion department and was accepted to study under world-renowned four mallet marimba virtuoso, Kevin Bobo. Growing further under the instruction of Dr. JC Combs at Wichita State University.
After college, Kent moved to California to be closer to his older brother. Shortly after moving, he was hired to teach at the Encinitas School of Music where he taught percussion lessons for the better part of a decade.
Kent has three wonderful children and an amazingly supportive wife, who are all music lovers as well. Teaching music is his greatest joy outside of his family and he is very excited to be working at the Temecula Music Academy.
Naomi Balcombe
Naomi Balcombe
Owner/Operator Since 2003
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