Alissa began her piano teaching studio in 1994 as a high school student and has continued to teach a number of students every year since then. While living in different states for her husband's vocation, she has had studios in Grand Rapids, MI, Bellevue, NE, Glenwood, IA and is currently teaching in Sumas, WA. Alissa started playing piano at the age of 6, won scholarships to and attended both Inte
rlochen Center For the Arts Music Camp and Blue Lake Fine Arts Music Camp in Michigan, gave a solo senior recital at St. Cecilia Music Society in Grand Rapids when she was 17, and continued on to study Piano Pedagogy at Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, MI with an applied minor in Organ. Alissa has served as a church pianist/organist for the past 31 years and currently plays organ regularly for Lynden United Reformed Church. While teaching in Michigan, Alissa adjudicated for the Michigan Music Teacher's Association and the National Federation of Music Clubs' Festival in Grand Rapids. Alissa recently served as President of Lynden Music Teacher's Association. Alissa is a member of the Music Teacher's National Association, the Washington Music Teacher's Association, and the Lynden Music Teacher's Association.
