Alex Balmaceda

Alex is an accomplished pianist with over thirty years of experience playing everything from Classical, Rock, R&B, Blues, Pop, and Jazz as a solo pianist and as an accompanist and band member with various groups from the Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay Area. He is currently accepting students of all ages from beginner to intermediate levels in person and through Zoom. In addition to being the co-founder of La Playa Music School, Alex has over twenty-five years of teaching experience with private lessons and small and large groups. He has taught at many private music schools as well as college-level classes in Los Angeles and the East and Northern Bay areas. Alex has excellent rapport and experience with all ages and teaches beginning through advanced Piano, Guitar, Bass, and Drums. He enjoys introducing students to music fundamentals, modern harmony, theory, and most importantly creating and making music. He has vast experience as a pianist playing and teaching classical, blues, jazz, rock, pop, R&B, and improvisation. His musical training began over thirty years ago. He is a graduate of the Southern California Conservatory of Music, Jamie Faunt Creative Music Courses, and the world-renowned Dick Grove School of Music in Van Nuys, California. He grew up playing garage bands to working bands at several major Los Angeles venues (Spruce Goose, House of Blues, the Troubadour, etc.) as well as recording and writing music for film and live performances.