Carolynn Schmahl - Lead Teacher

Carolynn Schmahl is a musician originally from San Jose, now residing in Southern California. Since receiving her BA in Music from Chapman University, Carolynn has worked as a singer and music educator in Orange County and Los Angeles. Her students have won awards in competitions such as the Musical Theater Competitions of America (MTCA), the Spirit of the MACY Awards, and the National PTA Reflections Program for singing, acting, and composition. Carolynn has designed a number of educational programs that teach musical concepts such as music theory, composition, history, and technique. She has served as music director for several productions, including Annie, Honk, Seussical, A Christmas Story, James and the Giant Peach, The Addams Family, Into The Woods, The Little Mermaid, and The Spongebob Musical. She is especially proud of her students who have gone on to collegiate performance programs and loves to cheer her students on as they pursue their professional dreams. In addition to her career as a music educator, Carolynn works as a session singer and sings as a cantor at St Kilian Catholic Church. Any day she gets to make music is a good day.