From an early age, Susan grew up listening to and loving classical music to show tunes and jazz. She completed a Bachelor’s degree in Music from Boston University School of Fine and Applied Arts and a Master’s degree at San Jose State University in Fine Arts of the 20th Century. She has a background in classical piano study from Boston University and Stanford University, and studies in jazz piano on the West Coast.

Susan is a credentialed music teacher in California and Massachusetts, and has experience teaching in the Bay Area. She has also been an elementary school music supervisor in Massachusetts for 4th-6th grades and is currently a member of the Music Teachers Association of California Palo Alto Chapter and American Federation of Musicians Local 6 in San Francisco. She has taken numerous master classes and workshops in various musical subjects and is qualified to prepare students for Certificates of Merit exams.