Founder and director of the Music Stream Center, Huei-Ping holds a B.M. and M.M. in Piano Pedagogy. She has served as president of Davis Music Teachers' Association, president of Music Teachers Association of California (MTAC) Sacramento Branch and Yolo County Branch and California Association of Professional Music Teachers (CAPMT). She is a master teacher and an active adjudicator of MTAC, CAPMT and National Guild of Piano Teachers.  Her students have won numerous piano competitions statewide.

has a B.M. in Music Education and a California Teaching Credential from California State University, Sacramento. She studied piano since 6 years old and has been teaching piano for over 10 years both in group and private settings. She has received training in the Suzuki method, Harmony Road method, and Piano Pedagogy. She has taught at Music Stream Center Since 2004. She is a board member of the Music Teachers Association of California (MTAC) and currently fills the role of vice president of the Yolo County Branch.

Donna graduated from Shih Chien University, majoring in piano and minoring in violin.   She was a music teacher at St. Dominic Catholic High School and DaRen Girls’ High School for 30 years.  While teaching music classes during the day, Donna also taught private piano lessons at home and at the Yamaha Music Foundation.  Along with a passion for teaching music, she also loves to sing.  She was a member of the Taipei Philharmonic Choir and the director of the choir for 14 years; with them, she toured around the world to participate many music festivals.  In 2006 she moved to US and began teaching piano at Music Stream Center.  Her goal is to teach students not only to play music, but also to appreciate and enjoy music so that music will enhance their lives.

From the moment his fingers touched the keys, his passion for the piano never ceased. Starting as a self-taught player, Jay Jay received formal training in the instrument at the University of California, Davis. There he performed as a soloist, played in chamber ensembles, and accompanied recitals for fellow musicians of various instruments. Besides piano, his other emphasis is composition. He received his Bachelor’s degree from UC Davis in Music and Psychology in 2009, but his real passion is teaching. He loves to watch as a young piano student matures into a truly exceptional musician. He loves watching children experience that “Aha!” moment when they realize “This is fun!” From the youngest beginners to advanced adults, every student he has taught has developed a love for the instrument, the same love that he feels. Jay Jay believes that anyone can learn music and to play this beautiful instrument.

began playing piano at age 5. She discovered she wanted to play together with other musicians so she started playing oboe at age 12, after hearing it’s beautiful soaring tones in orchestral music. She continued to study oboe and piano throughout high school, and then earned her B.M. degree in oboe performance from the University of California Santa Barbara. Her professional performing experience includes concerts with the new World Symphony, Rio Hondo Symphony, and most recently the newly formed Veridian Symphony based in Yuba City. She has taught music for over 8 years in China, Taiwan, and at Music Stream Center, and has developed an affinity for the Harmony Road Music Course as a contemporary, effective, and enjoyable method for creating well-rounded musicians who can sing and hear the sparkle of every phrase they learn. She is currently a certified judge for the MTAC's Certificate of Merit oboe program.

Hailing from Peoria, Illinois, Melanie Bietz has performed solo concerts throughout the Midwest and California and has collaborated in performances with instrumentalists, vocalists, and dancers. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, and a Master of Music degree in Performance from California State University, Sacramento, where she studied with Richard Cionco and Lorna Peters. While at CSU, Sacramento, she distinguished herself by performing a solo recital of the music of Frederic Rzewski at the Festival of New American Music. Ms. Bietz has devoted the last several years to music education both through her teaching and her involvement with the Music Teacher’s Association of California and National Piano Guild. Currently, she teaches piano at the Music Stream Center in Davis, California.

Michael Silva has been teaching classical guitar for over five years. He is Suzuki certified and has taught students of all ages. He has a B.M. in guitar performance from California State University, Sacramento and is currently completing his Masters in Music there, where he studies with Grammy nominated guitarist Richard Savino. Michael believes one of the most important aspects of being a musician is sharing music with others through teaching and performing. You can watch his past performances on youtube at www.youtube.com/user/msilvassj4/videos. Michael Silva's recital on October 18th, 2012 at Sacramento State Capistrano Hall.  Click Here, to enjoy Michael's music!

Being a soloist, dedicated collaborative pianist and private instructor, as well as a choral singer, Molly maintains busy musical life. As a performing artist, she is interested in cultivating a relationship between performer and audience member by exploring the question, “How can a performer encourage the audience to listen actively and engage while experiencing classical music?” This concern permeates her teaching philosophy as well, as she aims to help students find a personal emotional connection to each piece, leading not only to the student’s satisfaction, but also the audience’s connection to both the music and performer. Additional areas of research in her teaching include incorporating movement exercises into private lessons to build a natural, internal pulse and rhythmic vitality, as well as finding ways for each student to develop free, relaxed movements in order to avoid injury and increase enjoyment. Molly holds a Masters Degree in Piano Performance from Western Michigan University and a Bachelor’s from the University of Montana.

Monica has studied piano for over 13 years. She is currently studying piano under Dr. Lorna Peters, and is in her last year at CSU Sacramento, obtaining her B.M. in piano performance. She has received training in piano pedagogy and is a certified teacher of the Harmony Road Music program. Monica has taught piano both in private and group settings and considers sharing music in this way most rewarding. She also enjoys composing and has studied composition with Dr. Joe Gilman and Stephen Blumberg. She is passionately involved in a contemporary Christian duo in which she is a co-writer and pianist. Monica’s desire is to give others the opportunity to experience and connect with the beauty of music and its countless offerings. She teaches piano, theory classes, and group classes at MSC.

holds a B.M. in piano performance from CSU, Stanislaus, and a M.M. in piano performance from CSU, Sacramento. She became interested in left hand piano music when she injured her right hand while practicing. This unexpected injury has made her highly conscious of the way we approach the piano while playing and practicing, and because of this, in her teaching, she pays special attention to and places emphasis on playing in ways that reduce the chance of injury.

Sasha has been an active cello and piano teacher, performer, and chamber and orchestra musician since 1992. For almost twenty years, she has been inspiring children and adults to touch the mystery of music with their fingers. Sasha believes that beautiful, expressive gestures connected with our emotion and the power of imagination creates precious musical moments, and music makes us all, children and adults, into better, more creative, more intelligent, and more empathetic people. She holds a B.M. from Russia and a M.M. from CSU, Sacramento. Sasha has been a member of Music Teachers’ Association of California since 2000.

Tara has been playing piano for 17 years and has learned to love and appreciate the beauty of music. She began as a student of Huei-Ping Chen Lin, and continued to play until she graduated high school, completing numerous Certificate of Merit and Guild auditions, and participating in competitions and recitals throughout her piano-playing career. Tara is now a fourth year as an Exercise Biology major at UC Davis and absolutely loves working with children at Music Stream Center. She is both a group lesson teacher for the Harmony Road series, and has private piano students. Her passion for music and helping educate others fuels her in the piano studio. She focuses on technique and engages the students so they see piano as fun and educational!

Bakyt Bekdjanov was born in Bishkek, in the Kyrgyz Republic. He began his studies at the Music College of the Moscow State Conservatory of Music where he graduated in 1989 with a bachelors degree in Violin. He continued his studies at the Nijny Novgorod State Conservatory graduating with his Masters Degree in 1996.  In 1998, he obtained his Doctorate from Nijny Novgord State Conservatory, specializing in chamber music under Professors Benditskiy and Skulskaya.  From 1994 to 2003, Dr. Bakyt served as First Violin and assistant to the concertmasters of several orchestras including the Nijny Novgorod State Opera Theatre, Arzamas Opera Theatre, and the Presidents Chamber Orchestra in Bishkek. Dr. Bakyt has also performed with the Moscow State Chamber Orchestra, the St. Petersburg Academic symphony Orchestra and the International Symphony Orchestra (Israel).  As a member of the string quartet “Semetei” he performed at Carnegie Hall in 2003. From 1998 to 2003 Dr. Bakyt taught violin and chamber music at the Kyrgyz National Conservatory and the Republic Music School in Bishkek.  Since 2003 he has lived and taught violin in California as a member of the Music Teachers Association of California. He has been playing in Modesto Townsend Opera, Merced Symphony, Veridian Symphony and California Camerata. Currently he is performing with the Stockton Symphony Orchestra.

She is the recipient of the “Grand Prize Award” in the South Bay Zither competition and has had multiple Zither performances in Chiffon Fu’s concerts in San Francisco, the greater bay area, and Sacramento. Jean has had much experience as a zither soloist, a part of a duet and as a member of a chamber orchestra. Currently Jean teaches the Chinese Zither both privately and in group classes.  

Chiffon Fu graduated from the National Taiwan Academy of Art with honors, majoring in Chinese Zither in 1988. In 1990 she became the Grand Champion of the National Golden GuZheng (Chinese Zither) Competition in Taiwan. She has played concerts with the Manalapan Battleground Symphony in New York, held the 2004 GuZheng Concert at the Santa Clara Convention Center and the Recital Hall at CSU Sacramento, performed with the Bay Area Chamber Orchestra, and has recorded two solo Zither albums. She has also held a “Love of GuZheng” concert in San Francisco to which governer Gray Davis responded that Chiffon’s music was “the most beautiful music that was ever brought to California", and has set September 23rd as California’s Chiffon Fu Day.

Hong Zhong was born in Chongqing D.C. China, within a family of musicians. As a youth, Hong Studied with the well-known Pipa Masters and also took advanced studies at the Szechwan Music School. He refined his basic skills and techniques on the Pipa over 30 years and was able to achieve the highest level of performance with many of the instrument's master pieces. He was a professional Pipa player and instructor in China. He immigrated to this country to further his studies in music. He obtained his Associate Degree in Commercial Music Management from SCC, and is pursuing advanced studies at the Musicians Institute in Los Angeles. He is the founder of a music culture organization called CCC-MPA.