Mission and Teaching Philosophy
Our mission is to foster a deep appreciation for music while providing a comprehensive, individualized learning experience. Whether students are beginners or advanced musicians, they are provided with the tools, techniques, and confidence needed to thrive in their musical journey. Our teaching philosophy centers on combining traditional music education with contemporary methods to ensure a well-rounded development for each student. By providing the highest standard of music education, we aim to enrich the lives of our students through the transformative power of music.
We currently offer lessons for:
Voice – Piano – Ukulele – Guitar – Electric Bass
Our Teachers
Christina Santa Maria
Christina Santa Maria, mezzo-soprano, was raised in Brooklyn, NY and lives in Buffalo, NY with her husband Evan Flury.
She earned a Master of Music degree in Voice Pedagogy and Performance (Pedagogy Emphasis) from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ and graduated Summa Cum Laude from SUNY Binghamton University with a Bachelor of Music degree in Voice Performance with a minor in Linguistics. She is a dedicated music educator with over 5 years of classroom experience and a decade of private teaching and conducting experience.
Christina is one of the only singing voice specialists in the Buffalo area, offering voice lessons focused on habilitation, the core principle of Vocology – the science of vocalization. She holds a Certificate in Vocology from NYU, where her studies focused on Voice Disorders, Vocal Habilitation & Training, and Voice Science. She acts as the third leg of the voice care team alongside ENTs and SLPs. Christina has helped many injured voices regain strength and confidence through evidence-based pedagogy.
As a member of the Buffalo music community she currently serves as the Director of Music at Trinity Church Grand Island where she leads the Choir, Orchestra, and Praise Band for weekly services. She served as an Alto Staff Singer for the Grammy-Award winning Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus in the ‘23-’24 season and performs in local productions on a freelance basis.
Operatic performances include full roles and scenes as Third Lady (Die Zauberflöte), Dorabella (Cosi fan tutte), Charlotte (Werther), Meg Page (Falstaff), Hansel (Hansel and Gretel) and Zerlina (Don Giovanni). She performed with Tri-Cities Opera as a member of the opera chorus and sang the lead role of Billie in their production of Speed Dating Tonight!, a one-act comic opera commissioned by the Janiec Opera of the Brevard Music Center.
As a professional youth and collegiate chorister, she has performed with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Marin Alsop at Carnegie Hall, with the New York Philharmonic and Lorin Maazel at Avery Fisher Hall, and most recently with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Yannick Nézet-Séguin at the Kimmel Center. As a member of the Grammy-Award winning Brooklyn Youth Chorus, she has sung back-up vocals for world renowned artists Elton John, Aretha Franklin, John Legend, Natasha Bedingfield, Lou Reed, and Barbra Streisand. With her early training under Jeanie LoVetri, the founder of Somatic Voicework, she has developed the unique ability to sing and teach across various genres in a healthy sustainable manner.
Evan Flury
Evan Flury teaches Acoustic and Electric guitar and Electric Bass. He holds a Bachelor of Music, with concentration in Music History and Composition and a Bachelor of Arts in History from SUNY Binghamton University.
Sarah Cole, Associate Teacher
Sarah Cole Violin Studio LLC offers professional violin and viola lessons to students of all ages and abilities at her studio in Kenmore / Tonawanda NY. Sarah Cole teaches private weekly lessons, regular small group classes, NYSSMA prep classes and hosts over 6 recitals a year for her students. Sarah holds two Master’s degrees and an undergraduate degree in Violin Performance and Pedagogy from the Royal Welsh College of Music, University of Louisville and Baldwin Wallace Conservatory.
