Meet the team

Hand-picked by Annie. Held to her standard.

Annie can only teach a limited number of students herself, so she built a team she trusts to give every student the same warm, inspiring experience, in the same beautiful studios, on the same real instruments.

Vetted for skill and warmth

Matched to your goals

Performance chances for everyone

Annie Bonsignore

Founder and senior vocal coachVoiceGuitar

South African-born singer-songwriter, performer and producer with three albums and a long list of festival stages behind her. Annie has taught music professionally since 1996 and founded the studio to give families a warmer, more inspiring way to learn. She takes a limited number of private voice students and leads the adult Sing & Strum class.

Private voice

Evelyn Indargo

Senior piano instructorPiano

Concert pianist and composer from Surabaya, Indonesia, with degrees from the University of Music Freiburg and the University of Southern California. Evelyn teaches every level from age 4, classical to contemporary, including RCM and ABRSM preparation.

Private piano

Carolyn Credico

Voice and piano teacherVoicePianoGuitar

Jazz and pop singer from Hamilton, trained at Mohawk College, who recorded Pieces of Dreams with Don Thompson, Reg Schwager and Pat Collins. Carolyn performs across the GTA and brings music to care homes through Concerts in Care Ontario.

Private voice

Mischa Aravena

Vocal coach for musical theatre, auditions and performanceVoice

Mischa spent six years as a professional performer with Disney, on stage across the United States, the Caribbean and Europe. An actor, singer and teacher with an MFA from the University of Houston, he teaches the way working performers train: breath, character, storytelling and real stage confidence. Families who join his new Thursday studio by January 31, 2027 keep his founding student rate (from $40 a lesson) for as long as they study with him.

Lessons with Mischa

Varuni Papade

Voice and piano teacherVoicePiano

Varuni began piano and voice at five, completed her RCM Level 9 in piano and studies music at the University of Toronto. She teaches classical, pop and musical theatre, and her experience with Young Voices Toronto makes her a natural with younger students.

Private piano

Nevena Kovacevic

Piano teacherPiano

Classical pianist with a music diploma from Mohawk College and an honours music degree from McMaster University. Nevena has taught piano since 2001, from first lessons through RCM exams, in both classical and jazz styles, and is a certified Yamaha Music instructor. She also teaches beginner pop vocals.

Private piano

Everyone gets a stage

Performing turns students into musicians

Whichever teacher you learn with, and whatever your level, you get the chance to share your music a few times a year, from studio recitals to community concerts and visits to long-term-care homes.

It is always an invitation, never a requirement, and there are no recital fees.

Your first 30 minutes are on us.

Book a free trial lesson

No registration fees, no contracts. Month-to-month, with 30 days' notice to stop.