“To be effective, education of any kind must take
place in an encouraging environment that inspires,
students to excel not because they have been
instructed to do so, but out of their own desire
to do so.”
Shiho Yamamoto
Masami Takahata

Piano (WLA-MTAC Member)
Masami Takahata attended high school and received her bachelors degree at the distinguished music academy Musashino Academia High school and College. During her studies she was awarded the distinguished Teacher’s Certificate from the Japanese government. She later taught the advanced class at the Yamaha music school in Tokyo Japan where she trained students for the teacher certificate program. She has performed several community service concerts and as accompaniment for choral groups in the LA area.

