• Piano, group programs, design and teach group programs
• Masters degree in Music Education, The Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA
• Bachelors degree in Professional Music in Piano, Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA
• General music teacher at Cambridge Public Schools, MA
• 15 years experience in teaching both children and adults piano and other music programs
• 6 years as the Music Director of LexiMusic

Kosta Haralampiev     

• Piano, Vocal, recorder, and guitar, as well Group Programs designed by Happy Music
• Masters degree in Music Education with Honor, Academy of Music, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
• Bachelors degree in Music Business / Management, Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA
• Piano and voice teracher at Pete Pidegon Music School in Boston, MA
• Piano teacher at Area Four Youth Center, Cambridge, MA
• 20 years experience in teaching both children and adults piano and vocal lessons

     Kosta Haralampiev is a voice teacher with about twenty years of experience as a singer and a vocal instructor. He graduated from The Academy of Music and Art in Plovdiv, Bulgaria with a Masters degree in Music Education and Performance. Kosta enriched his vocal education through participating in a summer workshop in the Hoch Schule fur Music in Weimar, Germany, studying Mozart repertoire with Professor Peter Schreier.

     He worked as an opera singer in the Silesian Opera Theater in the Czech Republic for six years. In 2009 Kosta graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston where he extended his vocal skills studying jazz, and pop- vocal technique, and repertoire with Joey Blake, Dona MacElroy, Lisa Thorson and Gwendolyn Leader.

     Kostas voice teaching covers many styles of the classical vocal repertoire and of the contemporary entertainment vocal music. His rich teaching experience allows him to teach students of all levels and ages.
In addition Kosta taught piano, keyboard, guitar and recorder for seven years at the Arts School in the town of Odry, the Czech Republic. His American teaching experience was enriched with his work as a piano and voice instructor at Hyde Square Task Force in Jamaica Plain, Area IV Youth Center in Cambridge, and at Pete Pidgeon Music School, Boston.

     Kosta began teaching at Happy Music in the Fall of 2009.  He had led several group programs designed for young children, offered to Loker Public School in Wayland, MA. 

     Kosta is currently our full-time teacher.  He teaches private lessions from Monday to Saturday.  If schedule and distance permit, he can go to your home for private home instructions.

• Violin
• Master of music in violin performance, Boston University, Boston, NA
• Bachelor of Music in violin performance, Cleveland Institude of Music, Cleveland, OH
• Experienced accompanist for all instruments, church organist, choir director, and bell choir director
• Private violin teacher

     Julia Erhard is a very talented musician as well as an experienced violin teacher.

     While in Boston University and in Cleveland Institude of Music, Julia served as the Principal violinist or the Concertmaser in orchestra.  She was also the Principal Second violin in Cleveland Women's Orchestra.  Julia also performed solo works such Bartok First Rhapsody, Vivaldi Double Concerto, and Bruch Concerto No.1 with music groups such as National Repertory Orchestra and Sounds of Sousa Band in Chautauqua, NY. 

     Currently Juliia is a freelance musician in Boston area, as well as violin teacher in private teaching studios.  Juliia started teaching at Happy Music since late 2010.

Gregory B. Goldfarb   

• Flute, piano, guitar, clarinet, saxophone, and drum 
• Masters degree in Flute performance, University of Miami, Miami, FL
• Bachelors degree in Music with emphasis on Flute performance, U. Mass., Amherst, MA  

     Mr. Gregory Benjamin Goldfarb is an accomplished,authentic, and versatile flutist whose soul motivation in music is to heal and inspire people. He has studied and performed flute for over 20 years, diversifying himself with various cultures and genres of music. He has studied with many inspiring and well-known artists including Grammy Award winner Dr. Yusef Lateef, a true asset in the world of music.

     While being an active recording artist and performer, Mr. Goldfarb has spread his knowledge of his craft to many inspiring flutists and musicians. His motto in music and to the world is Music is like people. We may all be from different cultures, countries, and races, but we still all are people. Music will always bring us together as one.

     Mr. Goldfarb has been a member of the Boston Civic Symphony Orchestra (csob.org) since 2005 playing flute and piccolo. He also teaches privately and performs in and out of the recording studio.  He has been with Happy Music since 2008.

Reiko Yamada 

• Piano, Music Theory
• Masters degree in Music Composition, Boston University, Boston, MA
• Bachelors degree in Professional Music, Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA
• Computer skills with music notation software