Alex Pualani (AP) [he/him]

A. S. Pualani, or Mr. P, as he is affectionately known at YAMA -- believes that studying an instrument and finding your voice are interconnected and parallel processes. As a member of YAMA's founding team, Mr. P embodies and champions this philosophy in all of the teaching he does at YAMA, from teaching young cellists and conducting orchestras, to coaching new Teaching Artists on the YAMA team.

Mr. P holds a B.A. from Gonzaga University and his M.M. in Performance and Pedagogy from Central Washington University. He has worked closely with and been shaped by teachers Kevin Hekmatpanah, Minna Rose Chung, John Michel, Hans Jorgen Jensen, Julia Lichten, and Christy Baisinger.

As a lifetime member of the School of Lifelong Learners (disclaimer: not a real school - yet!), Mr. P is always engaged in learning or building something new, from rock climbing to learning languages to building a teardrop trailer for his family, which includes his wife Beth, son Gabriel, daughter Harper, and dog Brahms.