
TEACHING STAFF

MARTÍN MORA
Director and Keyboard Teacher
Martin Mora’s gifts as a producer, songwriter, musician, teacher, and leader are well known. Those who have worked with Martin or seen the growth in those who have developed under his instruction have witnessed his uncommon talents firsthand. For almost twelve years, Martin has energetically pursued his call to equip music teams, leaders, and musicians in our area. During that time, he has built a program of undeniable success. He toured Latin America and the USA with different bands. He is the Worship Arts Director at Sunrise Community Church and the Fusion School of Music Director.

MANDI BERNAL
Voice Teacher
Mandi Bernal is a voice and piano teacher, but currently teaches choir full time at Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified school district. She has volunteered in worship ministry at several churches including her home church, Visalia First, where she worked full-time as a Worship Arts Associate for several years. Mandi first started playing piano and singing when she was 5 years old at Visalia Music School. After seeing the movie Titanic, she was inspired to sing like Celine Dion, and took every choir class available to her. Mandi went on to study Vocal music and music education at Southwestern Assemblies of God University, and at Fresno Pacific University. She has her Bachelor’s degree in Vocal Music Education, and is a credentialed teacher. Mandi is an experienced Worship Leader and pianist, as well as a voice, piano, and choir teacher. Mandi and her husband currently live in Visalia with their cat JoJo Binks.

HENRY STOOPS
Guitar Teacher
Henry's Bio

JACOB ZSIDO
Bass Teacher
Jacob Zsido is a member of Visalia Nazarene Church and has been playing bass for the worship team there since 2011. He began playing upright bass at the age of eleven and taught himself electric bass at the age of thirteen. Being one of the few bass players at Mt. Whitney High School, Jacob filled the bass-player need for both orchestra classes and the marching band during his time there. He is a student as CSU Fresno and feels a definite calling to teach. He loves using his music talent to glorify God, and longs to teach others to do the same.

STEVE WALKER
Guitar Teacher
Steve J Walker is a talented worship pastor, at Tulare Bethel Church, and singer/songwriter from Tulare, California. He has been teaching for several years now and has instructed multiple students who have gone on to become respected musicians in the community. He began playing music as a saxophonist at the age of nine. At fourteen, he joined the church praise team and eventually branched out and became a multi-instrumentalist (voice, keyboards, rhythm guitar, lead guitar, saxophone, bass, and drums). To date, he has been a worship leader for over 20 years. He has performed in multiple bands spanning various genres of music; such as worship, pop, classic rock, blues, funk, country, jazz, hard rock, metal, and Latin.

ISAAC RIVERA
Drums Teacher
Born and raised in New Mexico, Isaac Rivera attended New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, NM, and taught band and elementary music out in New Mexico before moving to Visalia to continue his teaching career with Visalia Unified School District. Out in New Mexico, as well as out here in California, Isaac has played in many groups, and has recorded a few albums. He has also taught private drum lessons as well as worked with high school drumlines from multiple cities. Isaac's greatest passion is drums, extending as far out as building his own custom drums that he hopes to one day turn into a drum building business. In the meantime, his time is spent honing his drum building craft, practicing his drums daily, and gigging in various cities with his fun rock band, as well as being a full time band teacher with Visalia Unified. Isaac is extremely excited to be a part of the team, and to share his passion for music!