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Ariel Ortega-Casillas,<\/strong><\/span> is a San Fernando Valley native who began his musical journey with the drum set in the 5th grade. Ariel would go on to study music at the University of California San Diego, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music. After completing the Single Subject Teaching Credential program at California State University, Northridge (CSUN), Ariel is now excited to give back to his community by bringing quality music education to under-resourced schools through Education Through Music-Los Angeles.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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