Meet the Team

Liana Salinas
CEO & Founder

Liana@MyMusicMatch.org
IG @lianasalinas

Our fearless leader is inspired, compassionate, and innovative. As a seasoned teacher, she believes in the power of music to connect people. Her vision in founding My Music Match is to build a vibrant community of students, parents, and teachers who share this belief. Our mission is to provide innovative, accessible, and customized musical experiences inspired by our ever evolving world. Liana also serves as the Artistic Director of the Miami Children’s Chorus, an organization near and dear to her heart.

Ariella Salinas
Matching Director

Ariella@MyMusicMatch.org
305-204-3629

Ariella has always been a music lover. She sang in choirs and played viola in orchestras throughout elementary, middle, and high school. Despite not being a music major in college, Ariella continued to sing in her school's choir and was even Chorus President!

As a professional, Ariella has worked in many fields from medicine to animal care to retail; no matter the job, Ariella has always been in a customer service role.

She is overjoyed to unite her love for music with her passion for customer service. As our Matching Director, Ariella is responsible for ensuring the quality of our student-teacher matches. Upon submitting your Matching Quiz, you'll be prompted to make a phone or Zoom call with Ariella so she can get to know you before matching you with the perfect teacher.

Nicole Bartholomew
Director of Operations

Nicole@MyMusicMatch.org
305-204-3643

Nicole proudly serves as our Director of Operations. She manages student lesson payments and teacher payroll.

Nicole is a musician of wide-ranging interests and educational backgrounds. She holds a B.M. in vocal performance and Spanish and an M.M. in ethnomusicology, and she is currently a doctoral candidate working to complete her PhD in musicology. As an ethnomusicologist, Nicole is passionate about advocating for the musical and cultural practices of diverse peoples. As a vocalist and music educator, she thrives when she can instill a sense of excitement about music in her students, especially when that music teaches them something new about the world.