About Erica
Erica Waxer has been teaching voice and piano in Palo Alto since 2010. Erica holds a bachelor of music degree in vocal performance from the USC Thornton School of Music and a Master of Arts in Vocal Pedagogy from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. In addition to her classical background, Erica is an experienced musical theater performer and coaches students for auditions and competitions in the field.

Her voice students have performed with renowned local theaters, including the Palo Alto Players, Los Altos Stage Company, Hillbarn Theater, Woodside Musical Theater, CMT San Jose, Peninsula Youth Theater, and the Palo Alto Children's Theater. Many of her students participate in the prestigious Certificate of Merit (CM) program through the Music Teacher's Association of California (MTAC). They have also earned top placements—1st, 2nd, 3rd, and honorable mentions—at SF Bay NATS Singing Festivals and have excelled in Regional and National NATS Student Auditions across Classical, Musical Theater, and Commercial Music categories.

Erica spent three recent summers singing in operas and concerts in Italy, Greece, and Spain. She performed in Seussical with Woodside Musical Theater (2023) and was the understudy for "Mother" in A Christmas Story with the Los Altos Stage Company (2024).

Erica instructs students of all ages and teaches many genres of singing including pop, rock, jazz, country, classical, opera and musical theater. Erica offers voice lessons online via Zoom and also in-person in Palo Alto California.