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Private Lessons in Piano

Marcel Augustin

Esther Bui

Elaina Malcolm

Marcel E.C. Augustin, Saxophone and Piano Faculty
Welcome Student Teacher Esther Bui to TIA Seattle (Burien)!
Elaina Malcolm, TIA Seattle Faculty of Voice, Piano, Ukulele, and Guitar
Marcel E.C. Augustin is a saxophonist, music producer and content creator from Tacoma, Washington. Marcel enjoys creating music around genres like RnB, Gospel, Neo-Soul and Jazz. His tone has been influenced by saxophonists like John Coltrane, Yuseff Lateef, Erik Alexander and Kamasi Washington.
Marcel has completed an Associate of Music Degree at Tacoma Community College (2018) and a Bachelor of Music in Saxophone Performance at Pacific Lutheran University (2021). Marcel’s music career started in 2017 when he performed Lift Every Voice and Sing for the City of Tacoma’s 29th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration. Marcel has a strong passion for music and shows this commitment in his community. Some musical opportunities that he has accomplished include composing and directing music for The Chinese Question: The Tacoma Method (2017), composing for the short film Inconclusive (2017), writing and filming his two-part short film S.O.S. (2020), composing music for the short film Alice To The Moon (2022), performing in two series of Music from Home at the Lakewold Gardens, he has produced music for The Walk Home Podcast for KNKX Public Radio and The Seattle Times (2022), producing music for the Walk By Faith short film (2024), he has also appeared on Good Morning America’s website and social platforms (2025).
 
Marcel is currently the lead tenor saxophonist for a swing band in Lakewood, WA called the Swing Reunion Orchestra (S.R.O.) and on occasion, he performs at various venues and locations with friends and local musicians.

Esther is a passionate high school graduate of 2023 (4.0 student). She has been playing piano for most of her youth and even teaching piano for four years. Esther is fluent in English and Vietnamese, and also speaks Mandarin, Japanese, and Korean and is a very community minded and service oriented teenager!

She is a choir section leader; she volunteers in an after school kid’s club, and she has years of experience as a volunteer church pianist. As all of our Associate Faculty, Esther has gone through a careful selection process with TIA and will remain under the direction of our director.

Esther is currently out of the country but check back in August to enroll for fall lessons!

Marcel E.C. Augustin is a saxophonist, music producer and content creator from Tacoma, Washington. Marcel enjoys creating music around genres like RnB, Gospel, Neo-Soul and Jazz. His tone has been influenced by saxophonists like John Coltrane, Yuseff Lateef, Erik Alexander and Kamasi Washington.
 
Marcel has completed an Associate of Music Degree at Tacoma Community College (2018) and a Bachelor of Music in Saxophone Performance at Pacific Lutheran University (2021). Marcel’s music career started in 2017 when he performed Lift Every Voice and Sing for the City of Tacoma’s 29th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration. Marcel has a strong passion for music and shows this commitment in his community. Some musical opportunities that he has accomplished include composing and directing music for The Chinese Question: The Tacoma Method (2017), composing for the short film Inconclusive (2017), writing and filming his two-part short film S.O.S. (2020), composing music for the short film Alice To The Moon (2022), performing in two series of Music from Home at the Lakewold Gardens, he has produced music for The Walk Home Podcast for KNKX Public Radio and The Seattle Times (2022), producing music for the Walk By Faith short film (2024), he has also appeared on Good Morning America’s website and social platforms (2025).
 
Marcel is currently the lead tenor saxophonist for a swing band in Lakewood, WA called the Swing Reunion Orchestra (S.R.O.) and on occasion, he performs at various venues and locations with friends and local musicians.

Elaina is super sweet, local (Federal Way), and brings to us a wealth of experience. She’s been a private teacher for years in her home studio in Federal Way, and has taught for several years in the Highline school district;  elementary music and choir. She holds a Masters Degree from Lesley University and a Bachelors in Music Education from Seattle Pacific University.

Elaina teaches voice, beginning ukulele and guitar, and beginning piano.