Hermosa Beach Pier Avenue piano teacher instructs older generations
Emily Baum practices in her Pier Ave. studio. Photo by Chelsea Schreiber Through a small shop window in the heart of downtown Hermosa Beach the light notes of a piano can be heard. Piano teacher Emily Baum keeps the beat while encouraging her afternoon student though a new piece of music. Even though her walls are soundproofed to keep from bothering her many retail neighbors at 200 Pier Plaza, a hint of music can still be heard through her piano key decaled doorway. “Teaching here is all about loving what I do,” said Baum, who goes by Miss Emily and lives two blocks from her new studio. “I’m making a living by teaching and inspiring children and adults alike.” Baum’s studio, which has been located in many different places throughout the years beginning at Pier Plaza next to Fat Face Fenner’s in 1999 and most recently in a dark studio on Aviation Blvd in Redondo Beach, opened her new studio last July in a very retail driven part of Hermosa Beach. Baum said she loves her new location because the space fills with both light and music throughout the day. “I always envisioned I’d be in a place like this,” said Baum, who has a Baby Grand Steinway piano, multiple electric keyboards as…
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