David Garcia – Professional Bio

David Garcia is a music educator, community activist, and artist based in Mountain View, California. He studied Music Education with a vocal emphasis at Chapman University and currently teaches in the Bay Area Peninsula. Over a decade of teaching, David has developed a student-centered philosophy rooted in meaningful relationships, equity, and holistic learning.

David’s career spans classroom instruction, private music lessons, and arts advocacy. At Up Academy in San Mateo, he integrates democratic pedagogy, social-emotional learning, and project-based curricula to empower students through the arts. In 2023, he designed and piloted a bilingual music program at Castro Elementary, a Title I school, to fostering community connection through music.

In addition to his classroom work, David runs a private music studio that serves students of all ages, specializing in affirming instruction for students of color, neurodivergent learners, and queer individuals. His teaching emphasizes relational, personalized approaches to help students thrive creatively and academically.

As an artist, David explores storytelling through composition and writing. He launched The Queeriodical in 2025, a bi-weekly short fiction publication focused on queer narratives across genres. His compositions for voice, piano, and orchestra are known for their evocative harmonies and emotional depth. David is also developing his drag persona, Señorita Sizzle, an ethereal and macabre queen, debuting in Spring 2025.

Through all his work, David is committed to building an interdependent arts communities, believing that the arts hold profound power to inspire connection, self-determination, and legacy for generations to come.