Violinist, educator, head of PS1 instrumental music program and SMYO founding director Shabnam Fasa received her musical training at the Holbaek Kunst art school in Holbaek, Denmark, and holds a degree in ethnomusicology from UCLA. She has worked in the arts programs of Santa Monica’s public and private schools and as a teaching artist for the Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (YOLA). Shabnam also started the PS1 instrumental Music Program.