Tomiko Tsai is a flute teacher and performer in the San Francisco Bay Area. Tomiko received her Master’s degree in Flute Performance at USC, where she studied with Gary Woodward, former principal flutist of the Los Angeles Opera. Tomiko received her Bachelor’s degrees in Music and Chemistry from the University of Puget Sound where she studied with Karla Flygare, principal flutist of the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra and Auburn Symphony. Tomiko is currently a member of the Divisa Ensemble, a classical chamber music quintet comprised of flute, oboe, violin, viola, and cello, which coaches chamber music as the Artist-in-Residence of the El Camino Youth Symphony. Tomiko maintains a large private studio of young students. She previously worked in public and private schools, teaching flute, band, history and music theory. A native of Palo Alto, CA, she began playing the flute at the age of 13, under the tutelage first of Joy Apple and then Karen Van Dyke. Although Tomiko’s introduction to flute playing was a relatively late start, flute quickly became her biggest passion and she hopes to pass on her enthusiasm to the next generation of flutists.