ʃiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd sˈɛvɹəl skˈɑːlɚʃˌɪps tə stˈʌdi klˈæsɪkəl ænd dʒˈæz mjˈuːzɪk pɚfˈoːɹməns, æz wˈɛl æz mjˈuːzɪk ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən, æt lˌɑːs ˈændʒəlɪs sˈɪɾi kˈɑːlɪdʒ lˈæk ænd ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv sˈʌðɚn kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə jˌuːˌɛssˈiː.
She received several scholarships to study classical and jazz music performance, as well as music education, at Los Angeles City College (LACC) and the University of Southern California (USC).