Phala has been teaching harp for the past 10 years. She has taught privately in Denver, CO, Oberlin, OH, and Los Angeles, CA and she recently moved to Minneapolis, MN to teach Suzuki and Traditional Harp at MacPhail Center for Music. Phala has completed Suzuki Harp Teacher Training for Book 1 and Book 2 and she will continue with the Book 3 training this summer.