Resources
For Parents

Resources on Programs that We Currently Offer

• Music for Little Mozarts (http://www.musicforlittlemozarts.com/) – Read up on this award-winning popular method for young piano students
• Time Invested In Practicing Pays Off For Young Musicians, Research Shows (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081104132916.htm) – Find out what gives children who take music lessons the edge in education. Read this extensive Harvard-based study from 2008.

Resources on Pianos, Current Trends in Group Teaching and Digital Piano Technology

• Pianonet Resouces (http://pianonet.com/) – A comprehensive guide to everything about pianos
• Roland KR-105 (http://www.roland.com/products/kr-105/) – Information about the pianos that we use in our academy
• MTNA (Music Teachers Nat’l Assoc.)(http://www.mtna.org/) – The MTNA is a national association dedicated to the advancement of music education. Our academy takes part in their events and uses many of their resources.

Local Concerts and Events

• Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center  (http://www.livermoreperformingarts.org/)
• Concerts at Wente Vineyards (https://www.wentevineyards.com/concerts)
• Pleasanton Cultural Arts Council(http://pleasantonarts.org/)
• Pleasanton Weekly Community Calendar (http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/calendar/)

Academy Instructors on the Web

• Didier Bouvet, solo guitarist – Music for Special Events(http://www.didierbouvet.com/)
• Mark Anderson, pianist, recording artist and educator (www.markandersonpianist.com) and on Nimbus Records
• Markus Pawlik, pianist, on Naxos Records (http://www.naxos.com/person/Markus_Pawlik/586.htm)
• John R Burr – Jazz/Blues Pianist on Compass Records (https://compassrecords.com/john-r-burr)
• Eric Zivian – on Avie Records (http://www.avie-records.com/artists/eric-zivian/)