Almaden Academy of Music

08/22/2024

For our 2 year anniversary we did password recovery on our page! 🤣 AAM opened officially on August 22, 2022. We had 28 students that first week, 16 of which are still with us this week! I'd like to express my gratitude to our students and faculty (Fred, Gabby, Xinyi, and Monica were there the first week too!). I am thrilled to bring together such wonderful students and teachers, and it is my joy to oversee an environment where everyone is able to enjoy music together. For our 4th birthday, maybe we'll rejuvenate the Insta. 🥰 Happy Birthday AAM! ~Hannah~

03/15/2023

What a pleasure to have author and mindset coach Shari Leid - Writer, Speaker, Friendship Expert at AAM for her first voice lesson ever. She met with AAM director and faculty member Hannah Fuerst for her 50 Women in 50 States Project. Check out more about Shari and the project at www.animperfectlyperfectlife.com. So exciting!!

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12/29/2022

Happy holiday break! We took an informal fruitcake survey on our last day before break, and it turns out AAM loves fruitcake! Not a single "hate it" vote. If anyone has unwanted fruitcake, you may drop it off at our front desk on Jan 4th. 😉🎻

11/15/2022

The awesome, kid-friendly opera Cinderella opened on Fri at Opera San Jose. Next Saturday AAM director Hannah Fuerst joins OSJ to lead a 30 minute group voice lesson in the lobby before the show at the gorgeous California Theatre for Family Day. OSJ is a local gem! Tickets for Family Day (Sat 11/19)

November 19, 2022

11/15/2022

Our teachers are out and about! Check out this amazing production of Into the Woods at the Hammer Theatre with trumpet faculty member Fred Munic in the pit! Tickets:

The Hammer Theatre is a distinctive, high-quality performance venue in the heart of downtown San José. The theatre serves the city's community and San Jose State University through high-quality programming including music, theatre, educational lectures and other performing arts expressive of the un...

09/29/2022

The guzheng workshop last weekend was AMAZING thanks to our wonderful guzheng/piano teacher Xinyi Chen and my fabulous Studio Assistant. One of our tiny audience members had to photobomb. :)

09/25/2022

We're hosting a FREE Guzheng (Chinese harp) Workshop tomorrow (Sun 9/25) at 4pm with our amazing teacher Xinyi Chen! Check out her Youtube for a sneak peek. Registration is required as space is limited: www.almadenacademyofmusic.com/events. Kids age 5+ and adults welcome. Join us for a fun and interesting afternoon!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMiOknMXyvYcudQwpbYGcQw

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09/19/2022

Voice faculty member Hannah Fuerst represented Opera San Jose as their master voice teacher for the KDFC Classical Kids' Discovery Day at the Tech Interactive yesterday. There were A LOT of high notes. :)

09/18/2022

What a pleasure to hear our percussion teacher Stuart Langsam with the Santa Cruz Symphony last night! Maybe AAM field trip next time??

09/16/2022

Fun and FREE EVENT for kids (and adults!) tomorrow!! Join us for our Open House at Almaden Academy of Music (Via Valiente plaza) Saturday 9/17 from 2-4pm. Kids and grownups are invited to come play some instruments, meet the teachers, have a snack, and enjoy music with others! Free and no registration required. See you tomorrow!! www.almadenacademyofmusic.com

09/10/2022

Please join us in welcoming saxophone/flute/piano faculty member Jason Hayashi! Jason is a 95120-native and we're so happy he's joined our team after finishing at San Francisco Conservatory. Email to set up a jazz lesson with Jason!

09/08/2022

Yesterday in her lesson one of our voice students (with teacher Hannah) said when she sings it's like sparkles are flying out of her body. YES!!! Very well-put. 🤩