Andrew is a junior in high school, where he plays piano/keyboard with the jazz band. He began piano at age 5 and continued through all Harmony Road courses, where he now takes private piano. Since 2017 he has performed annually in various MTAC festivals including Jazz Pop Festival, Winter Festival, Barnes & Noble Christmas Recitals, MTAC’s Certificate of Merit evaluation, MTAC Improvisation Convention Recital, and Piano Guild (performing a 10 piece program in 2021). He has won several awards and trophies for his musical achievements.

Coco was 16 months old when she enrolled in our toddler program. She continued with the group piano courses and graduated to private piano lessons in her later elementary years. She wrote her first composition at 5 years old and submitted it to MTAC’s Composer’s Today evaluation. She has entered the CT evaluations each year since, performing at their annual Convention every summer. She is 16 years old and has studied improvisation and composition with Alexandra Hawley and Dr. John Douglas Davis, Professor Emeritus at CSU Bakersfield. She has performed her works at MTAC’s Composers Today Symposium and Improvisation Celebration Recital annually since 2012. Coco’s “Rainbow Suite'' placed 2nd in MTAC’s 2021 State Composition Contest and won an NGPT Award in the American College of Musicians and National Guild of Piano Teachers’ 2022 International Piano Composition Contest. Coco is passionate about music theory and has achieved a perfect score every year in the Certificate of Merit Theory Exam, including at the Advanced Level. She is currently studying music composition at the New England Conservatory of Music.

Zachary, age 30, enrolled in the Harmony Road program at the age of 4. He completed the curriculum and continued with private piano lessons. He graduated from East High in 2009 and from William Jessup University in 2013  with a degree in piano and voice. He went on to receive a Masters degree in business.   Zach enjoys composing music.  He performed his original improvisation "Northbound Trail" at MTAC's annual Convention in June 2009.  His creation 'Solitude' received high scores in MTAC's 2012 Improvisation Evaluation.  He performed his Senior Recital in piano and voice in May 2013. He moved back to Bakersfield and now works in finance for a local agricultural company.