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The cultural centers in Europe and the East coast of the United States are dotted with numerous institutions of renown which are devoted to music and arts development, performance and education. Despite a high popular interest, the West Coast offers few choices to those demanding a thorough music and arts education of the highest quality. Apart from a few notable exceptions, most universities offer only a mediocre arts program, and most private institutions only provide specialized instruction of varying degrees of quality for a particular instrument, wherein emphasis is placed upon more-easily-measured aspects, such as performance, rather than overall musicianship and musical comprehension.

The Calder Academy of Music was established upon a philosophy and goal of assisting students attain excellence in musicianship & other artistic pursuits through inspiration, understanding, character development and discipline. Our Academic Enrichment programs broaden this vision to cover a variety of other subjects and studies as well.

Our faculty comprises musicians and teachers skilled in various methods applicable to students of all levels and ages, and includes graduates from many of the major conservatories and universities throughout the world. We require dedication to constant self-improvement of each faculty member as we feel that excellence in teaching is an on-going process of learning and of embracing greater and greater challenges. In this way only can we challenge and inspire the minds and spirits of our students to demand excellence of themselves.

Over the past several years, the Calder Academy of Music has been pleased to contribute to the musical and cultural education of hundreds of youths and adults of the Silicon Valley and lower San Francisco Bay Area communities. The Academy, with an active current enrollment of more than 300 students, has an exceptional faculty of noteworthy teachers, musicians and artists, specializing in teaching all levels of Western and Chinese performing arts, with an emphasis on Western classical and Chinese classical music.

As part of our "East Meets West" project and other ongoing American and Asian musical and cultural exchange programs, and at the invitation of local Chinese governments, the Academy sends a contingent of talented students to Beijing, Shanghai and other Chinese cities each summer to learn about China and to take part in performances and presentations introducing Chinese youth to aspects of American music, art and culture.

Supported by the universal nature of the music and art we teach, we are able to continually fulfill our purpose of enhancing understanding and appreciation of the various forms of creative expression born in the East and the West, and thereby inspire our students to strive for musical and artistic mastery. Being thus enriched by humanity"s cultural treasures of the past and present, they are empowered to develop the wealth within themselves and in their turn enrich the culture of the future.

The cultural centers in Europe and the East coast of the United States are dotted with numerous institutions of renown which are devoted to music and arts development, performance and education. Despite a high popular interest, the West Coast offers few choices to those demanding a thorough music and arts education of the highest quality. Apart from a few notable exceptions, most universities offer only a mediocre arts program, and most private institutions only provide specialized instruction of varying degrees of quality for a particular instrument, wherein emphasis is placed upon more-easily-measured aspects, such as performance, rather than overall musicianship and musical comprehension. The Calder Academy of Music was established upon a philosophy and goal of assisting students attain excellence in musicianship & other artistic pursuits through inspiration, understanding, character development and discipline. Our Academic Enrichment programs broaden this vision to cover a variety of other subjects and studies as well. Our faculty comprises musicians and teachers skilled in various methods applicable to students of all levels and ages, and includes graduates from many of the major conservatories and universities throughout the world. We require dedication to constant self-improvement of each faculty member as we feel that excellence in teaching is an on-going process of learning and of embracing greater and greater challenges. In this way only can we challenge and inspire the minds and spirits of our students to demand excellence of themselves. Over the past several years, the Calder Academy of Music has been pleased to contribute to the musical and cultural education of hundreds of youths and adults of the Silicon Valley and lower San Francisco Bay Area communities. The Academy, with an active current enrollment of more than 300 students, has an exceptional faculty of noteworthy teachers, musicians and artists, specializing in teaching all levels of Western and Chinese performing arts, with an emphasis on Western classical and Chinese classical music. As part of our "East Meets West" project and other ongoing American and Asian musical and cultural exchange programs, and at the invitation of local Chinese governments, the Academy sends a contingent of talented students to Beijing, Shanghai and other Chinese cities each summer to learn about China and to take part in performances and presentations introducing Chinese youth to aspects of American music, art and culture. Supported by the universal nature of the music and art we teach, we are able to continually fulfill our purpose of enhancing understanding and appreciation of the various forms of creative expression born in the East and the West, and thereby inspire our students to strive for musical and artistic mastery. Being thus enriched by humanity"s cultural treasures of the past and present, they are empowered to develop the wealth within themselves and in their turn enrich the culture of the future.