LA Music Academy Details Its Summer Program for 2008

Pasadena, CA - June 5, 2008 - LA Music Academy announced specifics today for its upcoming annual Summer Program, running June 23 through July 3 and open to all interested musicians who have received at least one year of private instruction. In addition to learning from and playing with some of Southern California's top professional musicians, students will write an original song and record it at Pasadena's Firehouse Recording Studio.

Session One, from June 23-27, focuses on Rock, Funk and Blues. Session Two focuses on Jazz, Fusion and Latin, and takes place June 29-July 3. Each session concludes with a student concert.

“The summer program gives students a taste of what the entire school year encompasses," says LA Music Academy President Tom Aylesbury. He adds, “Our year round program is known for challenging and preparing students with an understanding of what it takes to obtain the skills necessary to perform with professional musicians while helping them to develop a successful career in the music business."

Students get a snapshot of the life at LA Music Academy throughout the school year, including band workshops with fellow students and performance workshops with professional musicians and instructors; classes for playing technique; a private half hour lesson with one of the faculty members; clinics and concerts with faculty and special guests; and a visit to Firehouse Recording Studio to record an original tune, created during one's week at the Academy. Either session is $700 or students can enroll in both for $1200.

For more information, contact Iris Alba in admissions at 626-568-5580.

About LA Music Academy
LA Music Academy in Pasadena, a suburb of Los Angeles, CA, offers an intimate and friendly, yet serious and rigorous contemporary music education to male and female students 18 and over through its vocal, drum, bass and guitar programs. Founded in 1996, the Academy is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music and has provided a solid musical foundation for more than 1,000 international and domestic students. LA Music Academy's 35 instructors immerse students in practical courses. The Academy offers a significant number of real world playing situations with professional musicians, not just peers, setting the school apart from other prestigious music institutions. LA Music Academy gives its students the skills necessary to apply their learning in a wide variety of professional situations in the music industry.