Pasadena, CA -- LA Music Academy (http://www.lamusicacademyedu) announced today it has partnered with The Recording Academy's GRAMMY University Network to offer all enrolling and current students membership in the GRAMMY U program, beginning in Fall 2009. LA Music Academy, accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), has graduated more than 1,000 international and domestic students since opening in 1996. The music school offers its drum, vocals, guitar and bass students a Professional Associate of Arts Degree in Music Performance as well as various certificate programs.
“Partnering with such a respected organization as The Recording Academy with its GRAMMY U program is the next logical step for enhancing the career development of our students," says Tom Aylesbury, president of LA Music Academy. “Students already use our network of instructors, visiting artists and alumni, but The Recording Academy's events throughout the year will give students a wider variety of professional experiences, including educational programs and networking opportunities. GRAMMY U has extraordinary access to the music industry and its artists."
GRAMMY U is a unique and fast growing community of college students pursuing careers in the music industry. Aylesbury says, “By providing this membership to our students, they will be connected with even more songwriters, producers, musicians, re-mixers, art directors and executives, plus other students who are destined to shape tomorrow's music scene."
For more information about LA Music Academy, visit http://www.lamusicacademyedu. Contact Iris Alba in admissions at 626-568-8850 or email [email protected]. LA Music Academy is located at 370 S. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena, CA 91105.
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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.
About GRAMMY University Network
Created by the music community's leading membership organization, GRAMMY University Network aims to prepare students for careers in the recording industry through networking, educational programs, and performance and career opportunities. This network, designed to enhance students' current academic curriculum with access to recording industry professionals to give an “out of classroom" perspective on the recording industry, is a unique and fast-growing community of college students who are pursuing a career in the music industry. For more information on GRAMMY U, go to www.myspace.com/grammyu. For breaking news and exclusive content, join The Recording Academy's social networks as a follower on Twitter at www.twitter.com/thegrammys, a Facebook fan at www.facebook.com/thegrammys, and a channel subscriber at www.youtube.com/thegrammys.
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