Anahit Sevoyan  Piano Instructor • Mid-Wilshire Studio 323-653-5929, ext. 04 e-mail: anahit@lorimoranmusic.com Member of MTAC and MTNA, Anahit Sevoyan has over 30 years of successful teaching experience in classical piano performance with children and older students. Her teaching practice is based on syntheses of Russian and American methods of piano school. She is highly influenced by old traditions of Russian and European Music schools. Her teaching emphasizes the foundation of a good technique, logical movements and good sight reading.  Students receive a comprehensive music education and Certificate of Merit.  She provides access to Scholarships and opportunities for annual performances in competitions and festivals. She is patient, confident and deeply committed to high standards and excellent quality of musical education. Her primary goal of teaching is to convey knowledge about music and at the same time, recognize students' individual potentials and goals, giving them the skills to perform to the best of their ability.  Mrs. Sevoyan is a dedicated teacher whose students have been major prizewinners in competitions organized by MTAC and SYMF.  As recent as the summer of 2007, two of Ms. Sevoyan's students won 2nd prize from Southwestern Youth Festival.  Her students have also won awards in the Bach Festival and the Contemporary Music Festival, and on April 13, 2008, two of her students were winners in the Southern California Junior Bach Festival. The Department of Education of Russia awarded Mrs. Sevoyan a Certificate of Honor for excellence in teaching.  She is the author of “Improving Technique”, a publication which won acclaim from the Ministry of Education.  Anahit served as a co-director at the music school and chief music specialist of the Department of Culture, where she planned curriculum for students at different stages of advancement.  She taught in Russia at Volgograd Academy of Music, in Armenia State Music College, and Yeravan State Conservatory.  She also worked at the Valley College Music Department in Valley Glen, California, as a piano assistant. She is an accomplished pianist and accompanist, and has performed as a solo concert pianist and worked as an instrumental and vocal accompanist for over 30 years.  Anahit has given numerous solo piano performances in Boston and in Los Angeles.  She assisted at different churches as a guest pianist and performed with various chamber orchestras. She has performed as piano soloist the Haydn Concerto in D Major, Saint-Saens' Piano Concerto No. 2 in g minor, Mozart's Concerto No. 23 in A Major, Grieg's Concerto in a minor, Beethoven's Concerto #3 c minor, and others with Symphony Orchestras. Mrs. Sevoyan studied with famous musicians and teachers in the former Soviet Union. She studied at the professional music school from age seven. She graduated with honors and holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance from State Music College (USSR) and Master of Music degree in Piano Performance (with honors) from Yerevan State Conservatory (USSR). Upon graduation she received a qualification of soloist of a chamber orchestra concertmaster and piano instructor. She continues research and performs classical music of all periods. She is also an active performer and member at the Sara Compinsky Master class. Read what students are saying about Anahit.