New World Music Academy https://www.ensembleschools.com/new-world-music/ Music School Serving Pleasanton & the Tri-Valley Tue, 01 Jul 2025 07:58:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.ensembleschools.com/new-world-music/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2025/05/cropped-square-32x32.jpg New World Music Academy https://www.ensembleschools.com/new-world-music/ 32 32 The Cost of Piano Lessons in Pleasanton https://www.ensembleschools.com/new-world-music/music-lessons/cost-of-piano-lessons-pleasanton/ Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:24:23 +0000 https://devensemble.wpengine.com/new-world-music/?p=12739 The Cost of Piano Lessons in Pleasanton The average cost of piano lessons in Pleasanton varies based on several key factors, including the teacher’s experience, the lesson length, and the format of the lesson (in-person or online). Most instructors charge between $80-$110 per hour for private lessons, though shorter 30-minute lessons may be available at […]

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]]> Thoughts From UBC To NWMA https://www.ensembleschools.com/new-world-music/news-events/thoughts-from-ubc-to-nwma/ Thu, 18 Aug 2022 11:06:39 +0000 https://devensemble.wpengine.com/new-world-music/?p=11780 In just a few days, Sept 6th to be exact, my university students (all piano majors) will converge on UBC for a new year of study, practice and goals to attain. The latter, of course, is my ultimate concern and that they pass their end-of-year exams with flying colors. The lesson to be learned is […]

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]]> Chamber Music – The Holy Grail In Music Education https://www.ensembleschools.com/new-world-music/news-events/chamber-music-the-holy-grail-in-music-education/ Thu, 18 Aug 2022 11:04:20 +0000 https://devensemble.wpengine.com/new-world-music/?p=11777 The constant tapping and counting of a teacher in a music lesson seems to be a constant and never-ending tedium. How many music teachers have I heard say, “I sound like a broken record: 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 during every lesson! Why can’t students just learn to count themselves?!” The answer my […]

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]]> The Sacred Triangle https://www.ensembleschools.com/new-world-music/news-events/the-sacred-triangle/ Thu, 18 Aug 2022 11:02:03 +0000 https://devensemble.wpengine.com/new-world-music/?p=11775 Success of young students, no matter the discipline, is built on a solid foundation. Information is distributed to the student in a classroom/private lesson format and then reinforced with continued study outside of that class or lesson. In the case of music, which presents a vast array of high-level concepts combined with an intense demand […]

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]]> Visit NWMA’s YouTube Channel for 2016 Holiday Recital Highlights! https://www.ensembleschools.com/new-world-music/news-events/visit-nwmas-youtube-channel-for-2016-holiday-recital-highlights/ Thu, 18 Aug 2022 11:00:25 +0000 https://devensemble.wpengine.com/new-world-music/?p=11774 Watch and listen to some of NWMA’s outstanding students in our 2016 Holiday Recital. Visit and subscribe to our YouTube channel to see other performances from this and other recitals and get automatic updates on new videos posted as they become available. Such amazing talent deserves to be heard! Happy listening!! To find our YouTube […]

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]]> Congratulations to Amy and Jason!! https://www.ensembleschools.com/new-world-music/news-events/congratulations-to-amy-and-jason/ Thu, 18 Aug 2022 10:59:09 +0000 https://devensemble.wpengine.com/new-world-music/?p=11773 The Academy is pleased to congratulate Markus Pawlik’s students, Amy Cai and Jason Hale, on qualifying for the Berkeley Junior Bach Festival. The Festival will be March 17-26, 2017.

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]]> Congratulations to Jessica Phongsa! https://www.ensembleschools.com/new-world-music/news-events/congratulations-to-jessica-phongsa/ Thu, 18 Aug 2022 10:58:44 +0000 https://devensemble.wpengine.com/new-world-music/?p=11772 Markus Pawlik’s student, Jessica Phongsa won a 1st prize in the US Open Music Competition.

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]]> CONGRATULATIONS, ERIC GUO! https://www.ensembleschools.com/new-world-music/news-events/congratulations-eric-guo/ Thu, 18 Aug 2022 09:47:09 +0000 https://devensemble.wpengine.com/new-world-music/?p=11771 Markus Pawlik’s student, Eric Guo, received Panel Honors. He has been invited to perform at the MTAC Convention in Santa Clara, June 30 – July 4, 2017.

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]]> Academy Spring Recital and Open House May 13th! https://www.ensembleschools.com/new-world-music/news-events/academy-spring-recital-and-open-house-may-13th/ Thu, 18 Aug 2022 09:45:59 +0000 https://devensemble.wpengine.com/new-world-music/?p=11769 On Saturday, May 13th, New World Music Academy will be holding their Spring Recital. The recital is from 11:00-2:00. In addition, to the recital we will also have an Open House from 12:00-3:00. Please join us for music, fun and information about our academy.

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]]> NWMA Welcomes Hornist and Pedagogue Sadie Glass! https://www.ensembleschools.com/new-world-music/news-events/nwma-welcomes-hornist-and-pedagogue-sadie-glass/ Thu, 18 Aug 2022 09:45:20 +0000 https://devensemble.wpengine.com/new-world-music/?p=11768 NWMA welcomes hornist and music professional and educator Sadie Glass to our faculty! Sadie holds a Masters in Horn Performance and Literature from Urbana-Champaign (2013) and performs widely throughout Northern California. She is a also an early music specialist and performs on Baroque horn (natural horn) in early music festivals and concerts. She has experience […]

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