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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 primary goal of teaching is to convey knowledge
about music and at the same time recognize student's individual
potentials and goals and give students the skills to perform to
the best of their ability. Her teaching emphasizes on the
foundation of a good technique, logical movement of musical
composition and how to use deferent part of hands depending on
musical section. 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.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 Music
Festival. Her students have also won awards in the Bach
Festival, Contemporary Music Festival and have been chosen to
play at annual MTAC conventions. 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 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. She has also performed in Master Classes with Mack
McCray and Milton Stern.
Mrs. Sevoyan studied with famous
musicians and teachers in the former Soviet Union. She studied
at the professional music school from age seven. Mrs.Sevoyan
graduated with honors and holds Bachelor of Music degree in
Piano Performance from State Music College (USSR) and Master of
Music in Piano performance (with honors) from Yerevan State
Conservatory(USSR). Upon graduation she received a qualification
of soloist, concertmaster and piano instructor. Currently Mrs.
Sevoyan works in Moscow Central School of Music in Rowland
Heights. She also works as a private accompanist and teacher.She
continues research and performs classical music of all periods.
She is also an active performer and member at the Sara Compinsky
Master class.
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