Information and links that Inspire Music Academy recommends:

• Tiffany’s Dance Academy: http://www.tiffanydance.com is made up of studios where a young dancer (from the age of 2!) can come to be trained by the very best instructors California has to offer. Whether it is our Children’s Program, Classical Ballet Program, Tap, Jazz or Hip-Hop, all of our students have a wonderful time while learning how to dance properly. Locations in Livermore, Pleasanton, San Ramon, Tracy, and Fremont. Phone: 925-447-5299

• Music Together: http://www.musictogether.net is an internationally recognized early childhood music program for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, kindergarteners, and the adults who love them. First offered to the public in 1987, it pioneered the concept of a research-based, developmentally appropriate early childhood music curriculum that strongly emphasizes and facilitates adult involvement. Phone: 925-551-7722


• Music After 50: http://www.musicafter50.com developed by Leah R. Garnett, a writer and aspiring jazz guitarist in Philadelphia, the program encourages people age 50-plus to start playing, or return to playing, a musical instrument. Check out the community forum, as well as a section called "Share Your Story," which has first-person accounts of budding (and re-budding) musicians. Example: "Back to the Guitar after a 38-year Sabbatical."


• Music in Sport and Exercise: An Update on Research and Application: http://www.thesportjournal.org/article/music-sport-and-exercise-update-research-and-application
  This article focuses on the applied aspects of music in sport and exercise. The content is oriented primarily towards the needs of athletes and coaches.


• Tamriko Siprashvili– Listen to Liebesleid, a variation by Rachmaninoff, from one of her CDs.
  
  
• Tamriko Siprashvili on Wikipedia– Visit Wikipedia's website to read more about Tamriko: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamriko_Siprashvili
  
  
• Ben Barron–Read more about Inspire Academy's guitar teacher and visit his website: http://benbarronguitar.com/
  
  
• The Silk Road Project Online Website: http://www.silkroadproject.org
  The Silk Road Project is a not-for-profit artistic, cultural and educational organization with a vision of connecting the world's neighborhoods by bringing together artists and audiences around the globe. Founded by cellist Yo-Yo Ma in 1998, the Silk Road Project takes inspiration from the historic Silk Road trading route as a modern metaphor for multicultural and interdisciplinary exchange.