kathryn imani, founder AND director
Kathryn Imani began studying piano at the age of 4. She started a small piano
studio at the age of 15. While completing her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, she studied piano performance and pedagogy privately with Lana Bodnar-Horton, and coached many of her students. After pursuing graduate work in San Diego, Mrs. Imani began teaching piano in a private school.Through contacts there, she was introduced to world-renowned teacher, Doris Koppelman, and the Suzuki Piano Method. She studied Suzuki pedagogy with Mrs. Koppelman for ten years, both as a teacher and a Suzuki-mom. Since 1989, Mrs. Imani has taught Suzuki piano to hundreds of children in San Diego, Orange County, and in Solvang, California where she resides with her husband and two sons.
In addition to private teaching, Mrs. Imani has taught K-5 classroom music in both public and private schools, is founder and director of PINK and HOT PINK, a chorus for 4th-9th grade girls, collaborates with local musicians as accompanist and ensemble player, and has been music director for community summer theater productions of the Music Man, Willie Wonka, Grease, Bye Bye Birdie, Guys & Dolls, and Crazy for You. She has studied voice privately with Michel Marc Gervais, head of the choral department at UC Santa Barbara and the Conservatory of Music in Geneva. In 2012, she developed the Valley Broadway Seniors/Juniors show choir program offered through Arts Outreach. Mrs. Imani is the music director of Santa Barbara Teen Star 2012/13/14/15 and a board member, Arts Outreach.
studio at the age of 15. While completing her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, she studied piano performance and pedagogy privately with Lana Bodnar-Horton, and coached many of her students. After pursuing graduate work in San Diego, Mrs. Imani began teaching piano in a private school.Through contacts there, she was introduced to world-renowned teacher, Doris Koppelman, and the Suzuki Piano Method. She studied Suzuki pedagogy with Mrs. Koppelman for ten years, both as a teacher and a Suzuki-mom. Since 1989, Mrs. Imani has taught Suzuki piano to hundreds of children in San Diego, Orange County, and in Solvang, California where she resides with her husband and two sons.
In addition to private teaching, Mrs. Imani has taught K-5 classroom music in both public and private schools, is founder and director of PINK and HOT PINK, a chorus for 4th-9th grade girls, collaborates with local musicians as accompanist and ensemble player, and has been music director for community summer theater productions of the Music Man, Willie Wonka, Grease, Bye Bye Birdie, Guys & Dolls, and Crazy for You. She has studied voice privately with Michel Marc Gervais, head of the choral department at UC Santa Barbara and the Conservatory of Music in Geneva. In 2012, she developed the Valley Broadway Seniors/Juniors show choir program offered through Arts Outreach. Mrs. Imani is the music director of Santa Barbara Teen Star 2012/13/14/15 and a board member, Arts Outreach.
vahid imani, CO-DIRECTOR, HEAD OF GUITAR STUDIES & GUITAR INSTRUCTOR
Vahid Imani, Director of Guitar studies & Guitar Instructor
Guitar instruction is under the direction of Vahid Imani. Utilizing the Suzuki method, Vahid teaches Guitar Fundamentals, Classical Guitar and Flamenco Guitar. Vahid is registered through the Suzuki Association of America and has had specialized training in teaching Suzuki method guitar. Vahid has studied Guitar, Music Composition, and the Suzuki approach with masters such as Dr. Lily Afshar, Dr. Daniel Robbins, Michele George, Frank Longay, Mychal Gendron, David Madison, Robert Boyd and Scott Wolf among others. He started his classical guitar study in Teheran Conservatory in 1975, and continued his studies in music composition and guitar in Eastern Washington University, Cal. Sate Long Beach, Pasadena Conservatory and the Longay Conservatory of Guitar.
Guitar instruction is under the direction of Vahid Imani. Utilizing the Suzuki method, Vahid teaches Guitar Fundamentals, Classical Guitar and Flamenco Guitar. Vahid is registered through the Suzuki Association of America and has had specialized training in teaching Suzuki method guitar. Vahid has studied Guitar, Music Composition, and the Suzuki approach with masters such as Dr. Lily Afshar, Dr. Daniel Robbins, Michele George, Frank Longay, Mychal Gendron, David Madison, Robert Boyd and Scott Wolf among others. He started his classical guitar study in Teheran Conservatory in 1975, and continued his studies in music composition and guitar in Eastern Washington University, Cal. Sate Long Beach, Pasadena Conservatory and the Longay Conservatory of Guitar.
Serving the Communities of Solvang, Santa Ynez, Los Olivos, Buellton, Lompoc, Vandenberg, VAFB, Los Alamos, Goleta, Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Orcutt, and Arroyo Grande, .
