Welcome to Gorin School of Music

GSM Program Overview:
Information for Potential Students
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Why it is advisable for a student to take full advantage of the GSM Program?
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The Gorin School of Music-A Unique and Comprehensive Music Student Educational Experience
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Making the Gift of Music Work for Your Child
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How to Find the Right Music Teacher for Your Child
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How to Optimize Your Child's Music Practice Sessions at Home
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Parents' Testimonials
"The Gorin School of Music is a wonderful and possibly overlooked music school in the South Bay Area. My son started taking guitar lessons from Mr. Arthur Michelson since he was three years old and is still taking them three years later. His teacher has incorporated both technique and music theory that are really advanced for his age. My son looks forward to his guitar lessons twice a week. The lessons are well structured and my son has a lot of fun. The school also organizes regular recitals and has extremely accomplished and dedicated teachers. I highly recommend this school to anyone who wishes to incorporate a structured music curriculum for their child."
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As the only local school of music accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), The Gorin School of Music also makes learning music and individual music lessons fun for the student. Located in Mountain View, CA, we offer lessons in all musical instruments including piano, violin, viola, cello, guitar, flute, clarinet, saxophone, recorder, and voice. Our goal is to foster a love for music while training the music student comprehensively on the skills required for their chosen musical instrument with each music lesson. A warm and nurturing environment for learning music coupled with a personalized approach and individual pace of music study allows all of The Gorin School of Music students to reach their full potential.

We recognize that every student is different, so depending on the music student's age, personality, musical ability and availability, The Gorin School of Music offers a choice of enrolling students in Music Program Track A or Music Program Track B.

The rigorous and comprehensive curriculum coupled with qualified, supportive and experienced teachers make the music education learning experience meaningful and exciting for students of all ages at The Gorin School of Music. Join our email list to learn more.

The Gorin School of Music is nationally accredited
by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
- which accredits Stanford University and other high quality schools, guaranteeing high standards and national recognition. Recommendations to colleges from GSM have greater recognition. The Gorin School is the only music school in Santa Clara or San Mateo counties that has been granted this recognition.

GSM’s 1st Instrumental & Voice Competition
The Goal of GSM’s Instrumental and Voice Competition
is to encourage students to strive for perfection.
Our mission is to provide an opportunity for all students
to perform with higher standards in mind, and to realize
higher achievements.
The Competition is open to all students in piano, violin,
cello, and voice.
Competition Dates: Friday, May 17, 2013 &
Sunday, May 19, 2013.
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Congratulations to all Participants and Prize Winners of the 1st GSM Competition
Our guideline in choosing the winners was the ability to present expressive performance. We were looking for controlled, expressive, and confident performances, regardless of the instrument and the age (level of study). Our goal is to encourage the musical talent and skills. Here are the results of the Competition:

1st Prize Winners:
Mindy Cheng, piano, division C
Michael Chen, piano, division B
2nd Prize Winners:
Samantha Kao, violin, division A
Clarissa Shieh, piano, division A
Katherine Moravick, piano, division A
3rd Prize Winners:
Mariam Kubursi, voice, division A
Alexander Shen, piano, division A
Theodore Chiu, piano, division B
Emily Kao, cello, division C
Honorable Mention:
Emma Kwan, piano, division A
Audrey Kim, piano, division A
Andre Su, piano, division B
Peter Chen, piano, division B
Hana Jenks, voice, division C

Preparatory Music Group Lessons for children, ages 5-7 & 7-10, who are just starting their music study. This is an introduction, before the study of any instruments. The instructions in a group setting are very effective. The students will learn the musical alphabet, develop a sense of rhythm, practice ear training, and sing songs- all presented in a format of games and fun learning.
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