Joe Ferrante MUSIC ACADEMY
126 East Colorado Blvd
Monrovia, California 91016
ph. (626) 357 - 2325
Joe Ferrante Music Academy has been in Monrovia for six years, and is dedicated to high quality music, language and math lessons, all in a private setting. Founded by Joe Ferrante, a composition and film music graduate of USC, the academy has 18 experienced teachers who are equally dedicated to delivering high-quality private lessons at an affordable price.
Joe Ferrante is a University of Southern California trained composition and film scoring major. His CD "A Coat of Roses"has received critical acclaim, not only for Joe's compositional work, but for his piano artistry, as well. His versatility in composing a wide spectrum of musical styles, ranging from classical to pop, enhances the quality and depth of his orchestral and film score composing. As a pianist, Joe studied with Janeane Dowis-Lipman, formerly with the Julliard School in New York City.
MUSIC AND SCIENCE
Researchers probing the inner workings of the brain have found neutral firing patterns that bear a remarkable resemblance to music - suggesting that music may hold the key to higher brain function. Other scientists are finding similar results. For example, a recent study at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, demonstrated that grade school children who took piano lessons for three years scored higher that their peers on tests of general and spatial cognitive development - the very faculties needed for performance in math, engineering and other pursuits. Studies at Michigan State and UC Irvine have found similar results.
Music is the mediator
between the spiritual
and temporal life.