GRAHAM PIANO STUDIO

4337 FIRST ST. SUITE B
PLEASANTON, CA 94566
PHONE 925-462-5645
FAX 925-462-9702
EMAIL r88key@aol.com

BIOGRAPHY

BORN:
ALAMOGORDO, NEW MEXICO, USA

EDUCATION:
HIGH SCHOOL - GRADUATED - FORTUNA, CALIFORNIA.

COLLEGE - UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - SAN FRANCISCO
STATE COLLEGE - GRADUATED WITH A BACHELOR OF MUSIC
1972 - EMPHASIS IN PIANO PERFORMANCE

COLLEGE - UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO
STATE COLLEGE GRADUATE DEGREE 1974- MASTER OF
ARTS - EMPHASIS IN PIANO PERFORMANCE.

PROFESSIONAL:
INSTRUCTOR/LECTURER:
GAVILAN COLLEGE - GILROY, CALIFORNIA
CHABOT COLLEGE HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA
EVERGREEN COLLEGE - SAN JOSE CALIFORNIA
CALIFORNIA STATE COLLEGE - HAYWARD CALIFORNIA

MASTERCLASSES, GUEST LECTURER, ADJUDICATOR:
PACIFIC MUSICAL SOCIETY OF SAN FRANCISCO
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL MUSIC
TEACHERS
MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA

PERFORMANCES:
SOLO RECITAL, CHAMBER MUSIC~ ACCOMPANIST AND
ORCHESTRA SOLOIST:
MEXICO, HAWAII, CALIFORNIA, OREGON, WASHINGTON, NEW
YORK, PUERTO RICO, AUSTRIA, SPAIN AND FRANCE


PAST PRESIDENT OF THE MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MUSICAL SOCIETY - SAN FRANCISCO FORMER CHAIRMAN - NATIONAL GUILD OF PIANO TEACHERS MUSIC TEACHERS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

.."CHANGED MY WHOLE ATTITUDE FROM INDIFFERENCE TO A REAL APPRECIATION OF MUSIC" - STUDENT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY - HAYWARD

.."OUTSTANDING MUSICIAN AND ACCOMPLISHED TEACHER...FORTUNATE TO HAVE HIM ON OUR STAFF." - ADMINISTRATOR CHABOT COLLEGE HAYWARD

..."OUTSTANDING PRESENTATION. ..STILL RECEIVING WONDERFUL COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS."
SUZANNE RICHTER, PRESIDENT METROPOLITAN LEAGUE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY

..."AN EXCELLENT PIANIST.. CONTROL AND CONCENTRATED POWER THAT WERE ABSOLUTELY MARVELOUS"
SAN FRANSISCO EXAMINER

..."HIS PLAYING ILLUMINATES THE ROOM LIKE A CRYSTAL CHANDELIER"
SAN JOSE MERCURY

Ronald Graham, NCTM Pianist
Bachelor of Music
Master of Arts, Piano Performance
San Francisco State University