Tara Boykin

Tara has been classically trained since the age of four and a half. In 2000, she studied in France with a professor from the Conservatory of Fontainbleau. Upon her return to San Francisco, she studied under a teacher affiliated with the Conservatory of Music of San Francisco. This teacher urged her to audition for the preparatory division of the Conservatory. Tara was accepted and studied for two years under the wing of Sima Kouyoumdjian. In 2010, Tara graduated from Chapman University with a B.M in Music Therapy. She completed her interternship at Music To Grow on in Sacramento, working with children with disabilities.   Tara has released three albums thus far. Her first, "Cascade" in 2009,, her second, "Petites inspirations" in 2010, and her third, "My Love For You," in 2011. All three albums are available on Pandora and iTunes! Tara has been working on her 4th album since 2010. This album, "Unchained" is very different from her first three, incorporating 17 other orchestral instruments (i.e. violin, cello, double bass, french horn, harp, flute, clarinet... and the list goes on). She has written and arranged all the parts. This album is currently in the works. If you would like to be a sponsor/supporter, click here. Tara is a private piano instructor in Marin and has opened her own school, Cascade Melody School of Music.

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Why you should incorporate an easier method than just traditional sheet music in your lessons

Why You Should Incorporate an Easier Method than Just Traditional Sheet Music to Your Students

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The Christmas Piano Book 1 is Here: Order Now!

Cascade Method is launching a full piano book collection in 2020. With it being the holiday season, we went ahead and released one of the books within the new collection that embraces this time of year full out! In this blog, we’ll be introducing the Cascade Method Christmas Favorites Book 1!  With Christmas right around

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EXCITING NEWS: A Cascade Method Piano Book Collection Coming 2020!

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