Piano Press Studio Locations: 1425 Ocean Ave. #6, Del Mar, CA 92014 and
Studio 7, La Jolla Music, 7442 Girard Ave., La Jolla, CA, 92037

Telephone/Voice Mail/FAX: CELL: (619) 884-1401 FAX: (858) 755-1104

E-Mail: EAxford@aol.com , pianopress@pianopress.com

Lessons Offered In:
Piano • Keyboard • Theory • Voice • Songwriting • Composition • Music Software • Music Literature

Instructor: Elizabeth C. Axford, M.A. (Liz)
Liz has taught students of all ages, levels, and backgrounds both privately and in groups since 1984 in Miami, FL (1984-1992) and San Diego, CA (1992-Present) References available upon request.

Music Education and Related Employment:
Master of Arts, Music, San Diego State University, 1995
Bachelor of Arts, Music, University of Illinois, 1982
Owner/Instructor, Piano Press Studio, 1986-Present
Numerous seminars, workshops, symposiums, conventions, and master classes in Nashville, Los Angeles, San Diego, Miami, Orlando, Daytona Beach, Chicago, and Dallas sponsored by Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) [as the both the Miami and San Diego NSAI Regional Workshop Coordinator], Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), Music Teachers Association of California (MTAC), NAS, TAXI, NAMM, ABA, Yamaha Corp. and Roland Electronics, 1986-Present
Writer’s Digest Correspondence School Certificate for Writing to Sell Non-Fiction, 1990
State of Florida Teaching Certificate for Music K-12, Certificate # 561749, 1985-1988
Employed by Kiddie Kampus Preschool as Music Director, Miami, FL, 1984-1986
Employed by Mark Foster Music Publishers, Champaign, IL, 1982-1983
Usher, Santa Fe Opera, Summer Season, 1975
Private Piano Instruction with Mrs. J. R. Duncan, Duncan Music Studio, Urbana, IL, 1969-1976

Publications:
Author of Song Sheets to Software - A Guide to Print Music, Software, and Web Sites for Musicians (Scarecrow Press, 2004, 2001), Traditional World Music Influences in Contemporary Solo Piano Literature (Scarecrow Press, 1997), the multicultural repertoire guide for pianists, Merry Christmas Happy Hanukkah - A Multilingual Songbook & CD (Piano Press, 1999), Pieces for Piano Series (Piano Press, 2006, 2002), and other children’s books on music (please see Web site).
Ms. Axford's music reference books are found in academic and public libraries throughout the world, including those of Julliard, Oberlin, Eastman, MIT, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Northwestern, UCLA, UCSD, University of Toronto, University of Sydney, Oxford University, Vanderbilt, Belmont, and many, many others.
Books and CDs reviewed and critically acclaimed in Choice, American Music Teacher, Teaching Music, Piano & Keyboard, Electronic Musician, American Reference Books Annual, Keyboard Teacher, Book News, American Songwriter, Muses News, Publishers Marketing Association Newsletter, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Bulletin, School Library Journal, and The New Haven Advocate
Ms. Axford's "Keyboard Chops" articles can be read online at www.indie-music.com
Ms. Axford's "Songwriting and the Web" articles appeared in The NSAI Newswire, 2003
Ms. Axford's story "I Want a Real Piano!" is in The Music Box and Other Delights (Piano Press, 2003)
Compiler and editor of The Art of Music – A Collection of Writings, Volume 1 and Volume 2, anthologies of music-related poetry (Piano Press, 2003, 2001); numerous other poems published in anthologies
Written and scored hundreds of professional piano arrangements for Piano Press, Hunk-ta-Bunk-ta ® Music, Holiday Music Group, Dreamer Dreamer Productions, Star Cut Publishing, Winter Night Publishing, Dr. Liliana Binner, and 12StepRadio.com.

Professional Affiliations/Memberships:
ASCAP
Music Teachers National Association (MTNA)
California Association of Professional Music Teachers (CAPMT)
Music Teachers Association of California (MTNA)
National Guild of Piano Teachers (NGPT)
Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI)
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
Technology in Music Education (TI:ME)
The Academy of American Poets
The Recording Academy (NARAS)

Guest Speaker/Exhibitor:
California Arts Expo, Northridge, CA
California Music Educators Association (CMEA)/TI:ME Annual Conference, Pasadena, CA
California Association of Professional Music Teachers (CAPMT) Annual State Convention
Camp SummerSongs West, Camp Whittier, Santa Barbara, CA
Music Educators National Conference (MENC) National Convention, Nashville, TN
Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), Nashville, TN
Sam Hinton San Diego Folk Heritage Festival
San Diego Local Author's Exhibit, Downtown Library
San Diego NSAI Workshop
Songwriters Guild of America, Nashville, TN

Listings:
2000 Notable American Women
Gale Contemporary Authors
Great Minds of the 21st Century
Great Women of the 21st Century
International Who's Who of Classical and Light Classical Musicians
Marquis Who’s Who of American Women
Outstanding Musicians of the 20th Century
The Contemporary Who's Who
Who's Who in America
Who's Who in Entertainment

Honors and Awards:
Pi Kappa Lambda, National Music Honor Society, Honorary Inductee, 1996
San Diego Public Library Local Authors Awards, 1999 - Present
Nashville Songwriters Association International Awards of Appreciation, 1997, 2000
Suniland Music Shoppe Teaching Studios Excellence Award, 1989
Illinois State Scholarship, 1976

Notable College Instructors:
University of Illinois: Tony Caramia (piano); Scott Wyatt (composition/theory); John Melby (composition/theory); Sever Tipei (composition/theory); Heidi Von Gunden (theory); Cecil Lotief (piano pedagogy FHSU)
San Diego State University: David Ward-Steinman (composition/theory); Lewis Peterman (world music, notation); Eddie Meadows (jazz, research); Conrad Bruderer (piano literature)

Selected Venues – Performed as a Pianist, Composer, and/or Songwriter:
Brookens Jr. High School, Urbana, IL
Channing Murray Foundation, Champaign, IL
Claire de Lune, San Diego, CA
Coast Vineyard Church, La Jolla, CA
Coconut Grove Bank, Coconut Grove, FL
Coral Gables Congregational Church, Coral Gables, FL
Duncan Music Studio, Urbana, IL
Florida International University, Miami, FL
Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS
House of Denmark, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Urbana, IL
La Jolla Congregational Church, La Jolla, CA
Luna Park, Los Angeles, CA
Miami Music Works, Miami, FL
Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, FL
Mikey's, Poway, CA
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
Suniland Music Shoppe, Miami, FL
The Avalon Hotel, South Miami Beach, FL
The Musician's Institute, Los Angeles, CA
The News Café, South Miami Beach, FL
The Oasis Hotel, San Diego, CA
The Pannikin Cafe, Del Mar, CA
Twiggs, San Diego, CA
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
Urbana High School, Urbana, IL
Yankee Ridge School, Urbana, IL

Selected Recitals and Performances with Students:
CAPMT (MTNA) Spring Festival, Sonata and Sonatina Festival, and Bartók Festival, 1994-Present
Piano Press Studio and La Jolla Music Teaching Studios Recitals, 1993-Present
Wagner’s World of Music Teaching Studios Recitals, San Diego, CA, May 1993-1994
Miami Music Works Teaching Studios Recitals, Miami, FL, June 1991-1992
Suniland Music Shoppe Teaching Studios Recitals, Miami, FL, June 1986-1990

Songwriting Awards:
It's a Guy Thing - Billboard International Song Contest Honorable Mention - Country (2002); Northern California Songwriters Song Contest Honorable Mention - Country (2003)
It's Not Like We Never Drove Through Texas - Billboard International Song Contest Honorable Mention - Country (2001);
Austin Songwriters Song Contest Finalist - Country (2000);
San Diego Songwriters Guild Song Contest Honorable Mention - Country (2000)
Personal Touch - Billboard International Song Contest Honorable Mention - Pop (2001); Unisong International Song Contest Finalist - Pop (2000); Dallas Songwriters Song Contest Second Place - Pop (2000);
Northern California Songwriters Song Contest Honorable Mention - Pop (2000);
Austin Songwriters Song Contest Finalist - Pop (2000)
Whenever You're Ready - Billboard International Song Contest Honorable Mention - Pop (2001); Dallas Songwriters Song Contest Second Place - Pop (2001)
Music City Song Festival Honorable Mentions, 1988, 1989

Discography:
Who's Been Playing With the Jukebox? - Translated into Swedish by Bo Söderholm and recorded by Susanne Holm (Finland) www.susanneholm.com Aired daily on Finnish Radio Vega from 5/15/04 - 7/15/04 as part of the Stjärnbandet 2004 Festival (ASCAP) (2004)
It's Not Like We Never Drove Through Texas - Recorded by Susanne Holm in English on her debut CD released July, 2004 (ASCAP) (2004)
Kidtunes CD - Compilation CD Producer - 30 tracks, Piano Press (ASCAP) (2002)
Album cut Too Deep (Sam Hogin, Elizabeth Axford, Ernie Harkins) on Snapshot CD by Ernie Wylie, Adama Music (BMI) (2002)
Licensed song Personal Touch for boy band project, MDVD Network (2001)
Merry Christmas Happy Hanukkah CD - Producer, Arranger, and Pianist/Performer - 32 tracks, Composer - 2 tracks, Piano Press (ASCAP) (1999)