Kate Moody

BIO: pianist, composer, teacher, author.The Seeker - Best Instrumental Album, Just Plain Folks 2004 Music Awards.Composer and pianist Kate Moody has produced five CDs of original music and is the author of two books of music, one a compilation of piano solos and the other a book of teaching pieces for piano.Moody performs solo and ensemble concerts throughout the country and also presents workshops of Music and Meditation where she teaches “Connect the Dots,” a series of meditative visualizations for healing and well-being.Moody teaches piano and composition in the San Francisco Bay Area. She presents workshops for teachers about teaching composition and notation to beginning music students, a method which helps develop creative skills and makes music theory relevant. She also directs “Create Your Own Musical” workshops for children.Kate’s recent recorded releases include The Seeker, an album of orchestral music, and Welcome to Piania, a musical journey of evocative solo piano pieces. The Seeker is a symphony in four movements: Wake-up Call, River of Love, Angels & Eskimos, and Shining Through. The CD, recorded at Capitol Studios, also features George Doering on Fantasy for Electric Guitar & Orchestra. Kate’s most recent solo piano CD, inscapes, was released in October, 2007. She wrote and performed the soundtrack for the Prenatal Yoga Instructional DVD Series from Rudra Press.“Moody brings vast musical experience as well as knowledge to her music, making it much more than pop or background music while staying accessible and easy to grasp. Emotionally rich and full of grace, the music is soothing and calming yet complex enough to reveal new things each time it is heard... the music expressed here is both deeply personal and universally understandable.” -Kathy Parsons, Solo Piano Publications“It is so nice that you put our love to music!” - Ana and Peter Renkow, long-time fans"Gentle and comfortable enough to be Easy Listening, Kate's style is also rich enough and thoughtful enough to be categorized as Contemporary Classical and dramatically emotional enough to remind one of film scores." - cdbaby.comKate's 4 CDs are available at cdbaby.com. "inscapes" http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/katemoody4 is an album of solo pianos with a meditative arc. "Welcome To Piania" http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/katemoody1 is a collection of solo piano journeys. "The Seeker" http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/katemoody2 is beautiful orchestral music, recorded at Capitol Studios Studio A, winner of the Just Plain Folks 2004 Best Intrumental Album Award. "Grateful Heart" http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/katemoody3 is an album of contemporary instrumental music featuring piano, flute, saxophone, bass and percussion.