Adam Coleman, Instrumental Music Coordinator

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Adam Coleman was born in Palos Verdes, California, and began his piano studies at the age of seven. That early classical foundation would eventually expand into a practice that spans concert performance, electronic music production, sound design, and teaching — work that treats all of these not as separate careers but as expressions of the same musical curiosity.

He distinguished himself early as a competition pianist, earning top prizes at the Southern California Bach Festival, Cyprus College Piano Competition, and the MTAC State Solo and Concerto Competitions, and was a finalist in the Schlern International Piano Competition in Völs am Schlern, Italy. He has been recognized by the Westside Committee of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and received the Alice Frazier Kitchen Memorial Scholarship. Adam went on to earn his Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music, where he studied with Evelyne Brancart, and his Master of Music in Piano Performance from the University of Colorado Boulder under Dr. Jennifer Hayghe. His training also took him to the Dublin International Piano Academy, the Orford Music Academy, the Brevard Music Center, and several other intensive programs in the United States and abroad. As a performer, Adam has organized and appeared in chamber music benefit concerts that raised over $100,000 for SHAWL House, a program supporting women in recovery from addiction, and has toured in France as a collaborative pianist.

As a producer and composer, Adam records and releases music under both his given name and the alias Enigmada. His work spans electronic music production, composition, arrangement, and sound design — with a particular focus on synthesis and sound design, including an extensive modular and Eurorack practice, mixing, and mastering. His credits include the soundtrack for the VR game ArcSine and a catalog of remixes and collaborations released through Over the Moon Music. His sound design practice extends across client projects and personal creative work in equal measure.

Currently serving as Instrumental Music Coordinator at Parlando School of Musical Arts, Adam also maintains an independent teaching studio with students locally in Los Angeles and online worldwide. He teaches classical piano, jazz, pop, and a wide range of other styles — bringing the same depth of engagement to a student learning their first chord as to one developing an improvisation practice. His approach is grounded in the belief that technique and musicianship are inseparable: physical mastery of the instrument is the tool through which genuine expression is achieved. He teaches body mechanics not as an end in themselves but as a vocabulary — different movements, different sounds, different choices in service of the music. Adam draws heavily on the neuroscience of learning and practice, helping students understand how the brain encodes and retains musical skill so they can practice with greater intention and efficiency.

At the center of Adam's teaching philosophy is the goal of expressive independence. He works to develop students who can sit down at the instrument and say something — without a score in front of them if they choose — while also building strong literacy in reading and interpreting notated music. Students in his studio become active listeners who can identify, diagnose, and work through their own musical challenges. Ear training, and music theory are woven into every stage of study, with improvisation serving as a particular pathway toward helping each student find their own musical voice.

Adam Coleman was born in Palos Verdes, California, and began his piano studies at the age of seven. That early classical foundation would eventually expand into a practice that spans concert performance, electronic music production, sound design, and teaching — work that treats all of these not as separate careers but as expressions of the same musical curiosity.

He distinguished himself early as a competition pianist, earning top prizes at the Southern California Bach Festival, Cyprus College Piano Competition, and the MTAC State Solo and Concerto Competitions, and was a finalist in the Schlern International Piano Competition in Völs am Schlern, Italy. He has been recognized by the Westside Committee of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and received the Alice Frazier Kitchen Memorial Scholarship. Adam went on to earn his Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music, where he studied with Evelyne Brancart, and his Master of Music in Piano Performance from the University of Colorado Boulder under Dr. Jennifer Hayghe. His training also took him to the Dublin International Piano Academy, the Orford Music Academy, the Brevard Music Center, and several other intensive programs in the United States and abroad. As a performer, Adam has organized and appeared in chamber music benefit concerts that raised over $100,000 for SHAWL House, a program supporting women in recovery from addiction, and has toured in France as a collaborative pianist.

As a producer and composer, Adam records and releases music under both his given name and the alias Enigmada. His work spans electronic music production, composition, arrangement, and sound design — with a particular focus on synthesis and sound design, including an extensive modular and Eurorack practice, mixing, and mastering. His credits include the soundtrack for the VR game ArcSine and a catalog of remixes and collaborations released through Over the Moon Music. His sound design practice extends across client projects and personal creative work in equal measure.

Currently serving as Instrumental Music Coordinator at Parlando School of Musical Arts, Adam also maintains an independent teaching studio with students locally in Los Angeles and online worldwide. He teaches classical piano, jazz, pop, and a wide range of other styles — bringing the same depth of engagement to a student learning their first chord as to one developing an improvisation practice. His approach is grounded in the belief that technique and musicianship are inseparable: physical mastery of the instrument is the tool through which genuine expression is achieved. He teaches body mechanics not as an end in themselves but as a vocabulary — different movements, different sounds, different choices in service of the music. Adam draws heavily on the neuroscience of learning and practice, helping students understand how the brain encodes and retains musical skill so they can practice with greater intention and efficiency.

At the center of Adam's teaching philosophy is the goal of expressive independence. He works to develop students who can sit down at the instrument and say something — without a score in front of them if they choose — while also building strong literacy in reading and interpreting notated music. Students in his studio become active listeners who can identify, diagnose, and work through their own musical challenges. Ear training, and music theory are woven into every stage of study, with improvisation serving as a particular pathway toward helping each student find their own musical voice.