Harvey Torres teaching guitar to a student at Treasure Valley Music Academy
Middleton, Idaho · Grades 6–11 · Nonprofit Music Education

From the Fields
to the Future.

Learn → Apply → Listen → Adjust
Unlocking Potential, One Note at a Time.

Treasure Valley Music Academy equips underserved youth with guitar, bass, and electronics skills — building confidence, creativity, and real career pathways through a systems-thinking approach to music education.

Explore Programs Support TVMA
6–11
Grades Served
2
Core Programs
12
Week Curriculum
501(c)(3)
Nonprofit Status
Our Vision
Every child deserves a chance to discover their musical talent.
TVMA envisions a place where every child, regardless of socioeconomic background, has an opportunity to discover and develop their musical talents — enriching their lives and the community.
Our Difference
Made possible by community volunteers.
TVMA provides music theory and instruction to students in the Treasure Valley — all made possible by volunteers donating their time, knowledge, and equipment. Providing opportunities that are otherwise out of reach for local youth.
How We Teach
The TVMA Learning System
Every lesson follows a feedback loop borrowed from systems engineering — the same logic that drives great music and great technology.
Input → Process → Output → Feedback
Step 01
1
🎯
Learn
Start with the essentials. Strip away complexity and focus on what matters most right now. A single chord. A single concept. Done well.
Step 02
2
🎸
Apply
Put it into practice. Students play, build, and experiment with real instruments and real circuits. Theory meets reality every session.
Step 03
3
👂
Listen
Hear the feedback — from the music, from peers, from yourself. Music teaches you to listen before you react.
Step 04
4
🔁
Adjust
Refine and improve. The loop repeats — every cycle builds skill, confidence, and deeper understanding.
IPO Model This framework mirrors the Input → Process → Output → Feedback systems model used across engineering, science, and music — giving students a transferable mental model that works far beyond the classroom.
Our Programs
Two Pathways, One Mission
TVMA and TVEA work in tandem — music builds the foundation, electronics builds the future. Both programs are free to every student.
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TVMA · Core Program
Guitar & Bass Program
Weekly group instruction in guitar, bass, and accordion. Students develop technique, music theory, and performance skills through a systems-thinking curriculum built from the ground up.
  • Guitar, bass, and accordion instruction
  • Music theory through the IPO framework
  • Small group sessions — up to 10 students
  • 60-minute weekly after-school sessions
  • Student progress reports for school accountability
Grades 6–11 After School Free to Students
⚡
TVEA · STEM Integration
Electronics Academy
A 12-week integrated music-and-electronics curriculum where students build a chromatic guitar tuner as the capstone project — connecting music theory to real engineering concepts.
  • 12-week structured electronics curriculum
  • Chromatic guitar tuner capstone build
  • Bilingual instruction — English & Spanish
  • Pathway to CWI Electronics Technology AAS
  • Connections to Micron, HP, and Idaho Power
STEM Pathway CWI Pipeline Bilingual Grant Funded
Program Impact
By the Numbers
Systems thinking means measuring what matters — and being transparent about where we are in the journey.
12
Weeks per TVEA cohort
Structured curriculum
10
Students per guitar session
Small group model
60
Minutes per weekly lesson
After-school sessions
100%
Free to every student
Grant & donor funded
Program Development Status
Guitar Workbook — Books 1 & 290%
TVEA 12-Week Curriculum85%
Grant Strategy & Funder Pipeline65%
Community & Employer Partnerships45%
Community Partners
Built on Community Partnership
TVMA operates in collaboration with local businesses and educators who share our vision of accessible music education for every student in the Treasure Valley.
Lopez Accordions logo
Founding Partner · Home Base
Lopez Accordions & More
Eddie Lopez · School of Squeezebox
Lopez Accordions is the home of both TVMA guitar instruction and Eddie Lopez's School of Squeezebox — bringing together guitar, bass, and accordion education under one roof for the Treasure Valley community.
Accordion Instruction TVMA Home Base Future TVMA Partner
📍 Location
1114 12th Ave S, Nampa, Idaho 83651
TVMA Founder & Lead Instructor
Harvey S. Torres
President · Co-Founder · Bass Guitar Instructor
With over 30 years in global semiconductor manufacturing and a passion for music education, Harvey brings a unique systems-engineering approach to guitar and bass instruction — making TVMA unlike any other youth music program in the Treasure Valley.
BSEET · MBA Systems Engineering Bass Instructor
📍 Serving
Middleton & Nampa, Idaho · Treasure Valley Region
Our Team
The People Behind TVMA
A small but mighty team of founders, instructors, and partners united by one mission — bringing music to every student in the Treasure Valley.
Founders
HT
Harvey Torres
Co-Founder · President
Lead Instructor Bass Guitar
EL
Eddie Lopez
Co-Founder
Lopez Accordions Accordion
J
Jenny
Founding Member
501(c)(3) Filing
Instructors
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Join Our Team
Instructor Opportunity
Open Position
JN
Jenny Narasaki
Instructor · Comm. Director
Guitar Vocals
RQ
Rob Quintana
Volunteer Instructor
Bass Guitar Keys
RD
Raul DeLuna
Volunteer Instructor
Guitar Bass Accordion
Community Partners
🎵
Idaho Hispanic Foundation
Summer Program Host
🥷
Lopez Accordions
Fall Program Venue
🏫
Union School
Nampa District 131
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To provide accessible, high-quality music education to underserved students in the Treasure Valley — fostering creativity and confidence through the power of music.
— TVMA Mission Statement · Unlocking Potential, One Note at a Time.
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Location
Middleton, Idaho 83644
Treasure Valley Region
Email
tvmaidaho@gmail.com
(503) 277-3372
Website & EIN
treasurevalleymusicacademy.com
EIN: 33-4588365
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