Alan Riva (Captain Al) is the founder and president of ETM (Enrichment Through Music) Productions. Alan is a seasoned musician, songwriter and preschool educator, having spent 12 years creating and performing innovative and enriching entertainment for thousands of preschool children. He has received critical acclaim from parents, teachers, and caregivers for his keen ability to understand how young children learn through music, along with his unique way of communicating positive values and critical preschool foundational skills with an innovative combination of song, movement, activities, puppets, and social learning skills. Testimonials for Music Program: MELANIE ROSENBERG-BRIARWOOD PRE-SCHOOL Valley Village, CA Captain Al captivates and enthralls the children with his catchy tunes and wonderful lyrics. His music enriches the lives of our children by encouraging learning and unleashing their musical participation and awareness. The staff, parents and children are thrilled to have his ETM Music Program as part of our school curriculum! AMERICAN HERITAGE ACADEMY Encino, CA Alan Riva (Captain Al) is a gifted and talented songwriter-musician-performer, and demonstrates the skills and understanding needed to educate, entertain and captivate children. They really love him and look forward with great enthusiasm to his arrival for each music class. Parents are continually thanking me for having him and his music program at our school. ROBERT REIHER PH.D. AUTHOR: KIDNAPPED Everyone knows that music offers a powerful gateway to learning. Alan has mastered the rapport with a captivating and personalized style of communication that sets him apart from other entertainers and educators. See for yourself, why he has received critical acclaim from parents, teachers and caregivers for his exceptional ability to understand the developmental needs of young children and to communicate through songs, music, movement, puppets, and individualized learning activities. Testimonials for Songwriting: ROBERT RASMUSSEN, PRESIDENT LAUREL HILL ENTERTAINMENT, INC. / "WINK AND BLINK" Over the past year we have had the great pleasure of working with Captain Al Riva to create songs for our award-winning children’s educational video series, Adventures with Wink & Blink. Captain Al has been an important part of our success strategy. He is a consummate professional who is enthusiastic and easy to work with. More importantly, however, his songs are fun and entertaining for kids. In crafting his songs, Captain Al is keenly aware of the educational and developmental needs of our child audience. As a result, the songs Captain Al has contributed to our series help children learn with smiles on their faces and music in their hearts. We give him our highest recommendation and we look forward to working with him again and again. www.winkandblink.com ANN BRAZIL PAUSITIVE PROGRAMS / "TIME OUT TOT" You continue to amaze me! You are a wonderfully talented musician/songwriter and I am grateful that you are working with me on this project. The musical “personality” you created for each of these characters and situations are remarkable. Your music has brought the DVD to a whole other level! Can't wait for you to see it with your music laid under it! It's awesome! Thank you sooooo much for sharing your talents!!—Ann www.timeouttot.com