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Since December 2023
Instructor since December 2023
Piano and Music Theory Classes for Children and Adults
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From 53.65 $ /h
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Piano and Music Theory Teacher with over 12 years of extensive experience, teaching students aged 4-60.
Whether you are learning piano to take the ABRSM exam, or for fun, or even as a form of meditation and self-care, I am here to support you in an enjoyable environment.

Languages: English (native), Western Armenian (native), Classical Arabic (fluent), Japanese (basic conversational)
Extra information
I recently relocated to Tokyo from Kuwait, where I taught over 30 students annually (including members of the royal family) in one of the best music schools in the country. A number of my students have gone to study music at university level, including one getting accepted at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston. I have a can-do, persevering and humorous spirit, and I simply love to teach.
*Having a piano (digital or acoustic) at your home is essential for the classes.
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  • Around Kawaguchi, Japan
About Me
I’m a positive person, with a can-do, hardworking and humorous spirit. My target in every lesson is to inspire my students to love playing the piano, and to motivate them to practice harder and most importantly, to enjoy practicing.
Coming from a family of teachers of literature, music and tennis, I always feel at home when I am teaching.
Education
The Open University (GPA 3.98/4), The Frydryk Chopin Institute (piano classes with Janusz Okejniczak)
Multiple piano masterclasses in Kuwait, Poland, Armenia and online in the UK)
Experience / Qualifications
I’m a laureate of the Gulf International Chopin Piano Competition (2010), upon which I was awarded a piano scholarship by the Polish government to study piano in Poland in the form of masterclasses under renowned pianist Janusz Olejniczak.

I compose music in my spare time. One of my pieces, Bloozjan, was commissioned by Dutch jazz pianist Marcel Worms and consequently released in his CD, “Twenty Years of New Blues for Piano” (2017). I am also keen on making piano arrangements of Gypsy jazz music originally composed for the guitar.
Age
Preschool children (4-6 years old)
Children (7-12 years old)
Teenagers (13-17 years old)
Adults (18-64 years old)
Seniors (65+ years old)
Student level
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Duration
30 minutes
45 minutes
60 minutes
The class is taught in
English
Armenian
Arabic
Japanese
Availability of a typical week
(GMT -05:00)
New York
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Mon
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Fri
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04-08
08-12
12-16
16-20
20-24
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I specialize in teaching the violin for every age, both children and adults. I am a professional violin player, with over 40 years of experience and I have been actively performing on Japan's elite music arena. The very unique element of my violin lessons is that unlike other music schools, you will learn how to play violin from a professional musician who is active in Tokyo’s music scene. I also offer students special insight into performance, such as how to interact with the public or how to convey emotion to your audience. I have 10 years of experience in teaching music both in Japan and my native country, Romania.

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3) Custom Program: for any type of student, especially when preparing for a music competition, a concert or whether you wish to improve a specific part of your violin technique.

4) Special Program: Gypsy Violin Sound for learning all the valuable insights of the Gypsy style that I acquired throughout his long career as a Django jazz musician. Both amateurs and professional violinists are more than welcomed to take this course. The repertoire will be adapted to your level.

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I specialize in teaching the violin for every age, both children and adults. I am a professional violin player, with over 40 years of experience and I have been actively performing on Japan's elite music arena. The very unique element of my violin lessons is that unlike other music schools, you will learn how to play violin from a professional musician who is active in Tokyo’s music scene. I also offer students special insight into performance, such as how to interact with the public or how to convey emotion to your audience. I have 10 years of experience in teaching music both in Japan and my native country, Romania.

I offer four types of courses:
1) Introduction Program: My first notes for complete beginners (children or adults) where I teach violin fundamentals.

2) Basic Program for violin beginners and for intermediate violin players who wish to refresh their technical skills. Some of the techniques taught in this program are bow fundamentals, advanced bowing, vibrato, color, and tones, posture, etc.

3) Custom Program: for any type of student, especially when preparing for a music competition, a concert or whether you wish to improve a specific part of your violin technique.

4) Special Program: Gypsy Violin Sound for learning all the valuable insights of the Gypsy style that I acquired throughout his long career as a Django jazz musician. Both amateurs and professional violinists are more than welcomed to take this course. The repertoire will be adapted to your level.

Feel free to contact me with any questions about my classes.
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