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About the Teacher
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 As a result of an aptitude test, when I was a 7 year-old girl, I
was placed in music school (Russia). And ten years later (1972)
I started my career as a performing pianist and professional
piano instructor.
I acquired unique insights after 16 years of academic music
education, 35 years as a piano instructor (and as a performing
pianist for ballet, ballroom and folk dance, jazz, choir, and
solo vocal - including Bolshoi performers - at the Moscow
musical scene).
Having studied and practiced every known piano teaching method,
I developed my own one, with extraordinary results: An average
child will learn piano 2 to 4 times faster than normal. And even
with dyslexia or poor coordination, a child may learn about as
fast as what is considered to be the norm. (And they learn the
perfect techniques: Some of my piano students were admitted to
the Moscow Conservatory, the Russian equivalent of the
Julliard.)
How things work
Usually, the prospective student (and/or parent) is invited to
witness a lesson given to a current student (ages 7 and up).
Thereafter, the prospective student gets two free "pre-lessons"
to get mutually acquainted and evaluated. I check and discuss
the student's capabilities and his/her likely rate of progress.
At the very first lesson, we start playing four octaves with
both hands. By the end of the first year, the student can play
Mozart's minuet, Czerny technical etudes for children, Kabalewski, Schubert's waltzes, Bach, Bartok, or other classical
and modern composers. (Normally it takes at least 3 years to
reach this level.)
Where
Since the year 2000 I reside in the Talega area of San Clemente,
Orange County, California
Fees
Locally, standard procedure is a half-hour lesson (not
recommended) per week at $30-35 per lesson. Recommended: Hourly
lessons at $50. Special program for dyslexic and mild ADHD
people, $60/hour. Advanced level for teachers and professional
pianists, $65/hour. |
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Location:
San Clemente, California
Phone: (949) 369-8684
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