Piano Lessons in Verdugo City, CA

Instruments: Piano Violin Viola Electric Violin

When my students first start I start them on the Suzuki method until they get to book 4. While they are learning from that certain method I do encourage students to tell me what songs they enjoy listening to and we will choose easy versions of the song that keeps them motivated and excited. Once my students pass book 4 of Suzuki we start getting advanced music including scale books, etudes, and concertos. Read More

Instruments: Piano Voice

With her amazing success, Orgena has enjoyed sharing her knowledge with others and has been teaching voice, life, career and financial coaching successfully since 1993. Finding their voice, her students have gone on live full lives and start fabulous new businesses and careers, land leading roles, tour the world, sing on American Idol and The Voice, win competitions, host their own TV shows and even being recognized by Oprah to appear in O magazine Read More

Instruments: Piano Guitar

Depending on the level the student is at I will work with them where they are at and what is needed. If a beginning student I will usually start off with working on scales and use visual tools such as books to help aid the process. I will usually get the student to play or perform some sort of song no matter how simple it is, maybe even get them to make up their own song based off of what they learned. Read More

Instruments: Piano Organ Music Keyboard

I truly enjoy teaching and live to see how well my students progress .my teaching style has to adapt for each student . I cant teach a 5 year old in the same manner as I teach a 79 year old student and I have both. A good teacher also needs to understand the wants and needs of each student thus the teaching method and books may change for each student especially if theres more than one person in the family learning to play . Read More

Instruments: Piano Voice

I think it's important for students to learn interpretation and musicality as much as technique, regardless of their instrument. For piano, I typically start with Hannon's piano exercises, and then move on to repertoire which highlights specific technical challenges, such as crossed hands or mixed meter. In the repertoire is where I also make sure to talk about common interpretation practices, as well as techniques for how to characterize a piece of music. Read More

Instruments: Piano

I am a graduate of Yerevan Conservatory. I earned a Bachelors and a Masters in Music. I am an exceptionally experienced pianist with a background that includes: international competition, performances with European symphony orchestras and teaching music in Russia, Norway and USA. I am a member of MTAC: Music Teacher's Association of California. I can both prepare students for merit certificate and competition and for just a simple enjoyment of piano playing. Read More

Instruments: Piano Cello

I have been teaching for over 25 years. I have 5 children of my own who are all musicians. I have studied pedagogy at the University of Illinois and have also studied the Suzuki method. I feel lucky that I can take all of these experiences and methods and combine them to what works best for my students. What I have found is that there is not one clear cut method- every student learns in a different way. Read More