I have been teaching piano for 22 years and received a $900 Teaching Enrichment Grant from Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) in 2004. As of November 2024, I am a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music (NCTM) in piano through MTNA. I am adept in teaching the Russian piano method and can provide injury preventive piano technique that will take your playing to a higher level.
My most influential teachers were Dr. Ana Balakerskaia (Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg State Conservatory), Dr. Andrey Kasparov (Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory), Dr. Julie Hahn (Peabody Conservatory) and Dr. Barbara Lister-Sink (Salem College). I am targeting students both young and older who need a piano consultant to educate them on learning advanced solo piano repertoire or collaborative piano repertoire. I don't teach from a template.
Every Piano Teacher should be aware of the muscle groups involved when playing piano. What is co-contraction? This will be explored in your piano lesson.
View the video to the right of a former seven year-old student. He is performing a piece entitled, Samoan Fire Dance by Martha Mier.