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Music Study, Philosophy of Study behind becoming a concert pianist or just a very good amature Pianist, Musician, Violinist, Vocalist, or Composer


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Our teaching philosophy for adults is based on a strong conviction that “to teach” and “to learn” mean equally to be in constant quest, in constant process.

Our teaching philosophy for children is based on the strong belief that every child can and should learn music for the following reasons:

We believe that music is the language of emotions, and is charged with feelings and significance. It challenges our intellect, kindles our imagination, and enchants our senses.

We believe that all children are artists. The world for them is a thing of wonder. They invent stories and poems; they compose songs; they paint. Our goal is to help them retain this wonder, and develop the need to communicate their feelings through the Language of Music.

We believe that this language will also dramatically enhance the child’s abstract reasoning abilities – the most necessary skills for learning math and science, as recent scientific studies have shown. Plato once said, “Music is a more potent instrument that any other for education.”

We believe that teaching is a flexible, ever-changing and subtle process. That it is an art in which a good teacher-artist constantly searches for new approaches, new ideas, different pedagogical means. Our students are challenged to think critically, understand contexts, engage with learners, reflect and act. This requires dedication from both the teacher and the student, but we are rewarded with the joy of making music together, which keeps us moving forward toward our goal.

We believe that each one of our students is a complicated and wonderful world; each one a unique individual with special talents; and that all students have the potential to succeed in mastering the instrument. Thus, one of the cornerstones of our teaching philosophy is the task of creating a series of successes for our students through constant and sensible progress, and through active performance.

We don’t promise to create a concert artist from every student. We can say, however, as the instrument becomes a part of a students’ daily discipline, education and development, that his life will become more interesting, more rich, and more colorful. We believe our students will become better humans over all!

Our teaching philosophy for adults is based on a strong conviction that “to teach” and “to learn” mean equally to be in constant quest, in constant process. Our teaching philosophy for children is based on the strong belief that every child can and should learn music for the following reasons: We believe that music is the language of emotions, and is charged with feelings and significance. It challenges our intellect, kindles our imagination, and enchants our senses. We believe that all children are artists. The world for them is a thing of wonder. They invent stories and poems; they compose songs; they paint. Our goal is to help them retain this wonder, and develop the need to communicate their feelings through the Language of Music. We believe that this language will also dramatically enhance the child’s abstract reasoning abilities – the most necessary skills for learning math and science, as recent scientific studies have shown. Plato once said, “Music is a more potent instrument that any other for education.” We believe that teaching is a flexible, ever-changing and subtle process. That it is an art in which a good teacher-artist constantly searches for new approaches, new ideas, different pedagogical means. Our students are challenged to think critically, understand contexts, engage with learners, reflect and act. This requires dedication from both the teacher and the student, but we are rewarded with the joy of making music together, which keeps us moving forward toward our goal. We believe that each one of our students is a complicated and wonderful world; each one a unique individual with special talents; and that all students have the potential to succeed in mastering the instrument. Thus, one of the cornerstones of our teaching philosophy is the task of creating a series of successes for our students through constant and sensible progress, and through active performance. We don’t promise to create a concert artist from every student. We can say, however, as the instrument becomes a part of a students’ daily discipline, education and development, that his life will become more interesting, more rich, and more colorful. We believe our students will become better humans over all!