Providing professional piano lessons to students of all ages As a music educator, my goal is to foster a deep appreciation of music in my students.
With over 30 years of piano teaching experience and through combining traditional Eastern European and North American training methods, I equip my students with all the necessary skills and knowledge for a lifetime of musical adventure. Teaching students of all ages and levels, including adults and new beginners, I provide personalized lessons based on students interests, learning style and indivi
✨️ Allegro con spirito with Annie.
Working on Sonatina in C Major, op.55, No.3 by Kuhlau.
✨️ There is nothing quite like the feeling of playing a beautifully tuned piano 💕 🎹 🎶
Even Bentley is completely at peace 🐶
✨️ Summer is the perfect time for a little musical fun - sight-reading Mozart's iconic Symphony No.40 with Maksim 🌞🎼🎶
06/19/2026
✨️ Our end-of-year recital is in the books!
This year's recital was dedicated to the 270th anniversary of the birth of Mozart -our humble tribute to one of the greatest and most influential composer of all time. 🎶🎂🎉
Bravo to all our performers for sharing their music and making this celebration so special! 👏👏👏
✨️ Playing Polka by Alexander Borodin with Aiden.
Using natural arm weight, flexible wrist and firm fingertips, we are exploring how to play to the bottom of the keys with a full, healthy tone.
For young beginners, non-legato playing is the most natural way in developing this sensation 👌 🎶
✨️ A lively lesson with Hannah working on Kabalevsky's Five Happy Variations, op.51,No.1
Careful work on small details can be surprisingly fun! 🎶😊
✨️ During the lesson with Aiden, we have been exploring how arm weight can naturally drop into the bottom of the key, and how important it is to immediately release tension in the arm and fingers once the key is already depressed.
We also spoke about imagining the sound we want to create before the finger touches the key. 🎶
Aiden's observations were thoughtful and right to the point. 😊👏
05/21/2026
🎶 An imaginary conversation with one of Canada's great musical voices, Glenn Gould.
✨️ Elsa is playing "With the Little House Gnomes" - a charming piece by German composer Paul Zilcher.
Gnomes and trolls appear frequently in the piano music of Romantic composers inspired by Scandinavian and German folklore, where they inhabit a whimsical fairytale world.
In music, these tiny creatures are portrayed as nimble, mischievous, sometimes mysterious, but more often playful and full of life.
To capture this character the piece requires a delicate and "mischievous" touch - light, crisp and focused fingertip staccato, quick reaction and playful energy. 🎶