We teach children and adults at our studio in Warsaw’s Mokotów district, with lessons suited to each student’s experience. From your first piece to more demanding music you hope to play later, we build the skills you need step by step.
Our own curriculum draws on European music education as we experienced it in Poland. All our teachers are active pianists and graduates of the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw.
We combine the step-by-step approach to fundamentals we learnt in Japan, including short games for learning notes and rhythm, with the approach to tone, phrasing and expression we learnt in Europe. Students build their reading skills and piano technique while exploring different ways to express the music of Chopin and other composers. For beginners, we also use our own note-reading and rhythm exercises.
A child taking their first piano lessons might start by copying a rhythm the teacher claps. They find that rhythm in the score and play it on the piano. A short game links what the child hears with what they read and what they play.
If the melody gets lost in a passage with double notes such as thirds, we first decide which note should come through. Your teacher demonstrates different balances, then you try different fingerings and hand movements. We draw on our stage experience to find a way of playing that suits your hands and the sound you want.
Listen to your teacher from beside the piano, watch how their hands move, then try it yourself. You can hear straight away how a different touch or a change in pedalling affects the sound of the grand piano.
You do not need to buy materials or prepare a piece for your first lesson. If you would like to work on a piece you already play, bring the score.
Online lessons normally take place on Google Meet. You’ll need a piano or digital piano and an internet-connected device with a camera and microphone. Tell us your preferred lesson language and times, and we’ll let you know which teacher and times are available.
Tell us about your piano experience, what you would like to play and when you are available. If you are enquiring for a child, please include their age. We’ll suggest a teacher and a time.