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Piano lessons, composing music, theory of music We will learn how to play the piano or we will improve playing skills.

I’m teaching for 10 years. In Moscow I worked at music school for 4 years, also worked at Chopin Klavier-Institut in Switzerland for one year and doing replacements at music schools from time to time.

I have a lot of experience working with small kids (from 4yo) and with adults as well. Have been studied with great internationally famous teachers, attended large amount of workshops and constantly improve my skills, so I will be happy to share my knowledge on my lessons.

I have an individual approach to each student. During classes, I would like to develop the student's musical ear and improve the playing technique. I’m very creative and I always come up with interesting activities to make during the lesson in order to have a varied lesson and to keep student’s motivation.

I would be happy to prepare students to competitions and give highly professional lessons , but I am also happy , when students just enjoy playing the piano for themselves and eventually have good feelings about our lessons.

Extra information

I don’t have a car. If you live not in Bern , please , be sure that there is a good train connection.Thank you.

Location

At teacher's location: Chutzenstrasse, Bern, Switzerland
At student's location: Around Bern, Switzerland
At student's location: Around Bern, Switzerland

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General info

Age:
Preschool children (4-6 years old)
Children (7-12 years old)
Teenagers (13-17 years old)
Adults (18-64 years old)
Seniors (65+ years old)
Student level:
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Duration:
45 minutes
60 minutes
90 minutes
The class is taught in:English, Russian, German

About Me

As for me, the main thing is to interest a student in music. It's very important for me to make lessons fascinating and not boring. Either a student wants to commit to music, or he just wants to know something new, - I will be happy anyway to help him with it.
I think a teacher should praise and motivate a student to be able to see his strengths.

Education

Bern University of Applied Sciences | MA Music Performance Classical Music - piano Bern, Switzerland,

Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory | Specialist's degree - piano Moscow, Russia,

The Gnesins Russian Academy of Music
Moscow, Russia

Secondary Special Music School | qualified as orchestra (ensemble) performer, teacher of instrument, concertmeister - piano Kazan, Russia

Experience / Qualifications

Pinerolo, Italy
master classes of Roberto Plano

St. Petersburg, Russia
master classes of Vladimir Mishchuk

Sochi, Russia
master classes of Dmitry Bashkirov

Moscow , Russia
master classes of Rafael Salinas

Diploma of Secondary Professional Education , qualified as orchestra (ensemble) performer, teacher of instrument, concertmeister.
Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, awarded the degree Live Performer , Instructor.

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