Piano Lessons

 

For Intermediate and Advanced Students

Duy provides talented piano students professional instruction and performance opportunities in a supportive environment during weekly lessons and studio classes throughout the year. 

  • The curriculum and repertoire will be specifically designed for each student.

  • The main repertoire given to students will focus on classical music, encompassing compositions from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern periods. However, Duy will be happy to provide guidance when students choose the extra music they would like to learn.

  • Repertoire will include both solo and ensemble music.

Lesson Overview

  1. Technical Studies: Scales, arpeggio, exercises which promote finger strength and dexterity. (works by Czerny, Hanon, Liszt, Chopin, Dohnanyi, etc. ) 

  2. Sight-reading practice: Short songs from different sources, Hymnal (to practice 4-part reading), and exercises Duy wrote to introduce different reading methods. Students will be asked to write short compositions to become fluent in musical notation and develop creativity. 

  3. Ear training: Rote learning may be part of ear training. 

  4. Repertoire: The theory and history relevant to the music being studied will be part of learning and practicing the repertoire. 

Duy’s Piano Studio

Practicing at Home 

  • Duy requires all students to practice at least 60 to 120 minutes everyday. 

  • If the student attends the lesson without sufficient practice, the lesson will be canceled for that week without makeup.  

  • If the student does not progress due to lack of practice, Duy will make recommendations for other options depending on each student and circumstance. 

  • Listening assignments will be given to students as part of their music education.

What Students Need to Bring to Each lesson: 

All assigned music books

A 3-ring binder (0.5 inch) 

A notebook

A pencil

Tuition

$70 per one-hour lesson. Tuition will be paid at the beginning of each semester. 

  •  First semester: September to December.

  •  Second semester: January to June 28th. 

There is a required introductory meeting with the student and parents before lessons begin.