Avital has been my sons violin tutor for quite some time, and I couldn't be happier. He is a wonderful teacher and an expert violinist. He really knows how to deal with children (my son is 9), and is patient and gentle, while at the same time holding them to a real standard and encouraging them to be the best they can. He is a wonderful violin tutor and I highly recommend him!

I was looking for a cello, violin and piano teacher for my 2 daughters and was lucky to find Furuya Sisters using Thumbtack. They are musical, friendly and my daughters enjoy classes with them. Thoroughly recommend anybody looking for music teachers to contact them!

My son and daughter have been taking lessons at the Piano Workshop of Chester with Sonia for the past few years and they continue to make great progress!

My learning experience with Mr. Gao was outstanding. He was very cordial and patient with his observation and offered several suggestions to improve my playing technique. The lesson structure was customized to my individual needs and goals. He was also quick to demonstrate by playing when necessary to further clarify his explanations, which I appreciated. I was very happy with my lesson, and plan to continue. I had high expectations for my lesson with Mr. Gao given his excellent artistic credentials, and my expectations were met and exceeded. I highly recommend Mr. Gao as an excellent violin instructor.

He focuses quickly on areas for needed improvement and gives excellent, friendly advice on how to achieve it.

Caroline played violin for my wedding and did an absolutely wonderful job. She was incredibly professional, easy to work with, and made our ceremony very special and memorable. We could not have picked a better violinist!

My name is Sue Tai. I was Mr. Lio’s violin student in Macao two years ago. Mr. Lio taught me and my son Kenny Kam to play the violin from August 2013 to August 2015. My son Kenny and I took the violin lesson and an aural lesson once a week. Kenny took the ABRSM violin exam grade 3 under the supervision of Mr. Lio in December 2014. He passed the exam and got the certificate successfully. Mr. Lio is a serious, responsible and patient teacher. He taught us important basic skills of playing the violin at the early stage of learning violin carefully. He paid special attention to our gestures of holding the bow and clicking the fingers on the strings accurately. Besides teaching the basic skills of playing the violin, he also arranged exercises for us to practice our fingers and bowing regularly. In addition, he required Kenny to write a diary to record his practice as homework so as to improve his violin skills. Kenny and I took the violin lesson at the same time. When Kenny was playing the violin, I sat at the back, listened and watched carefully. Similarly, Kenny listened carefully when Mr. Lio was teaching me to play the violin. We took turns to practice the violin and we learned from each other’s mistakes. Mr. Lio plays the violin very well. He sets a good model for us to follow. We still keep in touch after Mr. Lio went to the U.S. for further studies. I am really thankful to Mr. Lio for his patience and seriousness in guiding me and my son towards the world of violin music.

It has been great studying with Evelyn. She is an excellent teacher, very patient and nudges her students forward so they can truly become better violinists. Well worth the money and I would recommend her to any lover of the violin.

Efrat has been teaching vocal lessons to my daughter for about 6 months now We both couldn't be any happier. Would highly recommended her and will be continuing singing lessons for a very long time. She is very experienced, knowledgeable and enthusiastic about teaching my child all she needs to learn to be a successful vocalist.

I took singing lessons with Jen perkel for a number of years. It all started when I had to sing a wedding in Holland and had a very difficult piece. She worked with me every week until I could sing it comfortably. I continued taking lessons with her for quite some time after as I enjoyed the time spent very much. Since then, any time I have some challenging music I turn to Jennifer for help.

Saman Samadi is an award-winning avant garde composer residing in New York City. Samadi has written an extensive amount of repertoire, including large scale orchestral works, chamber music for various combinations, solo instruments, and electro-acoustic music. Samadi holds a B.A. in violin performance as well as an M.A. in composition. In 2009, Samadi won an award for the 24th annual Fadjr International Music Festival. Also, his composition “Paj” has won first prize for the 2012 Counterpoint-Italy International Composition Competition. Samadi was the director and conductor of Concentus Orchestra from 2005-2007. He is currently the conductor of Enceladus Ensemble. Samadi's music has been influenced by the “New Complexity”. He developed his own unique style which entails a new system of pitch organization that uses microtones from traditional Persian music, improvisation, complex poly-rhythms, and heterophonic texture. In addition, Samadi improvises on the piano which has had a great impact on his compositions. He is also a baritone and uses traditional Persian techniques in his singing. The music department of Stony Brook University offered Samadi a full scholarship as well as a full teaching assistant ship for a PhD in composition.

The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music offers group music classes, taught by some of New York City's top musicians. We offer multiple levels of guitar, banjo, ukulele, mandolin, voice and fiddle. We also offer workshops each week in subjects as diverse as playing the washboard, music theory, and mountain banjo tunings. Join us. We teach in a song-based style that allows you to begin playing tunes immediately. We charge $225 for an 8-week series of classes.