David Chang Music

Introduction: Hello! I help people to learn piano extremely rapidly from sheet music - faster than anyone else - regardless of age or ability. Students using my methods typically accomplish in 6 months to a year what would have normally taken them 3 to 5+ years (for the most serious, dedicated students) otherwise. The difference is not just in the speed, but in the quality. When I talk about these time frames, I’m talking about high-level playing with the utmost musicality and expression. I currently offer two different programs: 1) My strategic teams (online and in-person in Brooklyn, NY) 2) 1-to-1 private coaching with me (online and in-person in Brooklyn, NY) You can find more information about both of these programs a few paragraphs down. After quickly filling literally every spot for both private coaching and my strategic teams, I decided to expand the teams. Because of this recent decision, there are indeed openings. Please only request private coaching with me if you are serious about advancing as quickly as possible and you have read everything here. It is more rare for me to directly teach new children at this point. The very few exceptions submitted audition videos to me and typically were already playing at a high level. I have in long-term situations trained parents to be as strong as or even stronger in teaching than real piano teachers. If you are that rare parent that practices with their child daily, consider becoming a student of mine in order to transform your child’s practice and progress. If you are a piano teacher that wishes to improve your playing, teaching, and/or business sense, I am uniquely able to take you to the next level and beyond in all three aspects. Feel free to set up a free consultation with me about either of the following options. Thank you! ***Strategic Teams*** -There are up to 5 people per team. -Only reliable, weekly, long-term students with excellent attendance are considered. Admission is based on interview. -Both online and in-person lessons to fully vaccinated and boosted students at my home studio here in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, NY (I do not travel to students) are offered. -There are two different possible lengths of time for each team: 1 hour 30 minutes ($135 per person; around $540 a month) and 2 hours ($180 per person; around $720 a month). -Students can set goals every bit as serious and ambitious as private lessons. -Goals include: a complete transformation of strategy and mindset in learning piano, rapidly acquiring independence from the teacher at all different levels, intensive performance training, professional pedagogy (teaching) training since we are all our own teachers, and of course progressing in piano with maximum efficiency and quality. ***Elite 1-to-1 Private Coaching*** -It is unlikely that I will teach more than 5 private students at this time due to extremely high demand. -Lessons are $320 for 1 hour (around $1,280 a month), $270 for 45 minutes (around $1,080 a month), and $180 for 30 minutes (around $720 a month). -Only reliable, weekly, long-term students with excellent attendance are considered. Admission is based on interview. -Both online and in-person lessons to fully vaccinated and boosted students at my home studio here in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, NY (I do not travel to students) are offered. -Includes all of the benefits listed above. -Obviously, every moment of the lesson is custom-tailored for maximum efficiency and quality for you specifically. -Suitable candidates tend to be highly successful in their careers and tend to strive for excellence in everything that they do. They also describe the piano as something extremely important to them. They thus seek out personalized coaching of the utmost quality to bring them to their goals as quickly as possible. *** I am a professional musician with a bachelor's degree in music education from New York University and a master's degree in piano performance from Manhattan School of Music. I have created many unique methodologies that detail how to learn and memorize music with maximum efficiency (much more information both above and a few paragraphs down). And of course, I show my students how to conquer technical and musical difficulties in order to develop into artists with their own voices. As a result, my students progress extremely quickly and attain very high levels of playing in a fraction of the usual time required. They also seem to truly enjoy the process. Lessons take place either online/remotely or at my home studio in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn (somewhat near the Barclays Center and Prospect Park), where I have a baby grand piano and two high-end keyboards for use in the lessons. I am a current Thumbtack Top Pro and Steinway Educational Partner and teach full-time. I also very recently (February 2022) was a recipient of the Steinway Top Teacher Award, which was awarded for my “hard work and dedication to music education throughout 2021” and for “the care and commitment with which [I] approach [my] piano students.” In person, I have had students come to me from as far away as Queens, upper Manhattan, the Bronx, New Jersey, and Long Island. Online, I am one of the most in-demand teachers throughout the country and have taught internationally as well. I offer two student recitals for all ages and four studio classes a year. Most of my current students are adults and they have expressed that they really enjoy the sense of community they experience as a result of meeting other adult learners. There are also numerous additional performance opportunities and events for more advanced students. I have taught students of all ages (3 and up) and abilities for over 20 years and have prepared students for ABRSM exams, NYSSMA exams, specialized middle school and high school auditions, pre-college programs, college auditions (to major in music), other auditions, guzheng (古箏) exams, competitions, and all types of performances. I have also served as a judge for both NYSSMA and piano competitions. Of course, I have also taught many students who are learning just for themselves. If you are a beginner and/or don't know how to read sheet music, I can definitely help you! If you are interested in learning how to play the piano while singing, I can definitely help as well. Finally, I also welcome serious students of piano who are thinking about making classical music into a career choice. Additionally, I also offer both pedagogy and business training to prospective or current piano teachers who want to improve their teaching and/or are trying to expand their own piano studios. I have helped many other professional pianists and teachers who have inquired about my methodologies (both for themselves and for their students) and my students include and have included those who are piano teachers themselves. And as one of the most in-demand piano teachers on Thumbtack throughout the United States (one of the top even amongst the Top Pros), I am happy to share my business expertise as well. My teaching methodologies include how to learn and memorize with maximum efficiency (I have spent years specifically researching and creating many methodologies); how to solve technical / mechanical / relaxation issues (including how to achieve much greater speed and control); how to achieve extremely high levels of musicality, nuance, and expression; how to express yourself musically and connect with your inner self; how to rapidly gain autonomy and independence from the teacher; how to practice physically, mentally, and emotionally; how to set and achieve goals; how to use both motivation and willpower to your advantage; and much more besides. One of the unique components of my lessons is that I teach very specifically what I like to think of as the art of practicing itself (derived from the methodologies I created). I coach students on how to logically solve all technical and musical difficulties (at least the aspects of music that CAN be logically solved) and then train them to be as independent of me as possible. This helps to unlock the door to true musical expression. I have performed at such venues as Steinway Hall, Lincoln Center, Leith Hill Place (Surrey, UK), WeArts Theatre (Shanghai), Parsons Music Performance Center (Shanghai), Fazioli Piano Center (Taipei), Marc A. Scorca Hall of the National Opera Center, the Bitter End, Soapbox Gallery, Sullivan Hall, Flushing Town Hall, Molloy College, James C. Colgate Hall, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office of New York, the Tenri Cultural Institute of New York, Black Box Theatre (NYU), Frederick Loewe Theatre (NYU), the Skirball Center (NYU), Goldmark Hall (Mannes), Pforzheimer Hall (MSM), Greenfield Hall (MSM), Yamaha Piano Salon, Prague Conservatory, Jan Deyl Conservatory (Prague), the Jazz Dock (Prague), the Centro Municipal Integrado El Llano (Gijón, Spain), and the Centro Municipal Integrado Pumarín (Gijón, Spain). I have participated in both the Gijón International Piano Festival (Spain) and the International Keyboard Institute and Festival (New York), and have played in masterclasses for Robert McDonald, Yuan Sheng, José Ramos Santana, Nina Lelchuk, Gabriele Leporatti, Alexandre Moutouzkine, Amy Gustafson, Anthony de Mare, and Eduardus Halim. My teacher was José Ramón Méndez. In 2018, I gave solo piano recitals in both New York and Taipei. In 2019, I was the featured performer at the Manhattan International Film Festival. Also in 2019, I gave four solo piano recitals in New York, Shanghai (where I gave a masterclass as well), and Surrey (UK). In fall 2019, I performed in the New York Arabic Orchestra. In 2020, instead of giving recitals, I conducted more extensive research into learning and memorizing massive amounts of repertoire with maximum efficiency. As part of my project, I learned and memorized the complete Chopin Études in the latter six months of 2020. In 2021, I developed a new vision for the future of this studio: expansion into strategic teams and online courses so that my methodologies may reach many more people. Please feel free to message me with any questions you might have. I am genuinely passionate about teaching and sincerely care about each of my students. And if you are a part of my studio, you will find that I am very responsive and willing to help however I can. I look forward to helping you achieve your goals. Thank you!