FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
For online and in-studio lessons, the tuition is $220/mo for 30-minute weekly, private lessons and $360/mo for 60-minute weekly, private lessons. This is a monthly subscription so the price is the same no matter how many lessons fall in that month. I offer super simple, hassle-free billing through my website. No registration fees. No other hidden fees. I offer a 10% discount to anyone who purchases 3 months of lessons upfront. I also offer a 10% discount for family members who take back-to-back lessons - this really adds up to big savings over time! I also offer group classes so be sure to ask me about those! My studio hours are Monday-Thursday (8 am-10 pm). Fridays and Saturdays (8 am-5 pm).
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
I offer 2 types of lessons: Online and In-studio. My in-studio lessons take place at my studio in the Upper East Side of Manhattan. All online lessons are done via Zoom. Your first lesson will be all about getting to know you! What do you like about music? What is your favorite kind of music? What do you want to learn? What are your goals with music? Your lessons will focus on what you want to learn! If you want to learn classical piano, we will do that. If you want to learn how to play your favorite songs off the radio, we will do that. If you want to improve your singing or rapping technique, we will do that. I always include some fundamentals to create well-rounded musicians, but my goal is to make the lessons fun!
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I have been a working professional musician since the age of 12 - for over 30 years now! I have traveled the world playing music. I am also a classically trained pianist starting lessons when I was 5. While pursuing a Bachelor of Music at Greenville University and then later at Hunter College, I have studied with such musical greats as Dr. Laila O’Sullivan, Geoffrey Burleson, David DeMotta, Ryan Keberle, Adam Maness, and Fred Hersch. I am a Steinway Educational Partner and a member of the Piano Teachers Congress of New York. I have been teaching music since 2009 and have had the opportunity to work with many great students all over the world!