Ostinato Conservatory Of Music

Before starting we set up an interview during which we talk with the student and/or parent in order to identify the goals they want to achieve and how we can help. After identifying a level the student is at, we start by carefully choosing the right repertoire and building a individual plan for the entire semester. All our private lessons incorporate elements of solfege, ear training, and music appreciation so all students get the well-rounded education. Our core value is to evolve our students’ lives, foster creativity, and inspire our students with a lifelong love and passion for classical music.

All our artist faculty are experienced and educated professionals who are patient, kind, and knowledgeable. They hold advanced graduate degrees in music or related field from accredited universities and colleges across the world. By hiring one of our incredible teachers you will be saving money in the long run!

** About the owner **

Described by internationally renowned pianist Robert Hamilton as “an outstanding pianist whose comprehensive performances blend intelligent stylistic understanding with emotional depth and strong technical prowess”, Russian-born VITALY SEREBRIAKOV is a versatile musician, teaching artist, and recording engineer. He has performed across the world in such venues as Carnegie Hall and Steinway Hall in New York City, Virginia G. Piper Theater, the Athens Conservatoire, and Dr. Hoch's Konservatorium, among many others. Mr. Serebriakov is a prize winner in numerous international piano competitions, including the All­-Russia Open Contest of Pianists, the 6th International Competition “Music Without Limits” in Lithuania, and the 2nd International Rachmaninov-Gesellschaft e.V. Competition in Germany. He is also a recipient of the prestigious Recognition Award for talented youth given by the Russian Ministry of Science and Education. Vitaly is a D.M.A. candidate at Arizona State University. His principal teachers include Vladimir Feltsman, Paul Ostrovsky, Robert Hamilton, Natalia Fish, and Robert Satterlee.

As an active teaching artist and educator, Mr. Serebriakov is a co-founder and owner of Ostinato Conservatory of Music - a premier destination for music and piano education in Phoenix West Valley. He served as Faculty Associate at Arizona State University School of Music, taught at Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan, and is a piano instructor for the ASU Community School of Music. He frequently participates and gives masterclasses at Music Teachers National Association conferences, serves as a jury member for many piano competitions, including Dean & Carolyn Elder Piano Competition and PMTA Fall Festival & Competition, and is an active adjudicator for the Arizona Study Program. His students have successfully passed ABRSM, ASP, and Royal Conservatory of Music examinations, and won local and international piano competitions.

Robert Hamilton noted: “Vitaly has proven to be an uncommonly successful teacher whom I regularly recommend to the very finest young talents and parents who seek my advice. He knows what is required to bring gifted pianists to the point of producing a first-rate piano sound, through the proper use of finger, hand and arm weight. Much of this comes from his thorough understanding and mastery of what is perhaps the best technical approach in the piano world, commonly known as the Russian school of piano playing.”

Our local prices are based on a monthly or semester tuition rate. We do offer a 5% discount for those clients who make a semester tuition payment in full. Besides weekly private lessons included in the tuition rate, students benefit from many opportunities offered throughout a year, which may include participation in recitals, festivals, masterclasses, and free attendance at conservatory events. We offer uniquely designed group classes incorporating solfège, ear-training, music appreciation and history, elements of Dalcroze eurhythmics and the Kodály method. We are proud to provide an innovative and re-envisioned private music instruction based on European tradition and legacy!

** We also offer online piano lessons! **

Always look for a teacher who is thorough, knowledgeable, patient, and honest! A teacher who has qualifications and extensive experience in the field. This will insure that you will be saving your money in the long run. 

A good description was given by a great master - composer and pianist Johann Hummel. He wrote: 

"Parents, in the choice of a master, should direct their attention less towards cheapness of instruction, than to ascertaining that the teacher is thoroughly conversant with the principles of the art and has received the best instructions. Remember that evil habits, arising in the commencement through neglect, are not to be laid aside at a later period without great difficulty, and sometimes continue altogether incurable. Make sure the teacher's method of instruction is good and intelligible and that they conduct themselves towards children with patience and kindness". 

Plus, one of the pioneers in developing method books in the United States Karl Merz mentioned:

"It is important that the first lessons should be directed by a skillful, masterly teacher. Select, therefore, the best, for it is the cheapest in the end".