Katherine H.

As a theory teacher, Patrick Kreeger possesses the exact teaching style the subject requires. Patience, availability for questions and dedication to my desire to learn best define my experience with Patrick. It was such dedication that also made him call me out when he didn’t think I was doing my best or was making careless mistakes. Perhaps this wouldn’t be that outstanding except that Patrick did all of this long distance; he was in Philadelphia and I was in Delaware. He was timely in mailing me assignments and tests, and even more so in grading and returning them. I learned more from him in the 2 years I studied with him than I did in my last year of theory in my undergrad at music school. If you have the opportunity to study with Patrick Kreeger, consider yourself lucky. You couldn’t find better quality teaching elsewhere.”

William H.

I recently had the pleasure of collaborating as pianist for Peter Mark's master class for young Opera singers and found him to be highly effective in his ability to elicit the best possible results from each of the participants. Due to his many years of professional experience in the world of Opera, Peter knows exactly what is needed to be heard as far as vocal production and style in the widest possible variety of repertoire, but more importantly, through his unique methods is able to quickly achieve the desired results from each of the singers.

Aneliya D.

Svetla Kalcheva is a virtuoso musician and will ask nothing less of you - in a supportive yet firm way. And you will be surprised at what you come to accomplish under her guidance. I am an adult music student who finally acted on my decades' long dream of learning to play an instrument. Svetla has been encouraging, patient, firmly believing in my ability even when I doubted myself. She has been patient in explaining musical concepts until I fully grasped them and answering all of my questions. Listening to me perform, her feedback has been insightful and I am now aware of nuances that were previously hidden for me. In each of our lessons, I have found new levels of excitement, confidence and motivation to help me conquer the serious music challenges she has set for me. As she collaborates with you on fulfilling your musical goals, be prepared to have your misconceptions about music learning and your own skills shattered by gentle and insightful questions coupled with her highly trained ear. For me, Svetla's lessons have double value and have even been nothing short of life changing. Her coaching on methodical progress and accepting mistakes and my discovery of the quality attention have expanded to other areas of my life, where my confidence and motivation are also growing. I am now hardly on facebook, which can no longer offer the same level of thrill as my music practice. So, if you are looking to fulfil a lifelong dream and committed to mastering music - and yourself - I cannot recommend Svetla Kalcheva enough! This will the best investment in yourself for years to come!