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Crescendo Music Studio

Crescendo Music Studio

4.8(4 reviews)
Offers online services
Offers online services

About

I am professionally trainedh pianist, musicologist and music historian. I have masters degree in piano performance and musicology from top music academy. My concentration however is classical piano and i teach piano for beginner, intermediate and advanced students. I i am also proficient in ear training, solfege, music theory and history and incorporate it in my lessons. For small children i include music games and methods to make lessons interesting. I am willing to learn Brodway and popular songs with a student at student’s request. I as well can train someone for the college piano perfomance exams, ear train a student for a complex music dictation exams and etc.

I enjoy to actually see the results of my work, student progress, good communication with students.

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Highlights

Hired 10 times
1 employee
6 years in business
Serves Brooklyn , NY
Offers online services

Payment methods

Cash, Check, Venmo, Paypal, Square, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, Stripe, Zelle

Specialties

Instrument(s)

Piano, Other, Student does not play an instrument

Experience level

No experience, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Students age

6 - 9 years old, 10 - 13 years old, 14 - 17 years old, 18 - 25 years old, 26 - 44 years old, 45 - 64 years old, 65 or older

Interest(s)

Fundamentals (pitch, rhythm, chords, etc.), Harmonization, Counterpoint, Music subjects (notation, analysis, ear training), Other

Lesson length

45 minutes, 60 minutes

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    YZ

    yelena Z.

    Great piano teacher. My daughter enjoys her lesson and is very kind and patient. I would recommend to anyone. Very flexible and professional.
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    February 29, 2024
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    Michelle D.

    Irina is a very skilled pianist and teacher. She listens to her students and tries to tailor their lessons to fit their needs. She helps keep them well-focused and motivated. She is always flexible with scheduling, accommodating vacations and other interruptions by seeking alternate dates and times for lessons when needed. She’s a very nice person who seems to genuinely love teaching. Our son has progressed very quickly under her tutelage and greatly enjoys having her as his teacher.
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    January 26, 2023
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    Zhanna K.

    I know music teacher Irina Vasileva for many years. She is great teacher - very professional and knowledgeable.
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    January 21, 2023
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    L F.

    Very knowledgeable, patient teacher, great at working with kids.
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    January 08, 2023

    Frequently asked questions

    When I hire a new student, first I meet them and family. I need to test the prospective student’s  natural musical ability, and evaluate their level ( beginner, intermediate, advanced). If they have taking piano lessons before, I might ask them to play something and talk to them to find out whether they like playing piano. If it a complete beginner, then I pay a lot of attention to a proper positioning of the hands on the keyboard, proper use of fingering and just try to make music interesting for the child in general.

    I started studying and playing piano at 6 years old, and finish general music school corse for 8 years, then I entered specialized music college for 4 years, and after elite music academy for 5 more years, where I was studying piano, musicology and pegagogy and was specifically trained to perform on stage, write about music, and teach students .
    Pricing is based generally on the neighborhood and income statistics of the neighborhood, but then individually tailored to each student/family. Music education must be accessible to everyone, but it involves costs, such as buying, upkeeping and tuning instruments ( and quality pianos are expensive!), rentals for music spaces , educational materials and teacher’s time .
    I wanted to use my talents to gain financial stability and independence, and music is not an easy way to do so, but it’s possible!
    I worked with students of various ages, musical ability and level ( from beginner to intermediate and advanced), I have very young beginners and 15-16 year old level 8 students, preparing to enter music college. I prepared students for the ABRSM exams evaluations. I also worked with mature adults, that wanted to study music and musical instrument. But I mostly work with children band very young adults.
    My students playing and performing on stage. Some went to perform in Manhattan Steinway Hall, also one of my student’s passed the ABRSM music exams with distinction, which is the highest award giving for this exam.
    Students should stay loyal to their teacher, it’s very hard to start a beginner and students should show respect and appreciation of their instructor’s work by being loyal to them. Also there is no instant gratification in this field and you should keep it in mind, everything comes with effort and hard work! Take lessons for a long time and consistently, practice, practice, practice, develop your technical ability, be curious about other things , such as composers and their works , music history and styles, educate yourself. Also, there are teachers, that have slightly different specialty, you can always do your research before hiring.
    Students always should deliver their concerns and questions to their instructor and ask for guidance and professional advice, but with respect for teacher’s time and availability.

    Services offered

    Piano
    Music Theory