Toma Holovatskyy Music Lessons
About
Toma started learning piano and oboe when he was nine years old. Since then he has won many international competitions and was a soloist performing with many orchestras in philarmonic halls in Eastern and Western Europe. Toma started teaching the oboe, piano and music theory in the National Conservatory in Lviv, Ukraine as a teacher's assistant and made his reputation as an extremely passionate young professional with a big potential.
At this moment Toma is a music performance student at Temple University studying the oboe with the principal assistant of the Philadelphia Orchestra Peter Smith, studied music theory with Dr. Michael Klein and Dr. Kurt Nelson, and teaches piano at a private music school.
Toma's approach in teaching is engaging students in music, developing their skills and keeping lessons fun. He has experience teaching students ages 4-60 from zero and helping musicians already with big musical background.
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Frequently asked questions
What is your typical process for working with a new student?
First I would determine what and how the student can play, and what is the understanding of music in general. After that I would move on to what the student wants to learn, what styles, what is the main goal and would go from there
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
9 years in music school and 3 years in college
Do you have a standard pricing system for your lessons? If so, please share the details here.
$50/hour, $30/30 min lessons if traveling to my student
30/hour/ 15/30 min lesson if student travells to me
Discounts for having lessons often/regulary/putting hard work into studying
How did you get started teaching?
My teachers needed help with students, because they had to many of them, so I volunteered to help and I liked it after that
What types of students have you worked with?
ages 4-60, very talented, with students with medical conditions, students who could not concentrate, students who could not listen for more than 10 minutes, very quiet and shy kids.
Describe a recent event you are fond of.
My students had a performance and I experienced the feeling when I was much more vorried for them being on the stage than when I would go and perform.
What advice would you give a student looking to hire a teacher in your area of expertise?
Have patience and put a lot of work into learning something, because in best case a student could have three 1 hour lessons a week, but it is worthless if student does not practise on her/his own time. To progress and develop skills it needs be (in the best case) +3 hours of practicing every day, but at least an hour a day would be enough to feel the difference
What questions should students think through before talking to teachers about their needs?
"Am I willing to put work into this?"
"Am I willing to practice regularly?"
"What is my goal?"