Level Up Your Piano Playing
Learn to play and think like a pro and
Play the classical pieces you’ve been dreaming of for years
Progress with Confidence with a Structured Guidance
Feeling lost without a teacher?
Want to play the Chopin Ballade No. 1 or Beethoven “Pathétique”, but give up after trying because you just can’t master the difficult passages
“I know this piece is too hard, but I don’t know which repertoire pieces are the right level for me"
Struggle to read music easily
Bought courses and materials, but struggle to apply the concepts on your own
Spend hours at the piano but don’t know if you’re progressing
If this sounds like you, you might need a more clear path…
Mastering the Piano
in 3 Areas
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Musicianship
Hear more expertly with ear training, read more easily with sight reading, interpret with more depth with music theory and music history. Develop your artistic sense with focused listening.
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Repertoire
Build your classical piano repertoire progressively with appropriate leveled pieces. Learn these stepping-stone pieces to reach your dream repertoire quickly. Refine your pieces with an artistic interpretation beyond what’s marked in the score.
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Technique
Scales, chords and arpeggios are the building blocks of music. Learning the fundamental skills will dramatically improve your piano playing. Knowing which exercises to practice will help you master difficult passages.
Master the Musician’s Mindset
The most important part of mastering the piano is the mindset. With a mentor who believes in you when you think you’re stuck, who can take you further than you ever thought, you can…
Get Better Faster
One-on-One Online Piano Lessons
Whether you’re coming back to piano after years, or you’re a self-taught, you can work with a concert pianist with over 20 years of teaching experience from the comfort of your home.
本格的なピアノレッスン
趣味だけれど、憧れの難しいショパンの曲が弾けるようになりたい。
指導歴20年以上のベテラン講師があなたの夢を叶えます！演奏技術だけではなく、続けるマインドセット・怪我防止・本番の緊張へのアプローチ等、全体的に音楽家のノウハウを伝授いたします。
お子様が巣立って時間ができた方、退職後のシニアの方、仕事や子育てで忙しい方など、人生でどんなタイミングでもピアノの上達ができます。
アメリカやヨーロッパ他、世界中どこからでも、オンラインで本格的なピアノが学べます。
Meet Your Online Piano Teacher
With over 20 years of experience in working with international families, Akiko Yamazaki teaches students in Japanese and English. She is based in Yokohama, Japan, and the Triangle area (Chapel Hill, Durham, Raleigh) of North Carolina, USA.
Whether you’re a Japanese family living overseas looking for a Japanese piano teacher, an expat family in Tokyo looking for piano lessons in English or an adult learner looking for online piano lessons from the comfort of your home, I would love to help you on your piano journey.
Online Piano Student Testimonial
“At first I was nervous about how online lessons would affect my progress and ability to learn, but working with Dr. Yamazaki in online piano lessons has been an enriching experience that has made my musical life better.
Working with Dr. Yamazaki has helped me to vastly improve my pianistic abilities, musicality, and technical skills. She is able to take complex and difficult piano techniques and explain and demonstrate them in a way that makes them easy to understand and accessible.”
-Myles S.
Let’s Get You on the Right Path!
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