Stories from Students and Parents
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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. Every time I’m working on a new piece I think back to how some of the things I play would have felt impossible years ago, but now feel accessible thanks to her tutelage.
— Myles S.
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I just want to thank you for a wonderful start to the fall. With a new teacher, and Ethan not even sure he wanted to continue with piano, both of our boys seem VERY happy studying with you. Ethan has even begun "writing" a new piece ( I hope he will share it with you). You are so kind, and professional, and so enthusiastic about teaching piano, we feel fortunate to have joined your studio. Thank you so very much for sharing the joy of music!
— Catherine D.
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We feel honored to have you as a teacher. Taner is enjoying piano lessons. With violin we only learn one piece at a time, and sometimes it is only one musical phrase in a piece - the rest is review. With piano he is able to play whole pieces within a few days. This week he especially loved "I've Got Music". In fact I had to beg him to stop playing it over and over and over.
— Nurum E.
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We are so pleased with you as a piano teacher and are enjoying Rebecca-Jane's playing tremendously!
— Beth G.
山崎先生はとても穏やかでありながら、確かな実力と情熱をお持ちの先生です。演奏家としての高い技術はもちろん、指導者としても大変経験豊富で、特にコンクール前には表現のつけ方やフレーズの作り方、指の使い方まで細かく丁寧にご指導くださいました。そのおかげで、子どもが初めて出場したコンクールで賞をいただくことができ、大きな自信につながりました。レッスンでは一人ひとりの性格やレベルに合わせて教えてくださり、「どうすればもっと音がきれいに響くか」「どう弾けば気持ちが伝わるか」を具体的に示してくださいます。先生の演奏を初めて聴いたとき、ピアノが歌っているように感じ、子どもたちも“音楽を表現する楽しさ”を学ばせていただいていると実感しました。
習い始めてから、娘も息子も「もっと上手になりたい」と言うようになり、自分から進んで毎日練習に取り組むようになりました。月に一度ほどのグループレッスンでは人前で演奏する機会があり、緊張感の中で弾く経験を重ねることで、精神的にも成長していると感じています。
また、英語での指導もしてくださり、発音がとても美しく、自然な英語に触れられる環境も魅力の一つです。
子どもたちが山崎先生のもとで学べていることを、親として心から感謝しております。
— Eri N.