Lessons & Fees
The Piano Studio
Registration fee
*INCLUDED IN THE PRICES LISTED ABOVE*
153€/semester
Includes concert participation, weekly group theory & solfège lessons, monthly piano masterclasses, free weekly online meditation sessions
Each semester lasts 19 weeks and includes participation in the activities below...
Music Theory, Masterclasses, Meditation
Music Theory
& Solfège
Participation fee included in registration fee
*Lessons held on Wednesdays and Fridays
- Exposure to the musical language and its structures
- Traditional theory methods and the ABRSM Music Theory syllabus
- Group lessons are organized according to musical levels
Master-classes
free of charge for registered students
*info on dates coming soon
Monthly group masterclasses based on a theme. All classes are held at the studio.
Meditation
Sessions
free of charge for registered students
*Sessions held on Mondays and Friday evenings
Weekly meditation sessions online. In each session students will learn mindfulness and breathing techniques, and discover how to use sound and their voice to better tune into themselves.
Vision
If you’re reading this, chances are you’re already interested in learning how to play the piano or looking to refine your piano playing skills, so you know that when searching for piano lessons the options we’re presented with online are one-size-fits-all courses and learning apps that often make unrealistic promises, and promote “easy” and “quick” learning strategies compatible with our fast-paced lifestyles. This kind of approach to learning an instrument like the piano, not to mention the language of music, isn’t loyal to the nature and purpose of playing music, as it ignores the overall role of a music education.
Music is often presented to us as a product for consumption, boxed into genres and confined to certain lifestyles, social constructs, and products to be consumed along with it. Over time, merchandising the refined art form that music is has affected music education, causing many institutions and teachers to have to adapt to our contemporary tempo and adopt a more superficial vision of an otherwise exceptionally profound art form and human practice. This multidimensional and multidisciplinary art form emerges by means of creative power that we can all exercise and develop with the proper guidance. The time you spend at the piano, no matter your age or level, is of deep self-reflection and meditation that connects you with your humanity as you practice communication and expression. What better way of approaching your piano lessons than with this awareness of your role as communicator? The satisfaction of learning a new piece, whether it be centuries old, new music, or music you have composed yourself, lies in the participation of transmitting it. When we play music we invoke great beauty and fill our spaces with it, and those who are present and willing to take it in. We break away from normality and plead, "Listen! Stop, listen, let yourself be transported.."
Mission & Approach
My mission at the piano studio matured thanks to years of musical training and work experience in Florence and abroad as a concert pianist and educator. My experiences working in Florence and abroad have continuously provided me with precious insights that would eventually help me build the foundations of the work I proudly do today.
My mission is to help you...
- Make friends with time
- Check-in and stay on track
- Express yourself
- Communicate musica
- Make connections
Through a patient and caring approach, and in a safe and relaxing space.
A holistic approach is crucial when learning the piano. A piano student should always be at the center of their music education in order to help them progress, and before establishing a relationship in which your student is listening to and following your suggestions, it's best that you are paying attention to their difficulties and needs. True achievement lies in embracing long term goals, therefore it's of fundamental importance to help piano students make friends with time and learn to love the whole process, from reading music, to playing it, to interpreting it and having fun with it!
I've based my approach on three pillars of music education: practice, theory & solfège, and performance. A practical study provides the technique exercises and pieces you need to lay the foundation in your practice, by learning how to play the music you love as well as music that helps you expand your cultural horizons and step out of your comfort zone. A theoretical study makes it possible to approach a musical score with greater ease and understanding of the language of music. Finally a performance practice, even for those who aren't aiming to become professional pianists, helps the student immensely in consolidating their practice with a given piece or selection of pieces and grants them the experience of sharing the music they've learned with an audience.
This personalised approach that provides a complete musical experience helps students gain confidence as they will have witnessed their progress on many levels.
I've made it a priority over the last few years to promote a communal atmosphere at the studio in which students are regularly interacting not only in their theory classes, but also in monthly group masterclasses and by organising piano duos and chamber music groups. This community feel has given my student's the experience of receiving/giving support from/to fellow students, not to mention it's helping them refine their pianistic and musical abilities by exchanging ideas around the subject.
On my own path to learning more about myself and my own anxieties I encountered Ayurveda, psycosynthesis and yoga philosophy at the Ayurveda International Academy, and the study of this psychology has also helped my mould my role as a teacher as well as the experiences I offer outside of the piano lessons. For example, our weekly meditation sessions were introduced to provide tools for checking-in and heightening one's self-awareness during lessons, practice sessions, performances, and exams, through guided body scans, breathing techniques, and nada yoga exercises.
This approach has one major goal: to help you effectively learn how to play the piano and learn the music that you truly love, while doing so in a nurturing and safe environment.
