Private Music Lessons in Brooklyn, NY

Hello! I’m a professional pianist, flutist, and composer with a rich background in both performance and composition. I graduated from Berklee College of Music and hold a Bachelor’s degree in performance from Taipei National University of the Arts, Taiwan’s top music conservatory. I also earned an MFA in Media Scoring from the Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema. With over 20 years of experience playing piano and flute, I’ve performed in a wide range of settings—from chamber ensembles and full orchestras to pop and classical concerts, serving both as a soloist and a section player. My diverse background allows me to offer fully personalized lessons in various styles, including classical, pop, film music, world music, and animation scoring. If you're interested in learning piano, flute, or diving into composition—whether for personal enjoyment or professional development—I’d love to help guide your musical journey. Let’s create music that’s meaningful, inspiring, and uniquely yours. Language: English/Mandarin

I've been teaching drums/percussion and beginning - intermediate Piano for over 10 years for kids and adults. I am a professional percussionist and musician, and improviser and am very organized when I plan lessons. I am also flexible to open up the lessons to meet students' special needs as well. I always try my best to provide fun and worthful lessons. I am patient very good at communicating with students to make sure to meet their needs and make them happy. I am also a native speaker of Japanese, so if you are Japanese and want fully-Japanese lessons, I can provide them.

Hello! I am Sonya Belaya, a pianist, singer, improviser, and composer. I am first generation Russian-American. I completed my studies at the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance. I have toured as a keyboardist and singer with Half Waif, have performed on Broadway in the Sufjan Stevens “Illinoise” musical, and am a frequent collaborator to many musical communities in NYC. As a teacher, I’ve worked with students as young as 3 years old and as old as 75 years old! In my 15+ years of teaching, I have decided on the following guidelines. You have the right to expect an excellent standard of teaching from me, including artistic example, responsibility, punctuality, patience, and positive energy. My goal as a teacher is to create an environment in which students can achieve artistic excellence, while developing positive habits and a genuine, life-long appreciation for music. I also focus on body awareness while playing the piano and singing. It is my passion to empower students to find creativity and ownership in music, regardless of experience. In my lessons, I incorporate elements of playing, listening assignments, music theory, composition, and technique in order to develop a well-rounded musician. I also try to ensure that the student is enjoying the process and is creating regular practice habits. Setting these guidelines allows me to do my job as educator and to maintain regularity in my schedule. I customize lessons to complement each individual student’s interests, ability and unique potential. I offer weekly piano lessons in 30, 45, and 60-minute increments. I am available to teach at your home, but will charge an additional transportation fee, depending on your location. I recommend that all beginner students will begin with bi-weekly 30-minute lessons. For intermediate students, I recommend 45 minutes, and one-hour lessons for advanced students. I am located in Brooklyn, and travel to Brooklyn and Manhattan only. Students are welcome to travel to my home in Sunset Park for lessons as well.

35 years of experience - Private and Professional Music Studio in Manhattan. You may think it's too hard.... but in fact it's simply about unlocking the music you already feel inside. I'm here to be patient and help! Unlocking the music most people already feel and hear inside of themselves... then being able to see them play with that inspiration on their own.