Private Music Lessons in Upper Manhattan, NY

PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU INQUIRE I offer in-person piano lessons ONLY in New York City Area (most neighborhoods in Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn.) You are more than welcome to travel to my studios located around Time Squares and Long Island City. I’m a performing pianist and piano instructor in NYC. With a Master’s Degree in Piano Performance, I have expanded years of experience working with students from age 3 to 60. I’m open and good at designing lessons and methods based on your personal goal! With a mixture of music theory and musicianship, I tend to make the learning curve fun and useful!

Giving his Carnegie Hall debut at age 17, Patrick Kreeger has established himself as one of the leading musicians of his generation. Praised by The Philadelphia Inquirer for his “elegantly detailed phrasing,” as well as having “a lot to offer beyond the organ console,” he maintains a versatile career as a pianist, organist, and choral conductor. Patrick has performed in many distinguished venues around the world, including: Benaroya Hall (Seattle, WA), Meymandi Symphony Hall (Raleigh, NC), Verizon Hall (Philadelphia, PA), Bulgaria Hall (Sofia, Bulgaria), Cook Hall (St. John’s, Newfoundland), Peterborough Cathedral (U. K.), Musée d’Augustins (Toulouse, France), Kunsten Museum (Aalborg, Denmark), as well as numerous other venues in the U. S., U. K., France, Italy, Israel, and Bulgaria. He gave his symphonic debut in April 2008, performing Sergei Rachmaninoff’s first piano concerto with the North Carolina Symphony and has also been guest soloist with the Musica Sacra Chamber Orchestra, Virginia Beach Symphony, Chilliwack Symphony Orchestra, Barton College/Wilson Symphony Orchestra, and the SUNY-Purchase Conservatory Orchestra. A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Kreeger has pursued higher education at three institutions. At age 18, he was awarded a full-tuition scholarship to attend The Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied organ and piano with Alan Morrison and Susan Starr, respectively. He then received the Robert Baker scholarship to attend Yale University, where he earned his master’s degree and sacred music certificate under Martin Jean. Patrick subsequently was a C. V. Starr Doctoral Fellow at The Juilliard School, where he studied with Paul Jacobs and earned the prestigious Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree. Patrick has served as the Associate Organist at New York City’s historic Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church since 2015. Additionally, he is on the music theory faculty at The Juilliard School and serves on the conducting faculty at The Curtis Institute of Music’s Young Artist Summer Program.

I'm flexible to give piano lessons all kind of level and age. I offer the student recital at the NY Steinway Hall every year. ~ about me ~ A native of Ishikawa, Japan, pianist Yurika Mihara has won numerous awards and competitions including the PTNA Piano Competition Bronze Award, the TIAA All Japan Classic Music Concert Special Jury Award, Oikawa Classical Music Agency Audition Excellence Award, Japanese Classical Music Competition finalist, JPTA Piano Audition finalist, Vivo International Music Competition Third Prize and Best Performer Award, and First Prize at both the International Concerto Competition and Music Talent Competition as well as taking First Prize at New York Concerto Competition Shining Start Division. Representing Japan, Ms. Mihara appeared as a soloist with the Targu Mures State Philharmonic Orchestra, Romania performing Chopin’s Piano Concerto No.2 for its Tsunami relief charity concert. Michael Sherwin of the The Epoch Times wrote of her New York Concerto Sinfonietta performance of the Chopin #2, “…she effortlessly spun off decorative keyboard figurations in the true bel canto spirit.” Yurika Mihara has graced the stages of Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center’s Bruno Walter Auditorium, Steinway Hall New York, Suntory Hall – Japan and Targu Mures Cultural Palace, Romania. In addition to her solo works, she is an active chamber musician. Ms. Mihara has performed in masterclasses with Arie Vardi, Karl-Heinz Kämmerling, Constance Keene, Edward Auer, Alexander Kobrin, Ruth Slenczynska and Mikhail Voskresensky among others. She received a bachelor’s, master’s and Professional Study Diploma at Mannes College the New School for Music. In addition, she attended The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music under the instruction of Piotr Paleczny and Regina Smendzianka. Her teachers and coaches include Jerome Rose, Yoriko Takahashi, Todd Philips, J.Y. Song, Glenn Morton, and Audrey Axinn; as well as studying harpsichord with Arthur Haas.　 Currently, she is a staff pianist at The Juilliard School and Mannes College The New School for Music. 2016, She performed the Piano Concerto with Dinu Lipatti Philharmonic Orchestra, at Filarmonica De Stat Dinu Lipatti in Satu Mare, Romania. Her Sheva Collection (Italy) debut CD of music by Chopin and Scriabin released on February 15th 2016. This coming summer, she will have the debut recital at the Poly Theater at Shenzhen, China and the debut CD tour in Japan. •When I see my students progress of piano performance, •during the piano lesson, they said "I like to play piano," •when student starts to play/practice the piano by him/her self, there are many enjoy for teaching how to play piano.

*BASED IN NYC. Lessons in person or online* *NOT a classical singing teacher.* *Author of “How To Sing Without Thinking.”* I teach contemporary singing. I specialize in helping singers find and hone their unique voice. I am not about gimmicks, tricks, or false promises. I guide you into singing with minimal strain, developing vocal power, expanding range, and drastically improving your tone. I think of the voice like the body; the more precisely you exercise (vocalize), the stronger (more powerful), more flexible (more range) and more fit (better tone) you get. One of the best perks is that once you get vocally fit, you become confident and not self-conscious about your singing. Just like when you are physically fit, you feel much better about the way you look. When you are vocally fit, you feel much better about the way you sound. I specialize in pop, rock, R&B, gospel, jazz, musical theater, country, metal, and all singing styles that use a microphone. I work with adults and teenagers over 14 with good attention spans and high motivation. Let’s get you vocally fit and comfortable so you can sing with security and pride!