Discover the joy of music with the Suzuki Method, where learning piano mirrors how children learn language — through listening, repetition, and encouragement. This immersive approach nurtures musical skills while fostering confidence and creativity.
Children will learn songs by rote using engaging techniques like words, finger numbers, solfege, and scale degrees, while also using sheet music as a “map” for early pre-reading skills. They’ll develop physical coordination through playful games and build essential musicianship skills, including rhythm, melody, and pattern recognition.
Parents are active participants, learning best practices to support at-home success and create a positive musical environment. Students will also explore ensemble playing and presentation skills, building a strong foundation for collaboration and performance.
By the end of the course, your child will gain musicality, confidence, and a love for piano — an inspiring start to their lifelong musical journey!
The class is comprised of two main elements:
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American-born Korean-Chinese musician Liza Wu is a classical pianist, organist, music director, chamber musician, and educator based in Manhattan. She has performed at prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, and internationally in Canada, Italy, Poland, and Switzerland. Liza is affiliated with esteemed institutions including Barnard College/Columbia University, New York University, and the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity.
An experienced educator, Liza is on the piano faculty at 92NY and Bloomingdale School of Music, partnering with The School ...
An experienced educator, Liza is on the piano faculty at 92NY and Bloomingdale School of Music, partnering with The School at Columbia and The Cathedral School of St. John the Divine. Pedagogically, she has trained and taught at the Cleveland Institute of Music’s Preparatory Piano Program, Oberlin College Conservatory’s Piano Lab, School for Strings (Suzuki), and Diller-Quaile School of Music in NYC. Liza’s teaching specialties include concert and competition preparation, collaborative and chamber music coaching, sight-reading, vocal diction, and technique for students ranging from young beginners to professional musicians.
Liza holds performance degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music (MM), Oberlin College Conservatory of Music (BM), and has studied privately at The Juilliard School. Her notable teachers include Olga Radosaljevich, Anne Epperson, Russell Miller, Joela Jones, Joseph Schwartz, Lydia Frumkin, and Victoria Mushkatkol. Liza continues to nurture a successful piano studio and remains a prominent figure in music education and performance.
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