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"... talented
teachers
make students love music..."
—A.
Artobolevskaya |
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| Our piano teachers are willing to share their joy and
appreciation of the great musical works with students. |
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| Katrin Arefy |
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She received her Bachelor's
and Master's degree in piano performance and pedagogy
from Moscow Gnessin Academy
of Music, and has a Bachelor of Art in painting
from Azad University in Tehran.
She is the translator of The
Art of Piano Playing by H.
Neuhaus and First Meet
With the Music by A. Artobolevskaya
into Farsi. She is a member of the Music Teachers'
Association of California, and has lectured on the
Artobolevskaya method.
Her very first students are now going on to become
professional pianists attending some of the best
music universities in Austria and Canada.
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| Lina Dzhambazova |
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She received her Bachelor’s
and Master's Degrees in Music from the Bulgarian
State Academy of Music specializing in Piano and
Flute. She is an award wining musician who
has performed with orchestras and choirs in many
European countries. She has extensive teaching experience
in Bulgaria, Chicago and San Francisco.
After teaching piano for more than five years, she
says “I have enjoyed
every moment I have spent with the students. I love
my students and they are my inspiration.”
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| Laima Meurer |
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She studied at the J.
Gruodis Conservatory. She received her Bachelor's
degree in Music Instruction at the Lithuanian National
Academy of Music in Kaunas and her Master's Degree
in Pedagogy from the Academy of Lithuania. After
10 years of teaching music in Europe, she moved
to US and has been teaching at Golden Key Piano
School since 2005. She is a member of the Music
Teachers’ Association of California (MTAC).
Her gentle yet energetic approach supports her students
with their achievements.
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| Paul Schrage |
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Considered “a world-class
piano soloist,” Paul is an equally able classical
and jazz pianist with solo, orchestral, and jazz
appearances throughout the United States, Poland,
the United Kingdom, and Rio de Janeiro. A finalist
in the 2001 International Young Artists Piano Competition,
he has performed with such jazz greats as Bob Brookmeyer,
Gary Foster, Steve Smith, and Louis Bellson. He
has also frequently collaborated with the classical
violinist Mark Hochberg and tenor John Tsotsoros.
He has performed all Franz Liszt recitals, and often
performs half classical, half jazz recitals. He
was broadcast on radio in the U.S. and on live television
in Poland.
Paul Schrage is currently Staff Pianist at Foothill
College and an Artist-In-Residence at the Golden
Key Piano School in Berkeley. An ardent supporter
of modern music, Paul was Pianist-In-Residence of
the Contemporary American Music Project. His world
premiers include works by Ken Steen, Ingrid Stolzel,
Robert Carl, Reynold Simpson, Bob Brookmeyer, Ruben
Zahra, and the world premier recording of Richard
White’s Sonata for Flute and Piano.
Paul attended the Kansas City Conservatory, under
full scholarship, studying with Dr. Ruth Anne Rich;
then on to Hartford, CT, to study with the famous
pianist Luiz de Moura Castro at the Hartt School
of Music, earning his master's degree. Doctorate
studies were with Ivo Kaltchev at Catholic University
of America. He travels to England throughout the
year to study orchestral conducting with Denise
Ham and George Hurst.
Awards include the Harry S. Truman Foundation Award
and a Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship.
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