International Piano Performance Academy
Outstanding Pre-college Teaching Achievement
Congratulations to:
Ben Hoang, 9 years old only piano winner of 2013 Austin Symphony Concerto Competition
Beatrice Hoang, 11 years old winner of 2013 Pearl Amster Concerto Competition (Austin Civic Orchestra)
2013 Wednesday Music Club Maurer Award winner Jacob Asmussen
2013 De Bose National Piano Competition prizewinner Matt Maglaya
2013 Solo Contest and many more students and competitions!!
About the Teacher
Registered and certified member of the following organizations:
Austin District Music Teachers Association (ADMTA)
Texas Music Teachers Association (TMTA)
Music Teachers National Association (MTNA)
European Music Teachers Association (EPTA)
I exclusively offer the following structured curriculum:
Austin Symphony, Austin Civic Orchestra, San Antonio and other Symphonies concerto competitions
Austin Young Concert Artists (AYCA)
Asian-American Young Musicians Competition
Austin District Music Teachers Association, Texas Music Teachers Association and Music Teachers National Association festivals, contests and competitions, including Solo Contest
Wednesday Morning Music Club Competition
Texas Music Teachers Association Performance Contest
Baylor Piano Competition
Texas State University San Marcos Piano Competition
Chopin International Competition in Houston
Bradshaw - Buono International Duo Piano Competition in Carnegie Hall, New York
Dallas Music Teachers Association Piano Solo Contest
Royal American Conservatory of Music
Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music
Whitlock Theory Test and others
My Teaching Philosophy
Graduate of Moscow Conservatory and University of Texas at Austin, I offer American and Russian methods of piano pedagogy to students of all ages who can read music, starting at age 5 to adults. I constantly and tirelessly work on true musicianship through developing unsurpassed technical skills in my students. This allows them to successfully embark on pieces with any technical and musical challenges.
I motivate my students by demonstrating them an efficient and fruitful practicing techniques during lessons, so they know how to practice on their own.
I focus students' attention on creating beautiful sound, tone, perfect rhythm and timing from the very beginning. This way they know how a piece of music ought to sound, and start working on achieving flawless performance from the very beginning of the learning process. It makes learning and music-making process an enjoyable, pleasant, effortless, and relaxing experience.
In addition to this, my advantageous and unique approach rests on me being a performing artist with extensive repertoire. Therefore I am able to demonstrate to my students any piece from the wide- ranged repertoire.
My students have won various national and international competitions, including the top prize at the 2009 Texas State Performance Contest in Houston, 2007 Buono-Bradshaw International Carnegie Hall Competition, 2008 and 2006 Austin Young Concert Artists Competition, 2006 and 2007 Austin Civic Orchestra Concerto Competition and 2008 and 2004 Austin Symphony Concerto Competition. They were invited to perform recitals in Europe, USA and Canada, including Simon Mayr Festival in Ingolstadt, Germany.
Please take a look at my latest CD at http://www.centaurrecords.com. Thank you for your interest in our academy and I hope to meet you soon!!
For more information, visit my webpage: www.saidakafarova.com
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