Meet a Piano Instructor: Adele
While other studios tend to teach their students with listening and imitating what the music is supposed to sound like, Oclef focuses on the importance of all aspects of reading music….Piano can’t be mastered in a day, or even a few years. Oclef’s...
Meet a Piano Instructor: Meena
The Oclef Method takes a lot of the frustration out of the piano learning process…since students problem-solve as opposed to blindly hope that they’re practicing correctly… [they] actually enjoy playing. Meena is a Senior at Valley Christian...
Meet an Intern: Dev
“Playing the piano can be enjoyable when students have the opportunity to practice and learn in the right environment.” Dev is a senior at Cupertino High School. He’s recently completed the MTAC Certificate of Merit (CM) at level 10...
Meet an Intern: Kritika
Working at Oclef has taught me that anyone is capable of learning piano and finding something positive out of it if they are placed in the proper environment. Kritika Yerrapotu is a Senior at Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose. She’s studied...
Meet an Intern: Julia
“One of the most significant things that Oclef has taught me is that encouraging young kids to learn how to play the piano, takes both their parents’ understanding and the child’s enthusiasm…practice is given a different meaning,...
Meet an Oclef Intern: Chris
The biggest thing I have learned from being at Oclef is their approach to problem-solving…to be methodical, strategize, plan, think things out and put it into action.” Christopher Fong-Chew is a Sophomore majoring in music at the Berklee College...
“Ding”…Time to practice
Getting students to practice has always been the biggest pain for parents of children learning music. They spend loads of money every month on lessons and getting students to commit is all parents want. They want to see passion, confidence and improvement....
5 ways to make memorizing music your strength
One thing that always kept my attention when talking with fellow musicians was discussion about memory. For pianists it’s often the top thing on our minds heading into concerts. How is my memory? Sviatoslav Richter who was one of the greatest pianists...
2 questions you have to ask when looking for a music teacher
In most of the auditions and interviews I take these days, I don’t get many questions from parents. It’s strange to me that they wouldn’t want to know more before committing to learning in our studio. So I thought about what 2 questions...