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The Tale of Dr. Glenda the Great!

Oclef teamMar 15, 2022 The Kai Report No Comments

The Tale of Dr. Glenda the Great!

Hey everyone! I’m Kailani, and this is The Kai Report 🙂 For today’s feature, I got to hang out with Dr. Glenda Bates, one of Oclef’s amazing Stage 1 piano professors. She arrived at Oclef as an Oboe performer and multi-instrumentalist, but has...

Meet a Piano Instructor: Meena

Oclef teamSep 01, 2019 Oclef Interns, Uncategorized No Comments

Meet a Piano Instructor: Meena

Oclef Interns, Uncategorized

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

Oclef teamAug 02, 2019 Oclef Interns No Comments

Meet an Intern: Dev

Oclef Interns

“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

Oclef teamJul 21, 2019 Education, Oclef Interns No Comments

Meet an Intern: Kritika

Education, Oclef Interns

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

Oclef teamJul 14, 2019 Oclef Interns No Comments

Meet an Intern: Julia

Oclef Interns

“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

Oclef teamJul 07, 2019 Oclef Interns No Comments

Meet an Oclef Intern: Chris

Oclef Interns

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...