The Studio 

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Early Learner Piano is nestled in a sprawling garden in the Berkeley Hills. The Maybeck Cottage residence was built in 1923, our piano studio nearly a century later. Learning in this quiet and green place gives music study a welcome separation from busy schedules.

Wall moves completely to allow “outside” lessons during Covid-19

inside the studio

The studio features an upright Grand, a Steinway Grand and a Virginals style harpsichord

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Reading practice

Students learn together with hands-on practice, group, and private lessons 

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Recitals & Graduations

All children participate in Recitals, even the youngest new students who come to watch. Preparation begins months in advance with refinement of completely memorized pieces during group classes and lessons, ensuring recitals are positive experiences, always well within the child’s capability.

“Outside” Lessons

“Outside” Lessons during the pandemic

“The real essence of art turned out to be not something high up and far off - it was right inside my ordinary daily self ”
— Shin'ichi Suzuki