Competition
This year, five students in my class tried out for the competition. All of them qualified and each received a prize, and two of them are...
Mar 281 min read
The Benefits of Hanon (3)
This time, ③ Be able to freely use the black and white keys I would like to write about this. Most people who have only just started...
Nov 11, 20241 min read
The Benefits of Hanon (2)
This time, the previous article ② Learn how to relax and develop a sense of rhythm I will write about this. When I teach Hanon lessons,...
Nov 10, 20241 min read
Benefits of Hanon
In our school, we start using Hanon as a teaching material when students reach the first grade of elementary school. First, we study...
Aug 30, 20241 min read
Piano Concert
This is a concert by outstanding students from the piano performance course. Please invite others to come. (All seats are unreserved,...
Aug 29, 20241 min read
From the lesson room
Recently, one of my students brought me a Czerny etude. He is a diligent student and is in the final stages of completing the piece, but...
Aug 29, 20241 min read
Write a program
At universities and affiliated high schools, when students take practical exams, they are required to write their own performance...
Aug 29, 20241 min read
Summer Concert
Please invite your friends and family to come! (Please apply via the Tokyo College of Music Music School website.)
Aug 29, 20241 min read
What is 4/4 time? (2)
Continuing from last time, let's talk about time signatures. Time signatures are written on music sheets in the form of fractions. For...
Aug 29, 20241 min read
What is 4/4 time? (1)
"What does 4/4 time mean?" I have asked this question to many students. Most of them answered, "It means that there are four quarter...
Aug 29, 20241 min read
Professor Minoru Nojima
When I first listened to Professor Minoru Nojima's recital during my university days, I was shocked and never forgot it. I remember...
Aug 29, 20241 min read


Mozart and sheet music
Recently, I had the opportunity to talk with two students in a row about choosing Mozart sheet music, so I would like to write a little...
Aug 29, 20241 min read


New semester begins
A new semester has begun at university. Each student comes to lessons with new pieces to study. First-year students majoring in piano...
Aug 29, 20241 min read


graduation
Last month, three students from my class graduated from college and graduate school. All three students studied very hard during their...
Aug 29, 20241 min read