PIANO LESSON

I love helping students unlock what music means to them. Each student comes with their own strengths, interests, and learning styles, and together we design a custom musical pathway—so they can cultivate confidence and focus. Although I have taught students ages 3 to 70, I am particularly drawn to working with teens and adults to help them expand their life experiences through music.

In my studio, students play works by Bartok, Satie, Liszt, Granados, and Chopin. Beyond classical repertoire, I also teach students how to improvise on their favorite pop songs, everything from Adele and Maroon 5 to Broadway musical show tunes such as Hadestown and Wicked. Students also explore ensemble collaboration, family duet performances, and more.

My students’ successes include winning first prizes in the International Grande Music Competition, the BMTG Intercontinental Competition, and being named to the Honors Program at The Piano Teachers Congress of New York. Others have been accepted into the undergraduate music programs at NYU and Eastman School of Music. In addition, some of my high-school students have written and produced original songs using Logic Pro and published them on music streaming services. I am so proud of what ALL of my students achieve.

To celebrate their learning, we present biannual concerts that help foster our supportive studio community. In addition, families often offer to host these concerts at their homes to make the events even more memorable.

Ultimately, I teach to help students find joy in expressing themselves and making their own personal connections with music.

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Elizabeth Levine

Elizabeth is an 11-year-old, multi-award-winning pianist who has performed as a soloist at prestigious venues like Carnegie Hall and Merkin Hall. Since we began our journey together in September 2021, she has excelled, earning multiple awards from international piano competitions, including over 15 First Place titles. This video is from her international solo debut in the summer of 2024 in Poland, where she performed after winning the Second Prize in the Chopin International Piano Competition (Hartford, CT) in the spring of 2024. She was invited by the competition’s organizer for this special performance. Elle is an incredibly diligent and gifted student who consistently strives for excellence in everything she does.

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Dave Halpern

Dave became a commercial pilot very recently after 3 decades of working in a senior position in finance at a big IT company. What’s more amazing about him is that he continued his piano journey during such a challenging career transition while being a father of twins! Dave has been studying piano with me for 10 years and now can play Chopin, Satie, Bach, and Joplin. His desire to learn doesn’t stop here – Dave is currently mastering multiple languages, learning new academic subjects….and maybe eventually flying to the moon!?

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Tamrin Gellert Ghai

Tamrin just started her college life this September! Aww…I’ve known her since she was 4 years old while she was watching her elder cousin’s piano lesson with me. I remember Tamrin being so small, sitting quietly with her big eyes wide open! She began her piano studies with me soon after, and fast-forward, she is now writing her original songs with her hits streaming on iTunes, Spotify, and Amazon Music! This vlog was created during the height of the COVID lockdown (May 2020) – in the video, Tamrin tells us how she found a way to use her piano training for her new passion – to be a singer-songwriter!

“Yukimi Song is a talented and dedicated piano teacher who is passionate about providing individualized musical experiences for her students. My daughter Elle has made tremendous progress in all areas with Yukimi’s support. Yukimi has worked with Elle on increasingly challenging repertoire, developed her piano technique, and provided resources for music theory, practice habits, and performing psychology. Yukimi spends significant amounts of time planning for Elle’s immediate and long-term goals. She communicates regularly about expectations and progress, and she provides thorough notes and videos to support practice between lessons. With Yukimi’s support, Elle has won several prizes in international competitions and has had the opportunity to perform in multiple venues, including Carnegie Hall. Elle has overcome performance anxiety, and she approaches her practice and performances with greater confidence and joy.”

"I began piano lessons with Yukimi 10 years ago. Apart from a brief period of studies in my youth, I had no musical training but a great love of music, especially classical music. I feel very fortunate to indulge in this interest and have added a creative dimension to my life for the last decade. Yukimi treats each student as an individual instead of a "one-size-fits-all" formula. I see this from how she works with me to plan my progression to new pieces. She also has a very well-organized approach to her lessons. Since the pandemic, my lessons have been on Zoom but as productive and effective as the in-person experience. Yukimi maintains continuity across our lessons - she has an excellent recollection of our past work and what my prior strengths and challenges were. I have taken instruction in other subjects and found that sometimes busy instructors do not maintain such context with their students. I feel fortunate that I have an instructor who has a similar set of values as my own. Specifically, she believes in helping her students rise to the point beyond simply being 'good enough.' I am still impressed that I have now advanced to start work on my favorite of the waltzes - the C-sharp minor! And I look forward to learning my first Beethoven sonata – Op.2 no.1. - soon."

Our daughter, Nirvrithi, was selected to perform at the Carnegie Hall on July 22 [2022]. During our trip to NY before the performance, she had the opportunity to train under Ms.Yukimi. The lessons were planned meticulously with a drive to perfection. Ms. Yukimi had set up an overall plan to effectively use the sessions to focus on the most important facets, including her posture, playing style, musicality, and her stage presence. Above all, she ensured that Nivi did not feel pressured at any time. We found that Nivi really enjoyed her lessons with Ms.Yukimi, and we decided to continue them even after we returned to India. Ms.Yukimi has a holistic plan for teaching music and helps with other important things such as goal setting, which further motivated Nirvrithi in her musical journey.

"We were so impressed by the progress our daughter made after she started with Yukimi. Our daughter’s note reading, theory, and overall musicality improved significantly. The more and faster our daughter progressed, the more she wanted to practice and she now loves the piano. Yukimi is a serious, skilled, and comprehensive piano teacher who covers sight reading, scales, theory, technique, and harmony. She employs practical strategies to make practicing fun and she motivates our daughter by truly believing in her ability to tackle and overcome challenges each week. In addition, outside of lessons, Yukimi continued to foster a love of piano by encouraging her students to join her at performances and piano competitions. We attended a performance/competition last year, and our daughter enjoyed it very much."

"Yukimi has been a transformational teacher for our daughter, who started studying piano at age 6 and is now almost 14. Yukimi has imparted a love of the piano and a commitment to developing musicianship. We learned early on that Yukimi is devoted to her students and that she will take them as far as they wish to go, matching their effort and dedication along the way. She is kind, loving, practical, and quite tough. This creates structure and discipline in her students. Yukimi also inspires by example; when we first heard her play, we were awestruck! We feel extremely fortunate to have found such a special teacher."

Some teachers teach with half a heart, some teach even with absolutely NO heart; however, Yukimi taught me with full presence and heart. She taught me more than just how to play the piano—she taught me about learning, expressing, and LIFE. Of course, her tips and methods are priceless. She never ceases to amaze me with her piano skills; every time I see and hear her play in performances and demonstrations, it gives me the motivation and inspiration that I need to perform whole-heartedly and musically. I would not be where I am today without her effort and love."

"We have been very happy with our daughter's lessons and growing relationship with Yukimi. She's a knowledgeable and patient teacher who is very much attuned to whom your child is and tailors her approach accordingly. My daughter thoroughly enjoys her lessons and practicing, and when asked about Yukimi, put it best: 'She's just awesome.'"