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Main location121 W Washington Ave UNIT 208 Sunnyvale California 94086 US(408) 628-9272
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My daughter used to go to a Music school in Mountain View for her Piano classes but we could not see a lot of improvement after first few months at that school. We felt like the teacher was not challenging her enough. Although my daughter loved to play piano she did not feel challenged enough.
We had to stop her classes for almost one year and then luckily we found Ms. Larysa.
Ms. Larysa has been teaching our daughter for 2 months now and we have seen a lot of improvement in our daughter's piano skills.
Ms. Larysa challenges her students to get the best out of them. Her techniques are very ingenious with lots of focus on making lessons alluring for kids based on their interest and skill level.
As other reviewers have rightly mentioned there are regular recitals at various locations to help kids build up their confidence and help the community.
I chose Larysa Yost to teach my 6 yo daughter for several reason. I myself come from a Russian school of music where I finished formal violin education. I was very comfortable choosing Larisa after speaking with her about her style of teaching and expectations. She is a very dedicated teacher, who cares greatly about her student's success, at the same coin she expects that students dedicate time to learning at home. For that, she teaches parents in the last 15 minutes as well to understand how to be a good teachers to their children at home. Even having gone through a music school myself, I am still learning with every lesson new piano nuance. Within the past 6 month my daughter has not only been able to learn how to play basic songs using both hands and accords, but also started to learn music theory. Larysa is an excellent piano teacher. She is warm and caring. She teaches my daughter both in Russian(a preference of mine) as well as in English to assure that when there are performance concerts all children are on the same page. During the performance children as young as 3 years old were performing, which was amazing to see. Although some previous comment do mention her "hard personally", it is not hard, as much as it is a personality that desires excellence and striving for the best for the student. She is straight and direct and expresses her thoughts without "buttering" them. If for example, my daughter did not play the piece perfectly, she will mention and point an area that needs working on, and will not constantly praise, but only praise where praise is warranted. Which I personally appreciate as it teaches that hard work requires a level of understanding where mistakes were made and where corrections are needed, before a congratulations are offered. If you would like your child, or even as an adult, to learn from an amazing teacher who will make sure that you advance in classical piano, then Larisa will be a vital teacher.
