The Piano Studio offers a comprehensive and progressive approach to piano playing for young students and adults. The program provides special attention to technique, fundamentals of music reading and daily practice management.

We invite prospective students to visit us for a free consultation and detailed guidance of the program. If you wish to schedule an appointment please call the Studio at (212) 227-7979 or email us at info@pianostudiotribeca.com

Lessons

Detailed technical work at the piano is supplemented with a strategic music curriculum to strengthen reading and listening skills. Lessons are given on a one-to-one basis and depending on age-level, students will attend the Studio:

Ages 4-6Two times per week for 30-minute sessions.
Ages 7-12Two times per week for 45-minute sessions.
Ages 13-17 Once a week for a 60-minute session.

Studio Performances

All students are encouraged to perform in the Studio recitals during Fall and Spring terms. See 2011-12 Calendar for recital dates.

Tuition

Tuition is due at the first lesson of each month, in advance. Invoices will be sent in advance. The tuition charges for each year are announced at the beginning of the school year.

Missed Lessons

If at least 24 hours' notice is given, then a makeup lesson will be scheduled at the earliest possible date. If less than 24 hours' notice is given, students will be charged for the scheduled lesson and no makeup lesson will be given.

CALENDAR 2011-12

Schedule of Lessons

Ages 4 ½ –6 30 minutes
*Two lessons per week are recommended at this level.

Ages 6–12 45 minutes
*Two lessons per week are recommended at this level.

Pre-College and Adults 60 minutes

Form of Payment

Cash, check, and credit cards are accepted. Checks should be made payable to The Piano Studio.

Antonio Fermin has taught students from all levels and given them the tools to develop their own musical intellect and creative problem-solving skills. Recognized for his pedagogical resourcefulness, Dr. Fermin guided a wide range of gifted young pianists during his tenure at The Juilliard School's Pre-College Division. He has also worked with adult students in a distinctly collaborative manner. For the past twenty-five years, he has created comprehensive music curricula for grades Pre-K-12 reflecting experimental and progressive methods. As Manager of Elementary School Programs at Carnegie Hall, Dr. Fermin developed and implemented programs to motivate young audiences. He has developed music education programs for Scholastic, Inc., Carnegie Hall's Education Department, The Aspen Music Festival and School, and has served as Senior Project Editor for nation-wide curricula at McGraw-Hill Education.

Antonio Fermin has performed extensively, offering recitals and concerts at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Merkin Hall, Jordan Hall, Aula Magna in Caracas, and Bolivar Hall in London, among others. He has appeared as soloist with the Simón Bolivar Symphony Orchestra, New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble, the New York Chamber Sinfonia, the American Composers Orchestra, the Tanglewood Festival Orchestra and at the Aspen Music Festival. In 2006 he curated Modesta Bor: Perspectives at Carnegie Hall, a two-day celebration of solo and chamber music honoring the 80th birthday of this Venezuelan contemporary composer.

A graduate of the New England Conservatory and The Juilliard School, he holds a Ph.D. from New York University in Piano Performance. Dr. Fermin has taught at Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School, New York University, The Juilliard School's Pre-College Division, and has been a Visiting Fellow at Harvard University.

Contact The Piano Studio

To contact us, please use the form below or call the studio at (212) 227-7979