(performed by Keyvan Safinya at Safinya Piano
Studio)
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Brahms' Capriccio Op.76 No.1
(performed by Keyvan Safinya at Safinya Piano
Studio)
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A short clip from Buena Vista Care Center
(Rachmaninoff's Prelude C# minor)
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An audio recording from Wood Glen Hall
A casual performance: 00:16 Sonata Op. 14 No. 1 Presto, Ludwig van Beethoven, 04:23 Liebestraum 3, Franz Liszt, 09:45 Pathetique Mvt. 2, Ludwig van Beethoven, 14:12 Prelude c# minor, Sergei Rachmaninoff, 18:50 May, White Nights, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, 23:30 Clair de Lune, Claude Debussy, 29:25 Raindrop Prelude, Frederic Chopin,34:37 Moonlight Sonata Mvt. 1, Ludwig van Beethoven, 40:21 Fur Elise, Lugwig vanBeethoven, 43:25 Aerith's Theme, Nobuo Uematsu
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An audio recording from Valle Verde
Another casual performance:
0:00 Pathetique 1st mvt. Ludwig
van Beethoven, 7:38 Nocturne
19, Frederic Chopin, 11:18 Clair de Lune, Claude Debussy, 15:14
Doctor Gradus, Claude Debussy, 17:26
Rhapsody 2, Johannes Brahms, 22:08
Prelude c# minor, Sergei Rachmaninoff,
26:08 Nocturne post hume
Frederic Chopin
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Welcoming all beginners,
children, adults, seniors.
Teaching styles from
classical, pop, movies, videogames.
Student for 19 years,
performer for 9 years, teacher for 7 years.
Frequenting
retirement homes, assisted living facilities, hospitals, and
private clubs.
I teach 30 minute lessons,
and hour long lessons. Unfortunately, first lessons are not
free due to my treatment of them being a lesson in addition to
a first meeting, and also to cover materials and potential
travel expenses.
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Safinya Piano Studio is
located in Uptown Santa Barbara near the intersection of 154
and Foothill. Lessons take place either at the student's home
or at Safinya Piano Studio. I own a portable stage piano so if
you do not have a piano yet, I can bring mine for the first
couple of lessons until you get one.
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Special event playing ranges
from 30 minutes to 4+ hours.
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Inquire for pricing. There
can be a sliding scale depending on the
situation/event/performance.
--Lessons--
I supply all the music
and materials, along with personalized lesson plans for every
student. Music includes any sheet music requested or I think
is important. Materials include binders, stickers to go on
keys, written homework, and music theory papers. After I talk
to the students during our first lesson, I have a good idea
how to proceed so I create a rubric to help the learning
process.
My name is Keyvan Safinya and I enjoy
teaching beginning piano to all ages. Depending on the
situation, students start to read sheet music during their
first lesson. They also start learning the keys on the
keyboard and basic chords, ending with take home music
assignments to keep them busy between lessons. If everything
is timely, my students learn the basic melody to their
favorite music by the end of the first lesson, from pieces
like Beethoven's 5th to songs like Elton John's "Your Song."
Examples of chords we learn are basic I, IV, V chords in keys
such as C and G. For younger students, we will also play games
like the major/minor happy/sad game in reference to these
chords. There are other games we can play where we learn the
key names on the keyboard, which are especially popular with
children. I like to make my lessons as fun as possible for my
students and games are a good way to make learning fun!
For adults who have longer attention spans and don't need
games to keep things interesting, they are taught with adult
piano books and my direction according to their preference of
style. I supply the materials including sheet music, a key
layout to go over the keyboard, theory reference notes, and
much more.
