Safinya
Piano (open during COVID-19 for Zoom/Facetime Lessons!)
last updated May
18th, 2020
(May Practice Log)
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Located
in Uptown Santa Barbara, CA
Spinnerlied by Felix Mendelssohn
(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
An audio recording from Valle
Verde
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
Welcoming
all beginners, children, adults, seniors.
Teaching
styles from classical, pop, movies, videogames.
Student for 18
years, performer for 8 years, teacher for 6 years.
Frequenting
retirement homes, assisted living facilities, hospitals, and
private clubs.
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 Safinya Piano Studio. I own a portable
studio piano, so if you do not have a piano yet, I can bring
mine to your house 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. Sliding scale depending on situation.
--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 out 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. My students
start to read sheet music during their first lesson, as well
as the keys on the keyboard and basic chords, ending with take
home music games to play in between lessons. I strive to help
my students also learn 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 in music class are basic I, IV, V
chords in keys such as C and G. 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!
Adults who have longer attention spans and who don't need
games to keep things interesting, are taught with adult piano
books and my direction. I supply the materials, including
sheet music, key layout to go over the keyboard, chord cheat
sheets, and much more.
