Since April, 2020
Imai Music Studio
Imai Music School Piano and Clarinet
Welcome to the website of Imai Music Studio! We are a bilingual Piano and music school centered in the skip shopping street, which is conveniently located from JR Musashi-
sakai Station in Musashino-shi in Tokyo. You can take piano, music theory, and Kinder Music group class in Japanese or English. It is a cozy and friendly music school where students of all ages, levels and nationalities attend from all over in Tokyo.
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PIANO
One can say that piano is a special instrument compared to other musical instruments. Unlike string or wind instruments, pianists must play the melody and harmony at the same time. The difficulty and splendor of playing the piano is that the player becomes the conductor of the orchestra and plays the parts of various instruments alone. For that purpose, we will read a lot of notes and improve the reading comprehension of the score. We do not have a fixed textbook though we use our favorite text books such as Piano adventures, Thompsons, and Piano Bop for bigginers. We will proceed with the lessons according to each person's pace and personality. We use text books in the beginning, and gradually narrow down to classical works according to the individual.
What is the purpose of learning piano?
Reasons for learning piano may vary: "It's cool to be able to play the piano," parents might say "I want my child to learn music," or "It looks fun." We strongly believe that the understanding in art which includes strong foundation of basics, understanding in of learning music is helping students learn to play the piano. The sense of accomplishment that comes from being able to play a song builds confidence. Regardless of individual skill levels, the important thing is to do your best within your capabilities.
Here's what we do in the lesson!
Singing song in pitch (Doremi) is called solfege. If you are able to sing in mind when you see the score, it will be much easier to play. I will try to imitate the song on the piano (except for some contemporary music). The more you hear it as if you are singing, the higher the level of performance. The piano is a keyboard instrument, and it is also a difficult instrument to express compared to strings and wind instruments.
At the same time, it seems that the sense of pitch leads to the self-confidence of children. "Sing in pitch" cannot be learned just by learning the piano. It is a skill that you can definitely master in Solfege.
For adult students
Our music school has many university students and adult students. Lessons are fun, with students creating their own lesson plans and instructors recommending songs. Lessons progress according to the songs students want to play, their level, and their practice time. We help improve practice methods and sheet music reading skills. Reasons for coming to lessons include "I've always wanted to play the piano," "I enjoy playing but I don't feel like I'm improving," "I don't know how to play this part," and "I used to take lessons but haven't played in a while so I want to start again!" We follow up on each student's individual goals. The term "brain training" is frequently used by students. I think that's pretty accurate (laughs).