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Piano Lessons in Upper West Side, NY
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Taking private piano lessons has its advantages over taking lessons in a class setting. It's easy to get left behind in a class with other students. With private piano lessons your teacher can concentrate on you specifically by answering your questions about performing in styles like pop, jazz and classical.
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Our annual spring recital is a great place to come and play the piano. Our last one was held on June 13th.
If you want to see some videos of the NY Spring Recital please click here.
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Top 5 Reasons to Choose Encore Music Lessons
- Registration is Free: It costs nothing to sign up!
- Easily accessible locations in and around the Upper West Side area. Take piano lessons in a teacher's studio or in the comfort of your living room!
- No Term Contracts: There's no commitment so you can stop the piano lessons when you want, without being penalized.
- Request a Upper West Side piano teacher yourself from our Teacher Directory, or simply let us know your preferred schedule and we'll connect you with an instructor that can accommodate you.
- Individual Schedules: Let us know what times work for you and we'll connect you to a piano teacher who fits your schedule.
Studio Lessons 
Influences: Mike Longo, Ron Carter, Ray Charles, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, John..
Education: BFA in Jazz Piano Performance (BFA ), City College [1996]
Education: Vocal Performance (BFA), The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music [2012]
In-Home Lessons
Influences: Mike Longo, Ron Carter, Ray Charles, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, John..
Education: BFA in Jazz Piano Performance (BFA ), City College [1996]
Influences: POP: Elton John, Sara Bareilles, Billy Joel, Coldplay, Fiona..
Education: Bachelor of Music in Professional Music (BM), Berklee College of Music [2003]
Influences: There are so many great pianists I have learned from and enjoyed listening to..
Education: Master of Music in Piano Performance (MM), Carnegie Mellon University [2009]
Influences: Aldo Ciccolini, Alfred Cortot, Cecil Taylor, Don Pullen, Dave Burrell, Steve..
Education: Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance and Composition (BA), University of Massachusetts, Boston [2002]
Influences: Keith Jarrett, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Beethoven, Bach, Elton John, Ben..
Education: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Jazz Performance (BFA), The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music [2011]
Student Reviews
When I retired I had a few things that I wanted to do. Learning to play guitar was a long time dream. I fooled around playing a few bass runs around 1968-70 [right handed]. What Chris took on was teaching a 60 year old with a passion for the blues but NO musical training, that had to start from scratch left handed. {I have a frozen left index finger}. Chris has great patience, great knowledge, the ability to explain concepts so even a 60ish novice understands. He has training with multiple instruments, but his knowledge deep and varied. He helps with the tech side [thru my Apple]. I consider Chris much more than my teacher, he has become a friend, despite the age difference. We've gone to shows together[ie. Hubert Sumlin @ BB Kings, ZZ Top @Beacon]. I COULD NOT RECOMMEND CHRIS MORE STRONGLY....HE IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS AND THEN SOME!!!
Mickey Schwartz - Brooklyn, NYAbout the Piano
The word piano is a shortened form of the word pianoforte, which is seldom used except in formal language and derived from the original Italian name for the instrument, clavicembalo [or gravicembalo] col piano e forte (literally harpsichord with soft and loud).