Lesson Fees
| Piano | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 min | 45 min | 30 min | |
| Once / month | 7,000 JPY | N/A | N/A |
| Twice / month | 12,500 JPY | 11,000 JPY | 8,500 JPY |
| Three times / month | 17,000 JPY | 15,000 JPY | 12,000 JPY |
| Four times / month | 21,000 JPY | 18,500 JPY | 15,000 JPY |
| ※All courses require admission fee 8,000 JPY | |||
Akiko Kojika
A native of Tokyo Japan, Akiko Kojika is passionate about teaching piano to all levels of students. She holds a bachelor in piano performance BM, Psychology BS from the University of Central Arkansas, and an MM in Piano Performance from the Indiana University. In 2001 she won Honorable Mention in the University of Central Arkansas Piano Competition and in 2004 won the competition. Akiko loves teaching students from 4-5 year old beginners to advanced levels to adult students. Above all she loves to share her passion for music and the piano with her students, respects and communicates well to all small students, and trying to instill this same love and dedication to all those who study with her.
Ayumi Hirata
Ayumi Hirata has won numerous prizes in piano competitions worldwide including 1st prize at the Yamaha Piano Festival, Beten Piano competition in Japan, 4th prize in Rizzardo Bino International Competition and 1st prize at the Concorso Internazionale Città di Villafranca in Italy. She also appeared as a soloist with Poland Krakow chamber music orchestra.
She studied the piano at the Toho conservatory in Tokyo with Kooryeong Park where she received her Bachelor’s degree. She continued her study at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow with Eliso Virsaladze and Jacob Katsnelson, chamber music with Sergei Voronov, ensemble with singers and opera with Mikhail Nikeshichev. She finished with the highest score, and received her master’s degree.
She has collected enthusiastic acclaim for her concert activity in Japan, Europe and in Russia.
Her recital venues include Music Culture Center in Moscow, Rubinstein Museum, Grand Hall of Moscow Conservatory, Rachmaninov Hall and Malii Hall of Moscow Conservatory, Scriabin Museum in Moscow, concert hall at Chopin collage of music in Warsaw, Festival Pontino di musica in Latina etc, as well at many important halls in Japan such as Salamanca hall, the Saitama Arts Theater, Minatomirai Hall in Yokohama, Kawai in Tokyo, Munetsugu hall, Performing arts center in Nagoya, etc.
During the pandemic period she was invited to series of festivals by Gifu prefecture and gave a solo recital as a final of the festival. The recital was broadcasted in national television.