Lesson Fees
Piano | |||
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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.
Teaches on: Saturday, Sunday, Weekdays (after 6PM, except Wednesday)
Ayumi Hirata
Ayumi Hirata has won numerous international piano competition prizes, including 1st prize at the Yamaha Piano Festival, the Beten Piano Competition in Japan, 4th prize in the Rizzardo Bino International Competition, and 1st prize at the Concorso Internazionale Città di Villafranca in Italy. She has also performed as a soloist with the Poland Krakow Chamber Music Orchestra.
Ayumi studied at the Toho Conservatory in Tokyo earning her Bachelor’s degree and continued her studies at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow finishing with the highest honors and receiving her Master’s degree.
Her concert venues include prestigious locations such as the Music Culture Center in Moscow, the Rubinstein Museum, and the Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, as well as many prominent halls in Japan, including Salamanca Hall and Minatomirai Hall in Yokohama.
During the pandemic, she was invited to perform in a series of festivals hosted by Gifu Prefecture, where her solo recital was broadcast nationally on television.
Teaches on: Friday
Yukiko Sasakura-Camus
Yukiko Sasakura graduated from the Toho Gakuen School of Music and continued her studies at the Berlin University of the Arts in Germany, where she earned the German State Soloist Certificate. She has performed extensively in Germany and internationally, giving solo and duo recitals, chamber music concerts, and collaborating with orchestras in Japan, Germany, Italy, and the UK. Alongside her performance career, she has focused on training young musicians.
In 1998, she moved to France to expand her musical activities, studying piano and modern & contemporary music interpretation. She taught at various music schools in the Ile-de-France region and performed in solo and chamber music concerts in Paris, the suburbs, and Brittany. Additionally, she has served as a jury member for numerous piano competitions.
Every summer, she gives an annual concert in Versailles, France. Since 2023, she has been based in Tokyo and offers lessons in both French and German.
Teaches on: Thursday
Nobuko Nishino
Nobuko Nishino (soprano) completed her BM in vocal performance at Toho Gakuen School of Music and her MM at Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University, Chicago. She gave solo recitals in 1999 and 2001 in Chicago and was the member of Grant Park Music Festival chorus from 2001 and 2002, and Saint James Cathedral choir from 2000 and 2002. Opera credits include Die Zauber Floete (Pamina), Mikado (the school girl), and Help! The Grobolinks! (The math teacher). She recently participates in the publication works of the opera by American composer, Gian Carlo Menotti into Japanese.
Teaches beginner and intermediate Piano lessons on: Monday, Tuesday (3PM-9PM), Thursday (10AM-5PM), and Friday (1PM-7PM)