High Park Piano Lessons
43 Dorval Rd. M6P 2B7 Toronto, ON, Canada

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STUDENT ROCK BANK PERFORMS AT AUTO SHOW 2018 To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the famous toy car brand Hot Wheels some of our students were asked by the T1 ...Agency to perform at the 2018 Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto as the official Hot Wheels band! Our students only had 2 weeks to form a band and rehearse. They did a fantastic job performing and everyone had a blast playing at the show. You can watch the Hot Wheels band perform on YouTube. Great job guys! See more

Dr. Nina Soyfer's debut piano album entitled Radiant Classics has been getting great reviews! In the latest issue of Whole Note Magazine Alex Baran compliments ...Nina on her piano technique by saying "Nina Soyfer demonstrates her innate ability to meet the stylistic demands of a remarkably varied program. This admirable skill rests on the foundation of an impressive keyboard technique and artistic insight." To read the complete review pick up the latest copy of Whole Note magazine. Radiant Classics features works by J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, as well as a couple of interesting Preludes by Ukrainian composer Vasyl Barvinsky. Not many of Barvinsky's works survive since all of his scores were publicly burned in 1948! Barvinsky spent the rest of his days trying to recreate as many of his lost works as he could. Nina is not only a pianist but also a composer, painter, dancer, singer, and educator. She painted the album cover for Radiant Classics which is available for purchase on i-Tunes or CD Baby. Dr. Nina Soyfer teaches piano and singing lessons here at Neighbour Note. Congratulations Nina. We could not be more proud of you!

LINDSAY CLARK RELEASES 2ND ALBUM WITH IN MY COMA Neighbour Note piano teacher Lindsay Clark is having great success with the Toronto band In My Coma. Their seco...nd album entitled 'Next Life' has been selling well. They opened for the band USS at the CNE this past September 2017 and were chosen to perform by the radio station 102.1 The Edge. Check out their official music video for their first single Take A Ride from the album Next Life. Congratulations Lindsay! We are so proud of you! See more

A fun unique board game is being launched by one of our student's families and they need some support. Centrix is a Spinning, Jumping, Bumping 3D Tabletop Game.... A fun friendly frantic unique multi-level game; players use card combinations in rotating rings to unlock the best route to the top. This game is loads of fun. You have to try it! See more

Welcome back old and new students to a successful 2018!

Merry Christmas and Happy New year to all!

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12 days to Christmas!

HENDERSON KOLK DUO CONCERT October 21, 2017 Neighbour Note is excited to to announce Guitar student Teodora Nedic will be opening for the Henderson Kolk Duo as ...the 'Pre-Concert Performer' on Sat. Oct.21. The 'Pre-Concert Performer' is a program offered by the Guitar Society of Toronto that gives talented young classical guitar students an opportunity to perform at a professional concert. Place: 525 Bloor St E, Toronto, ON M4W 1J1 See more

Fun shots from Teens Rock! Summer Music Band Camp with Neighbour Note.

Save the dates!

Some of our students performed at the Roncy Rocks Festival. To see some guitar and singing students go to our main Facebook page Neighbour Note: https://www.facebook.com/NeighbourNoteMusicLessons/

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Here is a video of the student Rock Band C.A.F.T. performing live in Etobicoke. You can watch the video here. This was one of our March Break Rock Band camps for 2017. The students did an excellent job performing. They all worked really hard and had fun. Great job guys! We are so proud of you! http://neighbournote.ca//another-successful-march-break-r/

Neighbour Note welcomes teacher, performer, and collaborative artist Dr. Annie Wong to their teaching faculty. Annie teaches beginner, intermediate, and advanced piano lessons to both children and adults in her downtown Toronto studio. She will also be teaching private in-home piano and theory lessons in Yorkville, St. James Town, Cabbage Town, China Town, and the Annex. We are thrilled to have such a talented and dedicated teacher, performer, and collaborative artist join our teaching faculty. Welcome Annie. We are excited to have you teach with us! http://neighbournote.ca//neighbour-note-welcomes-pianist-/

Another successful March Break Rock Band Camp! Luka rocking out!

Performing student/teacher duets is incredibly beneficial for both student and teacher alike. Duets encourage interaction and can strengthen the musical bond between student and teacher. Duets teach teamwork and accountability. Students quickly learn that playing together with another musician requires a great deal of concentration, discipline, listening, awareness and practice! They are also a great source of motivation. Duets can sound quite impressive especially to student...s. Once students discover the full sound that can be achieved while performing a duet students often dive right in and practice more! Duets can build confidence in students. Once students are able to keep up with their teacher they become quite proud of themselves. Duets can provide comfort and reduce performing anxiety during a music recital. Most students are more comfortable performing with their music teacher on stage rather than going solo. They know that their teacher will be able to help them out of tough spots if they get lost or forget passages, or mix up a song order. The very presence of a teacher sharing the stage with their student helps deflect audience attention and focus from the student and in turn can make a somewhat scary moment into a fun positive experience. Here is a great example of a teacher helping a student on stage during a duet performance. This performance video is of guitar student Kelian and his teacher Oscar Rangel at one of our Winter Holiday Recitals last Dec. 2016. Notice how Oscar is able to calm Kelian by giving him some cues during their performance. Great job guys. We are so proud of you! http://neighbournote.ca/blog/post/benefits-performing-duets/ See more

Mommy Connections has listed our Little Rockers Band Camp as one of their top five favourite March Break Camps in West Toronto. Little Rockers is currently ranked as the number two March Break Camp for 2017. We are thrilled that this camp has received such great recognition! Children gain so much positive experiences from this camp. The feedback has been amazing. Little Rockers Band Camp focuses on four main elements: teamwork, accountability, creativity, and performance! https://www.mommyconnections.ca//favourite-march-break-ca/

Piano recitals are not just for kids! The benefits of performing music for an audience at any age are many: Empowerment, validation, encouragement, and accomplishment are all great reasons to participate in a music recital. So why is it that very few adult students do not participate in music recitals? Maybe some adults feel embarrassed performing with younger students. After all, as adults we are older, have more life experience, and should therefore be more proficient than ...children correct? Wrong! It takes longer to develop musical skills as an adult learner. Aging is a constant challenge. Well learned skills start to decline. Many of us have bad habits that we have developed over many years and these are incredibly difficult to break. Maybe it is simply a time commitment. So many of us already have way too many commitments! The older we get the less time we seem to have. While this is true, scheduling deadlines and goals to work towards is a great incentive to practice. Seeing the recital date on the calendar can be really motivating and give you that much needed push for practicing. Hopefully more adult students will participate in music recitals. The benefits are simply too great to ignore. Here is a video of one of our adult piano students Brenda performing Ballad Pour Adeline at one of our spring piano recitals in Roncesvalles village in June 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxWRIPbF69M Way to go Brenda! We are so proud of your performance and your bravery! - See more at: http://neighbournote.ca//piano-recitals-are-not-just-kids/

Sign up now for one of our Rock Band Camps and give your children an exceptional educational experience this March Break! Do your little ones dream of becoming Rock Stars? At Neighbour Note we believe there is a Rock Star in everyone just waiting to get out! After all, who hasn't dreamed of getting on stage and rocking out? This is School of Rock. We are offering condensed versions of both our Rock Band Programs: Little Rockers & Teens Rock! this March Break. If you would like to sign up or need more information please give us a call or email today. - See more at: http://neighbournote.ca//march-break-camp-registration-o/

Neighbour Note piano student Rosalie Ginestet completed her first music composition entitled 'Rosalie Aria' with the guidance of her teacher Dr. Nina Soyfer. Rosalie Aria is a short vocal piece, where the singer is meant to dance as well as play piano. Originally the vocalist was to sing and dance the first verse, and then go to the piano and accompany the second verse. Rosalie and Nina had a lot of fun creating the piece. It made the learning of piano and voice so much more enjoyable. Fantastic job Rosalie and Nina! Here is an instrumental version for Harp and Piano on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/neighb/rosalie-aria-harp-and-strings - See more at: http://neighbournote.ca//neighbour-note-piano-student-ro/

Dr. Nina Soyfer has just recently completed her Licentiate diploma in Piano Performance (LRCM) from the Royal Conservatory of Music. The Licentiate diploma is the highest level of piano performance that the RCM offers for any certificate program. Nina has a PhD in Musicology, a Masters degree in Music, and a Bachelor's degree in Music, all from York University. She also has her ARCT in piano performance from the RCM. Nina is also a prize-winning painter, poet, dancer/choreographer, and developer of the Integrated Arts Method (IAM) for teaching. We are thrilled to have Nina on faculty here at Neighbour note. Congratulations Nina. We are so proud of you!

Neighbour Note Violin & Piano teacher Stelth NG recently played piano in a commercial for Shangri-La Penthouses. The units sell for $10 million each and are located in downtown Toronto. Watch the video here: https://vimeo.com/192868019

A Thank You card to John Force from the Hall family. Guitar student Matthew has been taking guitar lessons with John for over 10 years now. He started off as a Rock and Blues lead and rhythm guitarist and has now discovered the classical guitar. He is currently preparing for his Gr.8 RCM classical guitar exam. Matthew has performed in the band Firebean for 3 years as part of Neighbour Note's student Rock band program. Matthew has also been taking trombone lessons for the past two years at Neighbour Note. Matthew's sister Christina has been taking voice and piano lessons at Neighbour Note for over 4 years. This is a very musical family! The Hall's appreciate John's dedication and passion for teaching.

Happy Halloween! Here are a couple of cool photos of Simon and Malcolm performing Chopin's 'Funeral March' at one of our annual Neighbour Note Halloween Student Music Recitals.

This is the second recording from Neighbour Note student rock band Crossfire. The song is entitled 'Paradise' and is meant to capture the feeling of the perfect place on a relaxing vacation. https://soundcloud.com/neighbour/cross-fire-paradise-master

Sign up now for In-Home Piano Lessons in the High Park North neighbourhood. Fun, affordable lessons taught by highly educated teachers: PhD, DMA, MMus. Try 30 min. for free. http://neighbournote.ca/music-lessons/piano-lessons/... Swansea Town Hall Swansea Public School Swansea, Toronto St James Catholic Schooll Humbercrest Public School Lambton-Kingsway Junior Middle School SPX CSPC St. Cecilia's Church St Cecilia Catholic School Annette Street PS High Park Alternative School

This Thank You card from Neighbour Note piano student Peter to Nina is well written!. Words like 'feel', 'never give up', and 'happy' is a great summation of what Neighbour Note piano lessons are all about. Peter thanks Nina for all of her encouragement over the past year while he was learning to play the piano. The piano can be a tough instrument to learn but with the right teacher anything is possible! Thank you Peter for your kind words. Good luck with your lessons this year!

Neighbour Note Guitar Hero illustration by guitar student Brennan.

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