Teaching Philosophy at Piano Viva Music Centre

Learning to play an instrument is a rewarding experience for anyone at any age. It stimulates mental focus, encourages discipline and instills sense of accomplishment. For anyone who wants to learn how to play the piano, we at PianoViva teach our students more than just "reading notes" - we teach music. Our creative and progressive approach to instruction affords each student an enjoyable learning process which helps build a strong foundation for a lifetime of musical development.

ABOUT YOUR TEACHER

Dr Liana Ainge studied at the Russian Academy of Music College (Gnessin State School of Music) graduating to the Moscow Conservatory where she gained her masters music degree.

The Moscow Conservatory is the most prominent music school in Russia, whose graduates included Sergey Rachmaninoff, Alexander Scriabin, Aram Khachaturian, Mstislav Rostropovich, and Alfred Schnittke. It was founded in 1866 by Nikolai Rubinstein, brother of the famous Russian pianist and composer Anton Rubinstein, who founded the St. Petersburg Conservatory in 1862. At its opening, Tchaikovsky was appointed professor of theory and harmony, a post he held until approximately 1878. Since 1940, the conservatory bears Tchaikovsky's name.

Liana went on to study Psychology gaining her post-graduate doctorate degree in Psychology, and believes the combination of the two disciplines gives her a uniquely special understanding & ability in teaching music.

As a music teacher and critic, Liana has taught piano at the Newcastle music centre in both individual and group lessons where her students ranged in all ages and levels. Her deep-rooted passion for teaching piano provides a positive learning experience, and she strives to inspire in all students the most natural approaches to playing the piano.

Music is the medicine of mind

We are only just begining to understand how music affects the brain, we know that music is extremely powerful and it can elicit hundredsof shades of lemotion very quickly.

Topics of study include for example
Perception of musical sounds perception of sound
patterns
memory for music
absolute pitch

Stimulation of the Brain
by the music

Whereas other professionals would show no particular change in the brain relevant to their profession the brain of musician is easyly recognisable.

Experiments show that there are changes in the motor cortexwithin minutes of practice.