Polonsky Piano School

NEW! Voice lessons are now available!

Dr. Viktor Polonsky cell: 408-472-3280

School: 408-828-7641 (from 4 to 8 pm, or 10 to 4 pm Saturday)

THEORY AND MUSIC APPRECIATION CLASS - $17/1 hour class
Group 1 - age 7-9; Group 2 - age 10-13; Group 3 - age 14 - adults.

School Information & Policies

This School employs only Advanced or Master Teachers.

There is a $3 discount for individual lessons for the 2 nd student from the same family
(not for Group Classes!)

ADVANCED and MASTER TEACHERS TUITION RATE:

I. One 60-min. Individual lesson per/week …………………. $65; Master Teacher…...…..$70

Two 60-min. Individual lessons per/week ………….……….....................................$62+$62
Master Teacher…...….............................................................................................$67+$67

II. One 45-min. Individual lesson per/week ………………… $52; Master Teacher…....….$57

Two 45-min. Individual lessons per/week ……………...…......................................$49+$49
Master Teacher…...….............................................................................................$54+$54

III. One 30-min. Individual lesson per/week ………………... $38; Master Teacher……...$43

Two 30-min. Individual lessons per/week ……………….........................................$35+$35
Master Teacher………............................................................................................$40+$40

One 45 min. + one 30 min lesson per/week (two discounts apply)………...$84 ($49+$35)
Master Teacher (two discounts apply)………...............................................$94 ($40+$54)

1 hour shared (2 students) lesson per/w-$43 per/student (no family discounts!)

Pre-Piano Class (45 minutes) for young students …………$35

15 minute piano duo lesson per student ….......................$15

Concert Performances………………………………………........$20

Lessons and /or Master classes with Dr. Viktor & Anna Polonsky: $80/ hour

Returned check fee …………………………………………………..…....…..$25

Registration fee…………………………………………………………….....….$25

Tuition shall be paid In advance on the last lesson of preceding month. There is a $15 late payment fee after the 1 st of a new month.

There are no make-up lessons at this School. The students gets 50% credit from the lesson's payment, if the Teacher has been notified 24 hours in advance about the absence. There will be no credit issued for the missed lesson without 24 hour prior notification.
In case of a prolong health problem, the credit will be issued for all missed lessons (with doctor's verification)
There is no transfer of any portion of tuition from one month to another (no monetary credits will be issued from one month to another).
Student's place on a Teacher's regular schedule can be guaranteed for up to 2 weeks for regular school breaks or trips/vacations. PPS cannot guarantee student's time for longer periods.
In case of Teacher's temporary absence, lessons will continue with the substitute teacher assigned by Director or the Manager of the School.
Student's participation in School concerts, recitals, competitions and other events Is encouraged but not required.
Parents are entirely responsible for the well-being and appropriate behavior of their children at all times on School premises.

Polonsky Piano School

The Russian School of Music

$43/hour	$43/hour
AN INDIVIDUAL LOW COST EFFECTIVE LESSON PLAN

This plan has been developed in accordance with our believe that everyone can and should study music, and that music lesson should be affordable for EVERY FAMILY!

Each student participating in this plan has an individual one (1) hour piano lesson for $43.

The teacher shares his time equally between two students practicing in the same studio, using a regular acoustic and an electronic piano with headphones. The teacher works with one of students for 10-12 min.on a regular piano, meantime another student is practicing on electronic piano with headphones. After instructing the first student for 12-15 min., and giving a practice assignment to practice on electronic piano for the next 10 - 12 min., the teacher switches the students, and now works for another 10-12 min on a regular piano with another student. After another 12-15 min, the teacher invites the first student back, and give new instructions on a student’s progress, goes back to check on a second student, and so on... In another words both students are practicing under teacher’s control and instructions for full one hour.

This combined teaching-practice method helps students enormously to learn how to practice more effectively at home. It also provides a wonderful opportunity for participating students to play piano duets.

This method is especially good for families who have 2 kids ($3 discount applies) – both children can take such a lesson at the same time, and both work for full 1 hour (rather than working only for 30 min., and waiting for each other). This plan provides a huge time saving and financial benefit.

Our experience shows many students will progress much faster having an opportunity to practice the instructor’s assignment right at the lesson.

An ideal situation, especially for beginners, would be having 1 hour of such individual - shared lesson, combined with 30 min. of strictly individual lesson per week.

Please remember: the best way to understand this approach is to try it, to “taste it”.

You may arrange this on a lesson to lesson basis for a month.

GOOD LUCK! WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU!

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Our students perform regularly at least 3 times a year:
December and April - studio recitals in our little Concert hall.
The same time an Annual Honor Christmas and Spring recitals at Santa Clara Universityfor our most advanced students.

Frequent recitals throughout Bay Area

National Piano Auditions (Test) in May, Baroque Festival in November
See our EVENTS page.