It is with great pleasure and honor I write this testimonial. It is my as well as my children’s privilege to have gotten to know Sayaka so well. I have three children, currently aged 13, 11 and 9. All three of them got their foundation in piano from Sayaka. Each one of my children started learning piano when he or she was 4 years old. I cannot think of a better teacher to introduce piano to any child, especially to a child so young. Sayaka is elegance, poise, grace, patience and musical knowledge embodied. All my kids loved being and learning in her presence. She greeted each one when he/she went for the lesson as if he/she was the most honored guest and gave undivided attention for the time he/she spent with her. This was not just towards my children, I witnessed this with every child Sayaka received. Sayaka organized two piano recitals a year to give an opportunity for peers to listen to each other, for parents to see the progress of their child, and for children to get a sense of the stage. Throughout the recital, Sayaka would be fully supportive of the child. She never showed any displeasure whatever the caliber of performance it was. But because they were Sayaka's students the caliber was pretty high anyway. I had never seen Sayaka lose patience, be rude or upset with a single child. Whether the child had practiced or not, whether the child came in a good mood or a surly mood, Sayaka, knew how to get the child to give the best output. When the child left her studio, even a child who entered not in a particularly good mood, left with a very good mood and sense of time well spent. When I saw my children with Sayaka, I wished that my experience with my own piano teacher could have been like that. It was anything but. Mine was the typical experience of many piano learners of my generation; An extremely strict teacher who was displeased and was only too willing to show the displeasure. My oldest one had come up to RCM Grade 7 and the 2nd one to RCM Grade 6, when Sayaka had to go on a maternity leave. This is the only reason why I had to find another teacher for my children. I would recommend Sayaka as teacher of piano with all my heart and my mind. She brings out the best in every child, listens and appreciates each child for the unique way in which he/she perceives and expresses music. I wish her the best!
Love,
JoyJoyJ
