Piano Lessons
Irene also teaches piano to motivated students of all ages. She studied piano with Hans Wilkeshuis in Amstelveen and at the Conservatory of Alkmaar (popular music) and Amsterdam (classical). In the US she was taught by Forrest Kinney. She teaches both in-studio and online piano lessons to students from all over the world. There is an upright Yamaha piano and a (brand new) Kawai grand piano in the studio. A solid, clear structure in the lessons means that many aspects are covered. In addition to method books, attention is paid to playing posture, improvisation, chords, music theory, interpretation, rhythms and quatre mains playing. Most students can play the first movement of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata after a year. The fun is important, but (daily) practice of cours, is too. Every year there is a concert by the students, for a good cause.