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Roksana is an amazing teacher and I couldn't recommend more highly.
I started lessons with Roksana about 5 years ago after a gap of 39 years(!) and it looks hours and hour of scales everyweek for at least a year (or longer) to get into the kind of shape needed to start seriously progressing from where I’d left off. I wanted to take Grade 6 but for that I needed to have Grade 5 theory - I’d taken that as a teenager but had lost the certificate. Being as that pre-dated computer records, I couldn’t get a new copy. So I started studying theory again and finally took the exam online.
We also (having inherited an instrument best described as “end of life”) needed a new piano. That made a huge difference once negotiated. I started, with Roksana’s encouragement and gentle (or not so gentle) little nudges to tackle more complex musical challenges, like Latin American polyrhythms or the “simpler” Bach repertoire. All of this was aimed re-building the strength and coordination in my hands after decades of atrophying. I’d always played guitar but piano demands a whole different set of muscle memory and fine control. This all led to actual performances in front of people (despite appalling stage fright) successfully passing the Grade 6 practical after a 44 year break. Onwards to grade 7!
I wanted to learn piano for many years but never had enough time or resources. Eventually, at the age of 53, I bought a second-hand keyboard and started learning a year ago with an app. I wish I had been more patient in finding a teacher like Roksana. It took me a while to come to that conclusion. At first, it all seemed easy and fun to learn with an app, but after about three months, I realized that I was going in circles. It didn’t feel like I was making any progress. Every new song I tried to learn seemed extremely difficult. It hurt my ego at first because I am usually a quick learner, but then I realized that I simply needed a teacher. That’s when I found Roksana.
After the first lesson, I understood why learning with an app wasn’t working for me. After about six lessons, I completely changed some bad habits that had been limiting my progress. I can’t recommend Roksana’s piano lessons in West Norwood (SE27) enough. It's within walking distance from Tulse Hill, where I live. Her knowledge and encouragement are priceless!
I am really pleased with the creativity level 😉
I have been having lessons with Roskana for 3 years and could not recommend her more highly. She has completely transformed my ability to sight read and understand complex rhythms, which are things I have struggled with throughout my musical journey. Roskana has also helped me to explore the difference between different periods of music and how this should inform my performance style. I have passed both my grade 7 and grade 8 under her guidance (with a distinction and a merit). There is also the advantage of using a beautiful grand piano at her home, which I’m sure will excite any pianist!
Roskana is an incredible teacher and I only wish I had found her sooner.
I got started learning piano with Roksana about a year ago because I got into music production in the last few years and wanted to learn music theory and an instrument. I messaged Roksana and she booked me in the following week. She has a very friendly style and a focus on building the foundation so that progress is made correctly, she is a great teacher because she assumed that I knew nothing (which I did!) and is building my skills from the basics up. I have learned the importance of keeping time correctly, not trying to rush my progress and I’ve learned a lot about music theory, with a lot more still to come. I participated in the annual recital which although daunting, was very inspirational as I saw experienced piano players play very complex pieces and it gave me a glimpse of what I could achieve if I keep up my practice and lessons. I started off by just wanting to learn piano to assist in music production and whilst that is still my passion, piano has become an interest in its own right and I now want to progress as a piano player and work through the grading system. Learning the piano has tested my brain massively but it leaves me feeling accomplished and excited for the future. I can’t recommend Roksana as a piano teach enough.
Roksana is an amazing piano teacher ,
I started piano again in my early 20's with Roksana and she knows exactly how to teach me. She does not rush, she is very very focused on teaching a good foundation. I wish I had started with her right from the beginning , she has helped me to get rid of bad habits that I picked up from self teaching from watching videos online.
I have only taken a few lessons with Roksana but I believe I have found my piano teacher for life.
I have progressed so much and She has helped me realize how important a strong foundation is in piano focusing on the details which in turn,will help me be a great pianist in the future rather than a mediocre one.
Piano is not a race it is a journey and Roksana has really and truly made me love piano even more than I did before.
This is her website for anyone interested in exceling in Piano.
I have been taking lessons with Roksana for the last 3 years and I couldn't recommend her highly enough. I have learned how to read sight music confidently when I had only played by ear before, and have taken piano grade exams which I'd always avoided when I was younger. I've also performed for audiences at the regular concerts Roksana arranges which has helped my confidence playing in front of others (and even presenting to big groups at work!). I've also learned a lot from Roksana about music theory and composition and wrote my own piece to perform at the most recent concert, such an amazing experience! 🙂
I've been having lessons with Roksana since soon after we met by wonderful serendipity on a train to Brighton in September 2015. I find her instincts, skill and sensitivity as a teacher spot on (and I'm a teacher myself, so very tuned in to this!). She's managing to help me overcome some very old blocks to being able to play, and it's not an exaggeration to say this is a healing process as well as a very practical one. I'm very grateful to Roksana, love working with her and would highly recommend her to anyone.
Roksana has been my piano teacher for 20 months and in that time I have gone from grade 1-3, which is testament to her wonderful teaching ability. She is fantastically encouraging and clearly an expert at helping you work through your weaknesses, which she does with humour and much patience. As others have mentioned she puts great focus on fundamentals - rhythm and sightreading and as she helps you improve in these areas you are imbued with confidence and enthusiasm, despite the inevitable frustrations! I have wanted to learn the piano for a long time and am so grateful to have found Roksana, she is a wonderful teacher who I highly recommend.
I had Roksana as my piano teacher for over a year. Unfortunately I had to give up for personal reasons, but I was very sad to do so. I had taken piano lessons in my hometown when I was much younger but never seemed to progress very far and I think the focus was too much on getting every note right. Roksana’s approach is different. She taught me to focus more on rhythm rather than accuracy, and hard though it is to begin with, after a while, the penny dropped and it made complete sense giving me courage to push the boundaries and just have fun with it rather than beating myself up over a wrong note here and there. She is so patient and cheerful and her obvious enthusiasm made me feel at the end of every lesson that I can do this!
My wife bought me piano lessons as a surprise gift for my birthday. (After extensive research on this forum). <br />
Truly one of the best gifts I've ever received. I was unable to read music and hadn't touched a piano for thirty years.(I'm forty now). Roksana has shown patience, diligence and experience. I'm now able to sight read and almost ready to sit my grade one after only four months. <br />
I would highly recommend Roksana to anyone who wants to learn the piano, novice or experienced player.