LMY0029 - Youth Preparatory Piano Program 30 Minutes Private Lessons and 50 Minutes Group Sessions for 15 Weeks
Group Piano
Course Description
This private and group instruction bundle consists of a combination of group and private instruction for children ages 6 to 15. Group lessons offer peer reinforcement, social interaction, musical group experience and group activities. Private lessons provide the necessary individual attention for technical development and interpretive and expressive insights. By combining these two approaches you receive a comprehensive 15 week curriculum. Participate in one 30 minute private lesson and one 50 minute group lesson each week. Students are grouped according to age and level. Using the Celebrate Piano Method, developed by Dr. Cathy Albergo and Dr. Mark Mrozinski of Harper College, and the Celebration Series of intermediate through advanced literature, students learn music reading, rhythm, theory, listening skills, finger and hand development, improvisation and composition through fun classroom activities. Children progress through varied and progressive musical repertoire from leading contemporary and traditional classical composers.
Private and group instruction for all skill levels
Course Outline
If you're a first-time student seeking to take private lessons, please click here and fill out the First Time Student Form. You'll hear from us within 24 hours.
All private lessons are held at Harper College's main campus or online.
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If your instrument is not listed or the name of your instructor doesn't appear in the list below, please contact the Community Music and Arts Center (CMAC) at cmac@harpercollege.edu and request a section be created for you.
Instructors
- Helen L. Chang, Piano Instructor
- Peng Krol, Piano Instructor
- Ko Eun Grace Lee, Piano Instructor
- Cheryl Lim, Piano Instructor
- Janice L. Razaq, Piano Instructor, Piano Ensemble Director
- Kathlyn Sbarboro, Piano Instructor, Early Music Education
- Kenneth N. Spurr, Piano Instructor (Jazz)
- Victoria Tsangari, Piano Instructor
- Chung Jane Yoo, Piano Instructor
Helen Chang earned her Masters of Music at the University of Illinois at Urbana in piano performance and also holds a Bachelor of Arts in piano performance from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her principle teachers were William Heiles, Theodore Edel, and Reid Alexander (Piano Pedagogy). In addition, she had chamber coaching with the Pacifica Quartet, master class with John O’Connor, and served as teaching intern at the University of Illinois Piano Laboratory Program. Helen was the recipient of the Chicago Bar Association Award scholarship for piano, as well as the Steinway of Chicago Music Educator Grant. For the past 15 years, Helen has been on the faculties of Harper College Community Music Center, McHenry County Music Center, and Adler Music and Arts Center where she teaches individual piano lessons, group lessons and theory classes for all ages. In 2018, Helen joined Music Blocks, a non-profit organization in the Barrington area to provide after school semi-private piano instruction to students of low-income families in District 220 and is the current Program Manager. In addition to teaching, she enjoys performing on various solo and collaborative recitals. Helen has been an active member of Music Teachers National Association and served as a Co-chair for the NWSMTA Achievement in Music Program. Her students have been graduates of the ISMTA Level 12 Achievement in Music Theory/Performance Exams, scholarship recipients, and prizewinners at the Grandquist Memorial Contest, IMA State Olympic Contest, NWSMTA Sonata-Sonatina Festival, as well as participants of the Chicago Symphony Young Artists Auditions. Helen has a passion for developing and working with students to establish a solid foundation of music reading, music appreciation and to spark a life-long love for music. She recognizes peer learning as a source of motivation and affirmation, and tries to bring a positive and encouraging attitude to her classes so that every student can succeed.
Dr. Krol has served as an educator and scholar in Illinois since 2015. She received B.M. and M.M. degrees from the Xing Conservatory of Music as the recipient of the National Fellowship, an Artist Diploma and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with the support of the Longford Keyboard Fellowship. Her students have been awarded prizes in the Champaign-Urbana Music Competition, the Illinois State Piano Competition and the American Protégé International Piano Competition. Dr. Krol served as a Collaborative Pianist at Carroll University (WI) and the Coordinator and Lead Instructor of the Piano Laboratory Program at UIUC.
South Korean native Koeun Grace Lee is an accomplished performer, educator, and conference lecturer. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance and a Post-Master’s Certificate in Music Theory Pedagogy from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, a Master of Music in Piano Performance from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music, and a Bachelor of Music in Piano and Piano Pedagogy, as well as an Artist Diploma from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
Ken is a jazz pianist, teacher and bandleader who has been active as a professional musician in the Chicago area for over 10 years. Ken has performed weekly at the Plaza Club on the top floor of the Prudential Building from 1997 to 2001. He also performed with the Curt Warren Quartet at the Texas Jazz Festival from 1997 to 1999. Ken has performed with many major jazz artists including Louie Bellson, Ira Sullivan, Rufus Reid, Richie Cole, Greg Abate, Marvin Stamm and Joe Gallardo. In addition, Ken has also played and/or recorded with many local jazz artists including Rusty Jones, Nick Tountas, Joel Spencer, Kelly Sill, Larry Grey, Greg Fishman, Jackie Allen and Bob Rummage. Ken is an active member of the Chicago Federation of Musicians and A.P.O.L. (Association of Professional Orchestra Leaders). In May of 2001 he released his first CD recording, 
Victoria Tsangari teaches private and group piano lessons in the CE department at Harper College. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) degree in Piano Performance & Pedagogy with a minor in Music Theory Pedagogy from the University of Iowa. She served as Visiting Assistant Professor of Piano and Theory at Kentucky State University, and was on the faculty at Transylvania University, Georgetown College and Centre College. She has presented workshops and lecture-recitals at regional and national conferences, and has adjudicated festivals and competitions. She has performed as a soloist and collaborative pianist in Cyprus, Romania and the United States.
Jane Yoo earned her Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance at the Esther Boyer College of Music at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. At Temple University, she studied with Dr. Stone, former Dean of College of Music, and Mr. Fiorillo, former student of Vladimir Horowitz. She earned her Master of Music degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from Northern Illinois University (NIU), where she attended on a full graduate scholarship. At NIU, she studied with Dr. Goldenberg, Presidential Teaching Professor and head of the keyboard department.