Teaching PhilosophyI aim to make piano playing engaging, fulfilling, and enjoyable experience. Playing music is an opportunity to enhance and expand other life skills: good communication, patience, confidence, and joy. The piano lessons and music
tuitions are individually tailored to suit the musical preference, personal interests or learning styles of each student. My teaching style, curriculum, and approach are flexible, varied, and individual, based on students’
capacities and levels. The lesson progress is based on the student’s own pace. Acquiring the techniques and fundamental knowledge is necessary, therefore the consistency of daily practice is highly recommended.But the main goal of my teaching is teach the students skills, not just the repertory, and to guide the students to play musically and establish a foundation for a lifelong appreciation of music.
BiographyZarema Seymour was born in Pskov, Russia. She began taking Piano lessons as well as Music Theory, Literature, and Choir at a local music school. There she had her first experience as a Piano Soloist, and an Accompanist for the school.
orchestra. Upon successful completion of music school, Zarema was accepted to the Pskov Regional Music College. There she majored in Piano Performance. After graduation, Zarema decided to continue her education at St. Petersburg
University as a Music major with emphasis on Pedagogy. In 1995, she received her master’s degree in music education. At the time, she was working as a Piano Teacher, and as an Accompanist for Cello and Violin Students as well as
Choreography classes at local Music schools, and at Private Schools with emphasis on Art. Zarema has been living and working in United States since 1995. Since 2004, she has been residing, and teaching private piano at her home studio, as well as group music lessons at Montessori Learning Center, in Ventura, California. Zarema Seymour is a member of Music Teachers Association of California (MTAC).