Welcome to Emotive Music Studio!

We offer private in-home piano lessons for children, teens, and adults in and around Northeast Los Angeles.

Our goal is to inspire creativity through fun and engaging lessons catered to each student’s need and interests. We aim to support well-rounded musicianship without sacrificing joy at the piano.

Want to learn to play your favorite songs? Accompany yourself? Perform classical repertoire? Improve your ear training and musical theory? Play fun musical games?

You’ve come to the right place!

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What you can expect from our lessons:

  • Reading sheet music (music notation)

  • Music theory and ear training

  • Scales, arpeggios, and other technique

  • Sight-reading

  • Expressive performance

  • Songwriting and Composition

  • Self-accompaniment

  • Accompanying singers and other musicians

  • Music transcription

  • Chord charts and lead sheets

  • Musical games and activities

  • Classical, jazz and pop repertoire

  • Learning songs from movies, video games, or your favorite artists

  • Customized practice plans and accountability goals

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Young girl with long dark hair playing the piano, sitting on a red cushioned stool, wearing a colorful patterned dress, in front of a red brick wall.
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“Sarah is a talented musician and patient teacher who is able to convey all aspects of piano learning, including (but not limited) to scales/arpeggios, chords, technique, theory, ear training, practice methods, and exposure to different styles of playing”