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MEET OUR PIANO ACADEMY INSTRUCTORS & SUPPORT TEAM

Meet our wonderful team of highly qualified instructors. They are all professionally trained experts in piano with extensive industry experience. Our instructors are motivated, committed, and love sharing their knowledge - they are pianists teaching piano lessons!  Not to mention our world class pianist AyseDeniz as our school ambassador and co-owner. Together with our efficient support team, you can be sure you will be welcomed and looked after.

Enroll now to start your piano journey with sLs - Borderless piano academy Japan.

Private masterclass with AyseDeniz
 

Here is your unique chance to learn how to play the piano in a live, private masterclass with AyseDeniz. AyseDeniz is Kawai artist and a concert pianist. She has performed in over 25 countries as a soloist around the world ranging from classical to rock festivals and concert halls.

 

These classes are designed for you by AyseDeniz covering all genres of music.

Book a time that works for you and we will send you all the information you need to have a successful online class with AyseDeniz. Remember to check that the time you're booking is in your timezone! Piano masterclass

Support Team

Chikako Ota - sLs Japan/sLs Borderless

Chikako Ota


Bachelor in Health science Osaka University

Master in Health science Osaka University

Master in Business Management, Nagoya University of Commerce & Business
Languages - Japanese and English

Katherine - sLs Japan - sLs Borderless

Katherine

She started learning piano at the age of 6.
Kathrine equipped with knowledge in both classical and jazz/popular music.
Languagues - English, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese Chinese and Bahasa

Instructors

Alejandra Jurado is a professional piano teacher graduated from the University of Cauca, Colombia. She has been awarded the First Prize at the "National Competition for Young Talents 2000" by the Philharmonic Orchestra of Valle, as well as the First Prize at the competition "Sala Beethoven 7.30" in Cali in 2008 and 2009. With ten years of experience as a piano teacher under her belt, she worked at Cauca University and Nariño University, forming and educating new generations of young pianists. She has been an active performer as a soloist and as a collaborative pianist for other instruments and various musicians. She worked in the Philippines and Japan, and it is because of her deep interest in more disciplines of the human spirit beyond the arts, that she trained and grew in other fields of education, enriching her expertise and making her teaching system more holistic and integrated to the life of her apprentices. "I strongly believe that teaching is like opening a door to a world of discovery where we both learn, hand to hand with the student".
Fluent in Spanish, English and Japanese.

Reiko is from Tokyo, Japan. She started studying piano at the age of 5. She completed her Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree at ICU University in Tokyo, Japan. She then spent 3 years in Singapore, 7 years in Hong Kong and 3 years in Chicago, U.S.A. In 2018, she passed the Trinity Piano Performance LTCL level with Distinction. She also performed duo recitals, which were well received. Alongside this, she was a private piano teacher for ages 4 to adult. In addition to solo performances, she was also actively involved in accompanying cello and violin concerts and competitions. In Chicago, she regularly took part in concerts in a nursing home.

For lessons with young children, she uses a variety of toys and tools to help them experience how to play. She is fluent in English and Japanese.

Susana (スサーナ) sLs Borderless piano - Piano Instructor ピアノ講師

Susana Hun Hwan, Spanish born Taiwanese pianist. A finalist in the Hazen Intercentros of Madrid Piano Competition and winner of the first prizes in the Hazen Piano Competitions (Madrid).She has given concerts in the city of Madrid at the Auditorio Nacional (National Auditorium), Teatro Victoria Eugenia in San-Sebastián/Donostia and in Bilbao at the Theatre Campos Elíseos among others.

She has also been a member of the group Kantometric's Trio where they have made public

appearances in big halls, such as the Orfeón

Donostiarra. She also received master classes with great soloists such as Ana Guijarro, Elena Orobio, Claudio Martínez, Mehner, Miguel Herranz, Pascal Jean Marignan, David Kuyken, Luis del Valle, Kennedy Moretti, Daniel del Pino, Denis Losev and Denis Pascal.

At the present day she completed her violin studies with Pedro Aguinaga, and has obtained a Master's

Degree in Soloist Performance at the Centro Superior Katarina Gurska with Javier Negrín, where she also

completed her Bachelor’s studies with Noelia Rodiles. She speaks Spanish, English, Chinese mandarin and Japanese

Carrissa started learning the piano at the age of 10. She passed her ABRSM Grade 8 Piano with Distinction at the age of 17. Carrissa is a Music graduate from King’s College London, United Kingdom. Her study in King’s leads to advanced work in History of Western Music, Musicology, Music Performance (Piano), Music Composition and Music Analysis. 
Carrissa received her piano training at the
Royal Academy of Music, London. She passed her Piano Performance Examination with a First-class result.

Carrissa was selected to participate in various music festivals in the Europe, including the FEST- YN (2017), Spain; the VI & VII International Piano Festival Torre de Canyamel, Spain (2017,2018), which was organized in collaboration with the
Royal College of Music (RCM) and the Moscow Conservatory, She has performed alongside with pianists from the UK, Spain, Russia, China, Japan and Korea during the international piano festival. In 2018, 
Carrissa has 8 years of teaching experience in Music, specializing in Piano Performance teaching. In her teaching, she focuses on delivering specific performing techniques required for different musical works from each musical period, and helps to solve technical issues in piano playing.