Marina's Music Academy 6327 West Tonopah Drive, Glendale, AZ 85308

"Marina is a true professional yet so very personable as well. Our two boys have attended now for almost 15 weeks and their progress is impressive. We have been so appreciative of Marina’s manner of teaching and interaction with our children. Specifically, she is incredibly patient and seems to find genuine joy in teaching. She delights in the children as individuals and encourages their creativity. She recommended, before 10 weeks of lessons, the boys participate in a musical festival. With a touch of hesitation, they chose to participate. They were well-prepared by Marina in time for the performance and had a wonderful experience. Even with extra practice at home to prepare, the workload is quite feasible which is an added benefit as the boys attend a rigorous school. Unlike some other children’s extracurriculars, taking the boys to piano lessons in Marina’s peaceful home is both pleasant and relaxing. In addition to the skills they’ve acquired at Marina’s Music Academy, our youngest (age 6) seems to have developed better focus academically and has shown more initiative in his practice at home. Both boys also have an enhanced love of music, playing piano on their own at home and asking for specific genres to be played home and on drives. The oldest has once again started humming and singing frequently (a lost tendency of his). We look forward to their continued learning experience and highly recommend Marina’s academy"

"Highly recommend marinas music Academy. My daughter started piano lessons with Marina when she was 4 years old. When we first met Marina my daughter had no idea how to play a piano.Only couple months and my daughter is playing songs now. Marina is very talented and excellent teacher. We recommend this music academy to everyone we know!"

"My husband and I are thankful we found Miss Marina! She is truly a wonderful piano teacher for our two boys (ages 9 and 14). Our family had other piano teachers in the past when we lived out of state, so I am confident when I say Miss Marina has greatly enhanced and improved our sons' piano skills. She has high expectations of her students and patiently work with them each week to achieve the goals she establishes for them. Miss Marina teaches my boys self discipline and the benefits of a good work ethic. As an active member/judge of the National and International Guild of Piano Teachers (NGPT), Miss Marina introduced our teenager to an amazing yearly opportunity to audition his music portfolio in front of judges with the hopes of graduating from each level, earning awards, and receiving helpful feedback. This experience gives our teenager solid direction and clear goals to progress towards each week. After passing his first audition last spring our son gained invaluable experience and his love of piano and confidence grew a great deal. An added bonus to piano lessons from Miss Marina is that I can drop off my kids in a grumpy mood and they usually finish class with a smile and their mood completely lifted. And for that I am forever thankful to Miss Marina."

"I am so glad I found Marina's Music Academy. Marina is very patient with my daughter, yet she is moving up in levels fast. My daughter adores her and is looking forward to her piano lessons. Marina is professional and passionate about teaching music. Thank you Marina"