Sofya Shainskaya

Sofya Shainskaya earned her Masters of Music degree at Tashkent Conservatory, Russia. Sofya has been teaching and performing for four decades and was an accompanist for the Olympic gymnastics team and for theater, opera, and ballet in Russia. She also accompanied the famed Glinka Vocal Competition, and taught at the Leningrad College of Music before immigrating to the United States. She is currently the organist and Minister of Music at St. Barnabus Church, Springfield.

Take private lessons with me if…

If you want to learn the piano. I like to teach students of all levels, beginner to advanced, and all ages, children and adults too! My main goal is to introduce everyone to music and the interesting things about it. I enjoy sharing about the history and theory of the music, and also the biographies of composers from many different styles of music, but primarily classical. I’m very dedicated to teaching and caring about my students. In return I expect that students are not only interested in what we do in the lesson, but practice on a steady routine. Success for our lessons depends only on your practice.

Sofya’s Student Testimonials

“I love how Sofya is very patient if I don’t understand something and helps me again and again, leading me to different skills I can use.”

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