Student Mizuki, Five-year old kindergarten boy, Iruma-city, Saitama Prefecture
Poster Mother (12/23/21)
My boy looks to have had a lot of fun each and every lesson. He has been happy to go to his piano class since the very beginning.
Student Mia 10th grade girl, Tokorozawa-city, Saitama Prefecture
Poster Self (03/09/21)
I have taken 5 years of piano lessons from Ms. Sato, and it's been so fun learning from her. I love our conversations, and she pushes me to become a better pianist. She's helped me so much when I learn my pieces for recitals and has had faith in me when I doubt myself. These 5 years have truly been beneficial for me, and I will continue to take lessons!
Student Christopher, 3rd grade boy, Sayama-city, Saitama
Poster Self (3/5/21)
I enjoyed my piano lessons a whole lot.
Ms. Sato taught me till I reached an understanding that made me want to learn more.
Her method helps me to learn by heart.
Student Kai, Sophomore in College, Musashino-city, Tokyo METROPOLITAN
Poster Self (12/16/20)
Prior to being acquainted with Ms. Sato, I studied the piano for one year at the age of nine. My first workbooks included Edna Mae Burnam's Dozen A Day series and Bastien's Primer series, and my parents were satisfied that I could read basic notation. However, my teacher primarily specialized in jazz piano, and my parents yearned for me to focus more on classical piano music, so they switched me to a different teacher. That was when I met Ms. Sato, my current piano teacher for the past decade. Even though I was young and thought of piano as a chore, I recall how enjoyable the lessons were because Ms. Sato explained the piano technique, musical terminology, and history very clearly. My parents were surprised by how well I improved after one year, and said something along the lines of: "After switching to Ms. Sato, you rapidly improved that year!" I felt that I improved the most during my seventh year, when I was inspired by a high school senior playing the final movement of Piano Sonata No. 14 (Cis moll) Op. 27 No. 2 in one of the practice rooms at my school. It was then I realized that I was not working hard enough towards piano, and I needed to assume "hard work" as my middle name for me to play music. Under Ms. Sato's guidance, I learned the importance of a good work ethic, and she assisted me in taking my music to a better level. One of the lessons I am always reminding myself is that music transcends reality, and chasing the notes is offensive to the composer. I am grateful to have a teacher like Ms. Sato to guide me as I encounter various composers and their ingenious work, and to foster a love for the piano.
Student Annabelle, 5th grade girl, Higashikurume-city, Tokyo METROPOLITAN
Poster Mother(12/01/20)
Thanks to her wonderful teaching, my daughter has come to love the piano very much. She was challenged to compete in a nation-wide competition last year and was very excited to receive an award. She continues to work hard to improve.
Student Charlotte, 9th grade girl, Higashikurume-city, Tokyo METROPOLITAN
Poster Self (11/20/20)
I enjoyed learning the piano from Ms. Sato. She helps me improve and motivates me when I give up. Being able to master the skill of playing the piano has taught me a lot, failure is the key to success, each mistake teaches us a valuable lesson. Accepting the difficult challenges that Ms. Sato has challenge me with has helped me grow and become a better learner. Although I wanted to keep getting better, I decided to take a gap year. However, I came back to Ms. Sato after I realized that she is an amazing teacher and I absolutely love learning and playing the piano. I am incredibly grateful for the decision that I made because now I can play pieces that I used to dream of being able to play. Ms. Sato helped me exceed in playing the piano quickly even after a gap year.
Student Konomi, 1st grade girl, Iruma-city, Saitama Prefecture
Poster Mother (11/09/20)
My daughter took up piano three years ago.
Ms. Sato has always taught her carefully, precisely and with appropriate firmness.
Thanks to her wonderful teaching, my daughter has come to love the piano very much.
She challenged a nation-wide competition last year, and gladly received an award.
I realize that she taking yet another step forward.
Student AL, 8th grade boy, Nakano-ward, Tokyo METROPOLITAN
Poster Self (11/03/20)
Ms. Sato's lesson was very fun and helpful, Even though I wasn't really good at piano, I still was able to enjoy and learn piano to be better with Ms. Sato.
I really liked the lesson and the material, and overall, it was very good.
Student Chris, 5th grade boy, Higashikurume-city, Tokyo METROPOLITAN
Poster Self (10/15/20)
I enjoy my classes with Sato Sensei. She always teaches me new tricks on the piano. She explains piano terms clearly if I do not understand them. She corrects my mistakes and helps me do better.
Student Aanya, 1st grade girl, Higashikurume-city, Tokyo METROPOLITAN
Poster Mother (10/15/20)
Sato sensei is very kind, caring and sweet. She enjoys learning the piano with her. She makes it fun.
Student Tetsuji, 2nd grade boy, Higashikurume-city, Tokyo METROPOLITAN
Poster Self (10/12/20)
I have a lot of fun with Ms. Sato's lesson.
Student KF, Five-year old kindergarten boy, Sayama-city, Saitama Prefecture
Poster Mother (10/06/20)
It has been a little more than one year since my small boy started to learn the piano from Ms. Sato.
In the beginning, I was worrying if he can take lessons without problem due to only being four.
Thankfully, Ms. Sato, chose some fun materials and combined them for my son to be enjoyable.
Recently I see him becoming able to play pieces reading music himself.
He tells me that he likes talking with Ms. Sato as well as playing the piano in the lessons.
As soon as he comes back home from each lesson, he tells us how interesting the conversation was.
I hope he will learn a lot from Ms. Sato who is knowledgeable with much experience from now on.
Student Four-year old boy, Iruma-city, Saitama Prefecture
Poster Pippi (Mother 09/14/20)
My son took up the piano recently.
Though he was an utter beginner, Ms. Sato used various materials for him to be able to enjoy the piano lessons.
Thanks to her good teaching, my son told me that he really loves the piano.
Actually, as he is extremely shy, it is impossible to join a group lesson.
So, we have been looking for a piano teacher who teaches individually.
We are now glad that my son truly adores such a tender teacher, and attends his lessons every week happily.

Reply from WISTERIA Piano Class
I realized that your son has rich curiosity and spontaneousness at our second lesson.
As you know, most children get nervous at the first lesson.
In the lesson when his aunt brought him here, he was repeatedly talking to himself “How fun playing the piano is!” “Why am I so happy playing the piano?”
This is marvel.
There are very few people who can continue to have such pure heart toward music throughout their lives.
I will teach him so that this bud will grow straight from now on.
I thank you for your cooperation.
Student Four-year old boy, Iruma-city, Saitama Prefecture
Poster Marin (Mother 11/05/19)
When we were losing our way to Ms. Sato’s piano class during our first visit, I phoned her for assistance.
Her beautiful and gentle voice has stuck in my mind.
I also got the impression from her lessons that children can learn music theory and technique while cultivating sensitivity.
Bottom line, I’m thrilled to have her as my son’s teacher.

Reply from WISTERIA Piano Class
Although my piano class is not near your place by bicycle, you and your boy clearly express your will to continue.
This makes me very happy indeed.
Your boy is very bright, and he flashed a hilarious grin to me when we first made eye-contact at the entrance.
As I asked him “Do you want to come here again?”, he shook his head side to side to perturb his mother and myself.
A second later he amusingly smiled saying “I have changed my mind. I will come here again!”
I will make efforts in teaching not to ruin his rich sensitivity.
Furthermore, I will try to make our lessons a good balance between technique and knowledge.
Student Mina, Adult female, Nerima-ward, Tokyo METROPOLITAN
Poster Self (11/09/19)
Personally, I believe that learning the piano consists of the following three components.
1. Deepening the comprehensions toward music and arts. (Studying theory and refining the sensibility etc. )
2. Learning to express from the somatic aspect. (How to control fingers and relax our bodies etc.)
3. Knowing well enough about the instrument. (On the condition that the player has the knowledge of the mechanism of the piano how to generate the sounds, opting or adopting the most appropriate technique.)
There are a lot of piano teachers who teach 1 and 2.
However, Ms. Sato is fully conversant with the third perspective as well.
As the piano is as intricate as precision machinery, generating the sounds with enough understanding of the instrument is extremely difficult.
Having said that, I think it is extremely important.
Ms. Sato gets these significant points across to her students properly.
On top of that, she loves music very much.
In other words, I may describe her as cacoethes.
I’m grateful to spend a wonderful time being with her through music.

Reply from WISTERIA Piano Class
I’m proud of getting acquainted with such a nice student who began piano when she was little, still playing the piano as an adult.
Yes. I’m interested in many aspects of the piano as well as you are.
This instrument has both its limit and potential.
Also, the fate of the piano has been very susceptible to the social concerns besides players reasons such as, manufactures policy, tuners skills, merchandises, distribution system have influenced the piano world.
In a long history, numerous people have continued to pour their passion and efforts to improve the quality of this instrument.
Without their sincere attitude, we wouldn’t have been able to experience the expressive capacity of the modern pianos.
Knowing about these circumstances helps players feel their daily practice more fruitful.
More than all these, I was impressed by your positive heart that has lots of affection toward music.
The higher the level, the more we expect of the instrument.
Therefore, it is natural that many grand pianos didn’t satisfy you after you visited a lot of showrooms spending many days.
I’m glad to hear that you decided to move for some reasons including considering purchasing a new grand piano.
It will add color to your new life and excitement from now on!
Student　2nd and 4th grade girls, Iruma-city, Saitama Prefecture
Poster Mother (11/20/19)
Ms. Sato teaches my daughters both the importance of practicing the piano and the joy of music.
She takes my children into heart, accepting their requests to learn the pieces they want to play.
When they are too difficult for them, she spends time to look for more suitable material.
When they participated in the competitions, she taught both my daughters thoroughly and precisely to survive in the elimination stages.
Student　Yui & Aoi, 2nd grade twin girls, Iruma-city, Saitama Prefecture
Poster Self (11/08/19)
We can hardly wait for our piano lessons every week.
We will definitely continue to play the piano even when we become adults.
We desire to be able to play the piano well like our teacher someday.
To make it true, we will practice hard.
Student Naru, Adult female, Iruma-city, Saitama Prefecture
Poster Self (09/06/19)
I came to be interested in the method of solfege that is singing, speculating on the appropriate sounds before I play the piano.
I have no musical experience apart from a wind-instrument.
I’d like to get a teacher’s license in the near future.
Ms. Sato advised me on how to pass the test.
I realized that I will be able to enjoy music more deeply if I acquire these elements, knowledge, and relative hearing ability.
I’m now motivated in practicing the piano thanks to Ms. Sato.
I thank her for such understandable lesson.

Reply from WISTERIA Piano Class
Leaning to music in a good balance is crucial in improving playing the piano.
Unfortunately, quite a lot of piano learners tend to incline to only tap the keyboard seeing the printed music.
As a result, the joy of music decreases by half.
You wouldn’t be able to seep yourself into creativity and expressiveness by just following the sheet music.
The word relative hearing ability you used in your comment is the one that is the natural ability we human beings are given.
So, it is not difficult.
Please listen to the sounds you create carefully.
Also, I will definitely give you an assistance to get the teacher’s license.
Student Yumeka, 1st grade high school student, Iruma-city, Saitama Prefecture
Poster Self (07/12/19)
While I was attending another teacher’s piano class some years ago, I was depressed in my practice.
However, I now enjoy playing the piano very much.
Ms. Sato ardently teaches students who are initially unable to read music to become able to read and understand.
I’m truly confident of my choice in choosing Wisteria Piano Class.

Reply from WISTERIA Piano Class
I’m glad to know that you can resume piano enjoyably.
Your passion toward music and desire to be able to read and understand the music and play the piano conveyed me.
I will prepare the suitable materials for you.
I bet they will fulfill your various requests from traditional classics to modern pops
I look forward to seeing you next week!
Student Kenny, 8th grade boy, Toshima-ward, Tokyo METROPOLITAN
Poster Mother (06/03/19)
Yesterday, just for the fun of it, Kenny had a chance to play piano a bit in a church basement.
The sound caught the attention of some people. They came and were pleasantly surprised by Kenny’s playing, including a piano sensei. She felt Kenny has a genuine talent for the piano.
That makes me feel much the same. I knew you always kindly said so for his encouragement. The fact that perfect strangers were impressed is very encouraging as well. Well, even though Kenny did not practice so much, just 30 minutes or so on Saturday and Sunday, it must have been good.
Looking forward to the weekend piano performance on Saturday.
Thank you as always.
Student Luna, 1st grade girl, Kawagoe-city, Saitama Prefecture
Poster Mother (03/06/19)
Ms.Sato always teaches my daughter carefully, clearly and wholeheartedly.
When she began to learn one year ago, she was a bit embarrassed.
However, she is now able to play the piano enjoyably.
She naturally got into how to play the piano while attending her lessons! Amazing!
Student Ryo, Adult female, Hanno-city, Saitama Prefecture
Poster Self (12/20/18)
When I have difficulty in having the right image toward music, Ms. Sato finds my weaknesses and their causes and utilizes the kinds of practices that are effective.
Also, her love toward music and piano is infectious, we students come to be motivated more and more.
Student YJ, 8th grade boy, Itabashi-ward, Tokyo METROPOLITAN
Poster Self (11/25/18)
I want to be a piano teacher in the future. Therefore, I think I have to practice a lot of physically tough pieces. I'ｍ interested in some pieces composed by F. Liszt. Is it too early for me to start practicing the etudes that are composed by him?

Reply from WISTERIA Piano Class
Thank you for telling me your future plan and sharing your motivation.
Yes. Franz Liszt wrote a lot of flashy pieces that are specifically designed to improve students’ technique.
You can practice some of them if you want, but don’t belittle the pieces composed by J.S. Bach, C. Czerny, W .A. Mozart etc. that seem sober.
Studying music in a good balance is the most important.
Student Hosokawa, Senior in College, Tokorozawa-city, Saitama Prefecture
Poster Self (10/25/18)
Ms. Sato’s lesson was all very understandable to me after resuming the piano after 10 years.
As the correspondence was quick and smooth, hence, I didn’t experienced any stress, only joy.

Reply from WISTERIA Piano Class
I’m grateful for your consistent cooperative attitude from the very start.
Thanks to your understanding, I was able to explain to you my piano class’s policy very smoothly.
As I sensed that you are interested in varies genres of music, I will try to help you by introducing many methods in our lesson from now on.
Student Lukas, Adult male, Iruma-city, Saitama Prefecture
Poster Self (10/10/18)
I’m happy to take lessons from Ms. Sato who teaches me very carefully and succinctly.
She is also good at arranging music adjusting to the player’s level.
She has considerable experience with sincere attitude toward the piano.
I thank you so much.

Reply from WISTERIA Piano Class
Thank you for you warm comment.
I’m motivated in teaching you because you are always in joyful exuberance.
Especially, I was impressed to see you coming here on foot for 60 minutes even in a bad weather.
I bet you will have a greater latitude in enjoying music from now on.
Student Ai, 5th grade girl, Iruma-city, Saitama Prefecture
Poster Mother (09/05/18)
While I was looking for a piano class, I finally reached Wisteria Piano Class. I felt that at last I had been after all along.
My daughter took the trial lesson twice.
Then, I realized she is an ideal teacher for her through her sincerity and extraordinary affection toward music.
Also, she can teach piano in English and Japanese, which is seldom the case, to tell the truth.
My daughter quickly senses her value saying “Fun!”.
She empathetically advised us when we were going to buy a piano.
Actually, our house is located a bit far from the piano class.
However, she is well worth the long drive.
I hope my daughter will continue the piano as long as possible.

Reply from WISTERIA Piano Class
Thank you for your warm message.
Receiving such a lot of trust from students and parents is the biggest encouragement for me.
Your daughter’s genuine fondness toward the piano was conveyed to me.
Therefore, the fact I was able to be sincere was due to you and her, not me.
I look forward to seeing the continued development of your daughter from now on.
Student　Yuri and Sara, sisters, one in the 2nd grade and the other kindergarten.
Kawagoe-City, Saitama Prefecture
Poster Mother (06/08/18)
I'm really appreciative to have you as my kids best piano teacher ever.
They really love you. Truth be told, you’re their idol!
Thank you again and see you next Wednesday. Have a great weekend!
Student　1st grade twin girls, Iruma-city, Saitama Prefecture
Poster Noriko (Mother 06/02/18)
Ms. Sato responded to my query about her piano class promptly and politely.
She had prepared some materials by asking us if my girls are interested in a the trial lesson,
She proposed the program so that they can enjoy.
I’m excited about the future lessons.

Reply from WISTERIA Piano Class
Thank you very much for taking time to attend the recital of my studio the other day.
I was glad that all your family members came to listen my students’ performances.
The excited voice of your children “Breathtaking!” and their father’s complement about my sense of selecting pieces was encouraging.
On top of that, I was happy that you brought your twin daughters to my studio to let them take a trial lesson on the following week of the recital.
I was very appreciative that you had each child wear the name badge for me to help identify.
While you and I were talking in the sound proof room, your children looked a bit puzzled being outside the door.
They couldn’t hear our voice that was curiously without sound.
As I waved my hand to relieve them, they showed me a smile.
Both of them are very lovely.
I look forward to seeing your daughters every week from now on.
Student Anmi, 1st grade girl, Tokorozawa-city, Saitama Prefecture
Poster Self (03/09/18)
Ms. Sato is very kind and gentle.
However, she is strict with regard to musical points, such as rhythms.
Student Mae, 2nd grade girl, Iruma-city, Saitama Prefecture
Poster Mother (03/09/18)
Thank you for teaching my daughter.
While seeing the sheet music that she was using when she started to learn, I had an acute feeling that she had truly improved. We hope the lessons will continue to be as enjoyable for years to come.
Student Partheno, Adult female, Iruma-city, Saitama Prefecture
Poster Self (09/22/17)
I appreciate that Ms. Sato considered my future lessons, provided suitable materials and determined how to proceed.
I was bored with the lessons I used to be attending.
However, Ms. Sato opened me up to the joy of music.
A joy that crosses genres. I'm happy to learn both classics and popular music.
Thank you very much.

Reply from WISTERIA Piano Class
Thank you very much for choosing my piano class despite the distance from your place.
Our first lesson seemed very short, because time usually flies when we are engaged.
Though the origin of classical music, jazz and popular music were different, there is a lot they have in common.
Let’s enjoy all the forms that music has to offer.