THE Teachers
ARVI SINKA: graduate of Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Doctor of Music degree in Piano Performance from Indiana University; professor at several universities, chairman of the piano department at Bradley University; Young Artist Award in Chicago in 1967; orchestra pianist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the Birmingham-Bloomfield Symphony; recordings with horn virtuoso Lowell Greer; articles published by the American Music Teacher and the Piano Quarterly; listed in the International Who's Who in Music; private piano studio in Troy since 1969; certified by the Music Teachers National Association as Master Teacher; past president of the Metropolitan Detroit Musicians League.
BRENDA SINKA: teaching degree from University of the State of New York at Fredonia; Master of Music degree from Indiana University. In addition to her career as professional opera singer in Germany and with the Michigan Opera Theater, she has many decades of teaching experience, including positions at University of Southern Minnesota and Detroit Institute of Musical Art. She specializes in teaching the young beginners.
BRENDA SINKA: teaching degree from University of the State of New York at Fredonia; Master of Music degree from Indiana University. In addition to her career as professional opera singer in Germany and with the Michigan Opera Theater, she has many decades of teaching experience, including positions at University of Southern Minnesota and Detroit Institute of Musical Art. She specializes in teaching the young beginners.
THE STUDENTS
Our students normally receive superior and excellent ratings at the Solo and Ensemble Festivals and in the MMTA Achievement Tests. Many have been winners or finalists in local, statewide and national competitions. Some attend summer camp at Blue Lake.
For most students piano study serves as an educational supplement. Those who have chosen music as their careers have gone on to prestigious conservatories leading to careers in performance and teaching in private studios, in schools, and in colleges.
For most students piano study serves as an educational supplement. Those who have chosen music as their careers have gone on to prestigious conservatories leading to careers in performance and teaching in private studios, in schools, and in colleges.