Trio School of Music - Sunnyvale, California

Karteek J

My daughter has been learning piano from Larysa for the past few months and it's going well. Larysa is a great teacher and cares about teaching the right way. She pays attention to every detail like using the right fingers, counting the notes etc. She is strict and demands discipline and practice from the student. My daughter started learning piano during the pandemic and all her classes are online so far. I was skeptical about starting piano classes online, but Larysa gave us regular feedback to improve and I are very happy with the progress.

Rose Lu

My daughter (6 yrs) started to learn Piano with Ms. Larysa about two months ago and so far we've enjoyed the experience. Ms. Larysa is a very good teacher. She is very patient with the kids and knows how to encourage them, by using a combination of praise/rewards and mild criticism. If you really want your kids to learn music and truly make progress (not just for fun), this is the place to go.

Sandhya Sangli

Larysa is very passionate about music. Her passion can be seen in her teaching as well. Both of my kids love going to Larysa’s class. We really love her teaching method.
My elder one had learned piano earlier with a different teacher and we could see the difference in her the moment she started learning with Larysa. I see a motivation in her to learn piano. Looking at her elder sister playing piano, our little one got interested in it. She was 4 years old when she started with Larysa. It's been 6 months and she can already play with both hands. She enjoys playing piano. She practices piano without us asking her to do it. All the credit goes to Larysa. Larysa first understands the personality of the student and teaches them accordingly.
Larysa not only teaches the songs, but also the life of the musicians and theory. She makes sure the student learns the technique required for the song, and she ensures that the student shows their emotion through the piece. Even when the student has completed several complex pieces, she keeps the old, simple songs at their fingertips. We really like how she makes the child sing the notes, and she uses the Do Re Mi method. Another show of Larysa’s passion is that even though we have only paid for forty-five minutes, our elder daughter often is at class for an hour. The only thing she asks of her students is to know and practice their songs. We are very glad that we came to know Larysa’s piano school through a friend, and we appreciate how good of a teacher we have found for our daughters.

Souhila Benmayouf

Larysa is a very experienced teacher with great passion for music and teaching. She is strict in building a solid foundation for students yet flexible in adjusting her teaching style according to each student’s own learning pattern and personalities. She not only teaches the piano techniques but also shows the students the beauty of music by telling them the story behind the piece they are learning. She allows and invites parents to get involved.
My son has been with her for just a couple of months and he has already participated to a couple of recitals. He feels pretty good about one of them in particular, as he performed for elderly people and put a smile on their faces!
I highly recommend Larysa to any kids who are serious about music.

G. Huang

My children started piano lessons with Larysa two months ago. Larysa is a highly qualified teacher, and a dedicated one as well. She has been flexible with our schedules, which we very much appreciate. She makes suggestions to improve the children's learning experience. She communicates with me, the parent, readily, and is direct with the children as well. She teaches in a way different from that of many teachers we are familiar with, and I can see where it is from. As my children get used to the new style, I expect improvement in their playing with time.

Ksenia Prosolovich

I chose Larysa Yost to teach my 6 yo daughter for several reason. I myself come from a Russian school of music where I finished formal violin education. I was very comfortable choosing Larisa after speaking with her about her style of teaching and expectations. She is a very dedicated teacher, who cares greatly about her student's success, at the same coin she expects that students dedicate time to learning at home. For that, she teaches parents in the last 15 minutes as well to understand how to be a good teachers to their children at home. Even having gone through a music school myself, I am still learning with every lesson new piano nuance.
Within the past 6 month my daughter has not only been able to learn how to play basic songs using both hands and accords, but also started to learn music theory. Larysa is an excellent piano teacher. She is warm and caring. She teaches my daughter both in Russian(a preference of mine) as well as in English to assure that when there are performance concerts all children are on the same page. During the performance children as young as 3 years old were performing, which was amazing to see.
Although some previous comment do mention her "hard personally", it is not hard, as much as it is a personality that desires excellence and striving for the best for the student. She is straight and direct and expresses her thoughts without "buttering" them. If for example, my daughter did not play the piece perfectly, she will mention and point an area that needs working on, and will not constantly praise, but only praise where praise is warranted. Which I personally appreciate as it teaches that hard work requires a level of understanding where mistakes were made and where corrections are needed, before a congratulations are offered.
If you would like your child, or even as an adult, to learn from an amazing teacher who will make sure that you advance in classical piano, then Larisa will be a vital teacher.

Teng Xu

3 months ago, my daughter started learning piano at a different than Trio school, where she stayed for the whole summer but didn't learn much and barely could read notes. And the teacher quit in middle of session. So we had to look for a new teacher, and we found Ms. Larysa. I felt so lucky we finally found a good teacher as apparently Ms. Larysa is professional, knowledgeable and very experienced at teaching beginners. With her help, my daughter picked up about 8 serious music pieces in 3 months and started reading the notes. Importantly, now she thinks that piano is a fun thing! I wish we didn't waste time in at the previous school, but started right from Trio school few months ago.

Puneet B

My daughter used to go to a Music school in Mountain View for her Piano classes but we could not see a lot of improvement after first few months at that school. We felt like the teacher was not challenging her enough. Although my daughter loved to play piano she did not feel challenged enough.

We had to stop her classes for almost one year and then luckily we found Ms. Larysa.

Ms. Larysa has been teaching our daughter for 2 months now and we have seen a lot of improvement in our daughter's piano skills.

Ms. Larysa challenges her students to get the best out of them. Her techniques are very ingenious with lots of focus on making lessons alluring for kids based on their interest and skill level.

As other reviewers have rightly mentioned there are regular recitals at various locations to help kids build up their confidence and help the community.