Misaki Nishidate Music Lessons

Misaki is a genuine and expert teacher of piano and music theory for my daughters (10 & 7). She supports their individual skill sets and learning styles, making their lessons fun and making amazing progress with each of them. They not only learn to play songs, they understand and read music, which they enjoy. I don't even have to make them practice every day, they do it on their own! We've been with other music schools, plus I played instruments when I was in school, so I am confident and comforted to know that Misaki is providing my children the best foundation for their music education.

EXELLENT piano teacher! Misaki makes her class very fun.
Most important to me is that she is very patient and detail oriented.
I am taking piano and I highly recommend her class.

My 7 year old daughter has Asperger and ADHD, so teaching her piano is such a challenge. Ms. Misaki is amazing: talented, patient, enthusiastic and knowledgeable teacher, and also a good role model for our daughter. I'm always impressed with the organization and quality of the weekly lessons and the progress I notice when practicing at home.
I can’t thank her enough for all the kind support that she gives my daughter and the positive impact in her life. She has the best professional and personal attitude, is supportive yet demanding the best. I will definitely recommend her as a music teacher!

I have been taking trumpet lessons from Misaki for a little over five months now.I have learned so much from her.Misaki is a very knowledgeable and patient music teacher. She also listens and always makes sure you understand the lessons .If you have questions about the lesson you can always call or email her.She always answers .I would recommend Misaki to anyone starting trumpet or has been playing and wants to improve.I had finished my lesson with her one afternoon and was getting ready to leave I watched her give a little girl a piano lesson she is really great with little children ,She is a wonderful person .

I have been visiting/interviewing piano teachers for my 5-year-old son. I am quite “picky” in finding the right teacher. However, When I met Misaki. I know immediately that she is the right one.

When we were on the way to her place for a trial lesson, my son fell asleep in the car. He was fussy and didn’t want to participate at the beginning. In a few minutes, Misaki got his attention with a few tricks (even made me laugh!) and he cooperated for the next 30 min!

Misaki interacted with my son in a very natural way. She is very nice but she is firm. She is in full control of the class. When my son is off the track, she brought him back nicely and quickly. To me, this is very important for a teacher of young kids.

When Misaki taught my son, she also sang along from time to time. She has such a beautiful voice. I was very impressed. Later on, I found out that she won 1st place as a singer at Yokohama music festival for two consecutive years. To me, that was a nice add-on for a piano lesson :) She also travels to perform often which means she keeps up with her skills.

At the end, my son went home playing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star after the free trial lesson!

I am very happy I found Misaki. She is new to this area so I am pretty sure her schedule will be filled up quickly.