I will never forget my son’s first lesson with Sarah. She brought him up close to the piano and began playing and singing. Tears immediately came to my eyes. I was completely overwhelmed with emotion as a result of her talent. My son, who was four years old at the time, turned around and gave me the biggest smile. It was in that first 5 minutes that I knew he was going to love learning from her. He has been her student for the past 4 years and has not only learned how to play the piano but has truly developed an appreciation for music. Sarah has shared the gift of music with my son and I am eternally grateful. Sarah is a teacher who teaches with the student in mind. It’s evident that she is a life-long learner who hasn’t forgotten how hard it can be to learn something new. She fosters an environment where her students feel comfortable to take the risks necessary to reach their fullest potential. Sarah’s gentle nature and fun-loving approach brought the very best out in my daughter. ” – Lori McDermott, Westford “Our son, Reed, had the privilege of taking piano lessons with Josh Del Dotto for 6 years, starting when he was 5 years old. Josh is encouraging, warm, positive, and knows how to motivate and teach kids at all different developmental levels – Reed is clear proof of this! Reed LOVED, LOVED, LOVED Josh as his piano teacher so much, that finding another teacher close to our home that Reed feels as comfortable with has been difficult. What else can we say, except, we wished we could live on the North Shore so we could take more lessons with Josh!” -Lisa Newton and Al Solomon “My son loves Mr. Josh. Mr. Josh has helped cultivate my son’s love and appreciation for music for the past 3 years and my son looks forward to his classes every week. Mr. Josh is amazing with kids. He is very supportive and always encourages his students. He always has something positive to say about each student’s performance i.e. he looks for each student’s strength and reinforces it. Mr. Josh makes the classes very fun for the students and yet manages to get the students to focus and work hard. It’s been such a pleasure watching my son blossom as a musician under Mr. Josh’s guidance.” – Veronica Loh “My daughter has been taking music lessons with Ms. Sarah for the past 3 years, since she was 5 years old. It has been a very positive experience for our family, from the start. My daughter adores Ms. Sarah and her class, and she looks forward to every class with excitement. Ms Sarah has an amazing energy and enthusiasm that children really respond to, and she makes classes fun and engaging. Ms Sarah challenges her students to do well, while always remaining very supportive and encouraging. My daughter has learned so much, and has developed an incredible love and appreciation for music through her lessons with Ms. Sarah. Ms. Sarah is also very responsive to parents, keeping us involved and informed. We couldn’t be more pleased with the musical experience that Ms. Sarah is providing our daughter with!” – DeAnna, Lincoln “Our boys aged 10 and 11 have been learning piano with Josh since they were 4 years old. Josh has guided them on their music journey with patience, good humor, confidence, firmness, creativity, knowledge and inspiration. Josh has inspired love of music in the boys and encouraged them to explore different musical genres and their own musical creativity. Josh chose piano pieces to match the boys’ interest and to expand their technical expertise and musicality. Josh has consciously picked pieces and provided feedback so as to never overwhelm them, but to steadily and naturally improve them. Josh has strived to get the boys to reach their potential. Josh has been a great teacher and role model for our children. We would very strongly recommend Josh as a piano teacher!” – Tessa and George Kalarickal, Acton MA “Sarah’s enthusiasm, spirit and ability to motivate our son is unmatched. As a parent and teacher myself, I am so pleased to have her as my son’s music teacher. We are equally impressed with her ability to instill in him a deep appreciation of music—although this is not surprising since she is a consummate musician as well.” – Douglass Haubert “Josh Del Dotto has excellent teaching and communication skills. His ability to connect with his students and his talent at teaching composition in a simple and comprehensible way is truly remarkable. Mr. Del Dotto classroom style is based on mutual respect and trust. He demonstrates maturity, professionalism, and understanding in dealing with the students’ ups and downs, he excels in building long-term relationships with his students and their families, and cares about them beyond the walls of the classroom. It is evident that Josh has a love for teaching and a sincere interest in and concern for his students. Mr. Josh’s students consistently report enjoying his teaching, and his families re-enroll for his classes year after year.” – Rawan Angele Khabbaz, Math Professor “Sarah is a phenomenal music teacher. My children took group classes as well as private lessons from Sarah and her enthusiasm, patience, and positive energy made every lesson exciting and engaging. The kids loved seeing her every week because she was able to intertwine fun into a rich musical curriculum. She has instilled in them a love of music that will stay with them for a lifetime.” -Mom in Andover “We have known Mr Josh for more than 3 years since he started teaching piano to our two children. Mr Josh has an amazingly engaging teaching style which makes learning fun for the children. His enthusiasm for teaching music transpires through every lesson. He is able to transfer to the child not only musical knowledge, but a true love for music as an art and an emotion. The best testimonial of this is the fact that our children would sit on the piano without been asked to practice and try to compose their own songs and create stories which go along with the song. As parents, we also value the fact that Mr Josh is always ready to give constructive feedbacks tailored to the child’s learning style, abilities and personality.” – Marta Braschi Amirfarzan, MD and Houman Amirfarzan MD “My kids have been studying with Miss Sarah for 2 years. Miss Sarah is extremely energetic and she has made my kids’ musical experience fun and supportive. Although Miss Sarah has high expectation on her students, and the daily piano practices may not be always fun, the kids simply love their amazing piano teacher and look forward to their piano lessons each week!” – A.C., mom in Lexington, MA “Josh is incredibly talented and a joy to work with. My daughter started studying piano under Josh when she just turned 6. Sadly, we lost this wonderful relationship after 2.5 years when he relocated. Josh is easy going and patient. While some teachers glance over form and technique – even note reading – for kids learning music at this age (why, just let them have fun), Josh seems to hit the sweet spot of learning: not too lax nor too stringent. I am a piano player myself and am amazed that my daughter still remembers her technique and music theory from Josh. Josh instilled in her the confidence and joy of playing piano at recitals and more importantly for herself. What better gift can a teacher give his student? Thanks Josh.” – Anonymous “Ms. Sarah is an amazing piano teacher, she is very friendly with children and she is teaching piano to my daughter for more than 5 years. She knows how to get children attention and also make them to work hard and pay attention to details. Her class is fun and enjoyable and she is creative to find a way to encourage children to work hard and keep them enthusiastic for next class. I would recommend Sarah for anyone looking for a solid and enjoyable music teacher specially children since this is my experience with her.” – N.J., mother of student “Mr Josh is a fun teacher who relates well with his students. He motivates his students in such a way that our son now practices music on his own! That was not always the case. We have seen great improvement in our son’s music skills. Mr. Josh made the difference.” – Jeff and Lita My 9 year old son has been taking piano lessons with Sarah for over four years now, and in that time, Sarah has been more than just a teacher – she has been a mentor, friend, and inspiration to my son. My son has developed not just a love for the piano, but also a love for music and all instruments, and we owe that to Sarah. Her knowledge, skill and ability to work with students is simply outstanding. – S. S., mother in Lexington, MA “Mr. Josh has been my son’s piano teacher for last 6 years. He is a very dedicated and talented teacher. He is very kind and gentle, but he is very good at keeping his students in line as well. We have been so grateful for his nurturing my son’s love of music. He now plays the violin at his school orchestra, trumpet at his school band, recorder at school, taiko-drums at a festival in Japan, in addition to piano. Mr. Josh has been a great role model for my son!” – Dr. Eiko Torii-Williams, Japanese Program Co-Director, Wellesley College, MA. |