Testimonials
"It's an honour for me to recommend Inna Kotenko as a Piano and Theory Teacher. As a parent of two young sons, I was looking for a teacher who would be kind and patient, fun and skilled. Inna is all these things! Sha has helped my boys to play beautiful music and taught the basics of music theory. Most importantly, my sons enjoyed music and loved going to piano lessons every single week."
Jessie Dong, parent
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"Inna is an amazing Piano Teacher and mentor for anyone seeking greater achievement and enjoyment in piano studies. She's highly experienced and very professional whom you can see in her lessons and in the results she creates in her students. One of my favourite things about Inna is that she will push students to do their utmost best with every piece, paying attention not only to technical details, but also to the emotions and story that every piece should express. The best part is that she does this kindly and patiently. She never let my son to get away with shortcuts or mistakes, and we're grateful for that because we know, our son will learn to play each piece the RIGHT WAY, and therefore will get more enjoyment out of his playing. We would highly recommend Inna for anyone looking for a solid and enjoyable music education, and for anyone who's willing to work hard for amazing results."
Navid Pahlwan's parents
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"Our daughter took piano lessons with someone else for 3 years before we found Ms. Inna Kotenko. Within just a few months under Inna's instructions, our daughter not only could play challenging pieces, but her technical skills greatly improved. Ms.Inna's perseverance, patience, and professionalism are some of the admirable attributes we have been blessed with. We regret that we didn't find her sooner. She's a truly inspirational musician and a gifted TEACHER."
Hazel Robinos' parents
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"The amount of pride and passion Ms.Inna carries out in her work of music cannot be measured in words. Knowing that I have been given the chance to study under her guidance gives me a sense of pride myself. She is one of the most intelligent music teachers I knew, and I am thankful to have her an as instructor."
Brian D. Level 10 student
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"Inna Kotenko has a very high educational background and most importantly, excellent teaching skills. I have admired her unlimited patience for her students. she never raises her voice, never gives up on any student and always praises every single accomplishment, be it small or big. The annual recitals for all her students are wonderful and fun for every parent to witness. After students play their pieces, Ms.Kotenko always takes a stage and plays something extremely difficult on the piano. I have enormous respect for Ms.Inna. She has been a great teacher and a positive role model to my children."
Lusine Chermakyan, parent
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"While walking by Kennedy subway station, I noticed one of Inna's flyers. I copied down her number on a 5-dollar bill as I had no any other paper. That bill was the key to find one of a kind piano teacher, Inna. Since that time, I still keep that money as a souvenir and don't want even to spend it. Inna knows that I have learning and motor disabilities, but it never stopped her from teaching me. She always showed so much patience and kindness, and did so many extra little things such as cognitive exercises, music therapy that most piano teachers would not do. I look forward to her visits every week."
Chris Fung, adult student
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"My mom and dad were looking for a new piano teacher because we were done with our first and second one, and then we found Inna. Inna is the best piano teacher I've ever had throughout my entire life! She is very honest and kind. she's also funny, gives us chances, so that we can do good, but there still one more thing I really like about her, and that is that she has faith in me and my brother, Alex. She believes that we can do anything that we don't think we could do. No matter how hard the challenge, she always believes that we can accomplish it."
With a blessing to you, Victoria, Level 5-6 student
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"As a child, I always wanted to play the piano. At 39, I decided to realize my dream and came upon Inna as my teacher. Inna's passion, patience, kindness, and excellent teaching skills are immeasurable. She's unique in many ways, but most pronounced is her profound sense of professionalism. Inna never gives up! She praises every accomplishment! There's never a boring or dull moment in her class. She's a great musician herself! I'm so blessed and fortunate to have found this truly amazing teacher."
With love, Ann, adult student
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"Dear Inna, Thank you very much for a wonderful recital. You gave us an opportunity to feel proud of our children's achievements. Everyone felt welcomed, cherished, and very special. I believe it's a wonderful chance to demonstrate their skills, results of their hard work as well as set new goals, work toward something harder. It was very motivating, inspiring."
Mira Mongosh, Alia's mom
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"Dear Inna, thank you for your hard work on putting together this beautiful spring recital. Your love for these kids shines through their music. You're awesome!"
Christine Bishop, Karma's mom
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"Dear Inna, I enjoyed the spring recital! It was very engaging and motivating. Some things that I like that were different and new to me were the awards and recognition. I also like how peaceful and organized it was. In my previous music recitals you would come play a piece and leave. It was very disorganized and boring. At your spring recital you got to meet other students and have fun. I think hat you should continue doing recitals this way. It was great!"
Alia, Level 3 student
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"Dear Inna, The recital was wonderful! Janice loves participating in such events. She asked me right after playing at this one when will be the next one :) I was so glad to see how my daughter progressed in piano. It was so great! She learned a lot in a such short time. Your are a great organizer - put together the seating, printed the programs, organized the snacks, and created fun music games. I am so glad that we got the best teacher for our daughter!"
Sincerely, Khai, Janice's mom
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"Dear Inna, I thought the Winter Music Festival was amazing! I loved the company of all people being there together. I think that that church was a great place to host a concert - it had a great open space that made music echoing. Everyone performed their pieces unique ways that made them shine. I loved the idea of playing a guessing game with the students and parents. It was a nice and positive interaction between families when we had our treats prepared by you. I feel always that concerts bring us all closer together."
Bernie, adult student
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"Dear Inna, Thank you so much for having this music festival. It helped me to build confidence that I didn't know had. It was so much fun, and everyone inspired me to do better than what I already can do. I really felt comfortable playing in front of a big crowd. At first, I didn't want to perform at all as i was scared. But you played games with all of us, and my fear disappeared. Now, after playing in public, I'm looking forward to all next concerts that you will organize! If Barbara hadn't introduced you to us, we wouldn't even know such an amazing teacher in Toronto!. thank you, Inna, for everything!"
Jerril, Level 5 student
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"Dear Inna, The festival was very well organized. I found it was very motivating for Emile. He enjoyed playing piano in front of the audience. We didn't feel it was too long at all. And we were able to hear all the talent coming out of each student. Emile loves you very much! And he also thinks that you are such an amazing teacher!"
Veronique, Emile's mom