Teaching History

Gideon Rubin has been teaching piano for over 15 years. He has taught private piano lessons to students of all ages in Boston, Miami and Los Angeles. In the Spring of 2002 he was a visiting faculty member at Pomona College in Clairmont, California. He is currently the Music Director at the Los Angeles Music and Art School. He is also a permanent faculty member at the Eastern Music Festival in Greensboro, North Carolina during the summers where he teaches private lessons, coaches chamber music, and teaches classes in piano literature to students ranging in age from 13 to 21. He has taught all kinds of students ranging from young professionals to young beginners to adult beginners. He is a member of MTNA, CAPMT, and MTAC. For students who are interested, he teaches the technique, theory, and performance curriculum of the California Certificate of Merit program.

Teaching Philosophy

Whether a student aspires to be at a professional level or to just enjoy music as a devoted amateur, he or she should be constantly encouraged and given the tools to express him or herself. There is an incredible joy and spiritual reward in playing music. It is an invaluable way to develop intelligence, aesthetic appreciation, and physical coordination.