Experience the joy of learning in piano lessons conducted by Anita Elise Kohli.
Anitaelise lives in India and teaches solo piano lessons in-studio in Kharghar, Navi Mumbai and in Andheri (West) Mumbai.
Online lessons are available for days students can’t make it in-studio. Online-only piano lessons are available for very highly motivated students who practise independently. Student-home lessons are not available.
Teaching Days
Lessons are scheduled on all days except for the following:
- Specified Holidays – New Year, Republic Day, Holi, Ash Wednesday, Easter Monday, Maharashtra Day, Ganesh Chaturti, Independence Day, Dusshera, Diwali, November 30th.
- Studio Breaks in May (23rd to 31st) & December (20th to Jan 1st).
- Closed Days – Lessons are closed for teacher leave, concerts, workshops & events related to music and education. These dates will be updated in the Holiday Calendar as events come up.
The Lesson Schedule
For children, teens and adults who can practise the piano daily.
| Solo Piano Lessons | Once-a-Week Lessons | Twice-a-Week Lessons |
| In-Studio or Online Lessons | 36 paid lessons per year 6 free lessons per year * | 36 paid lessons per year 6 free lessons per year * |
| Online Practise Lessons | – | 36 paid lessons per year 6 free lessons per year * |
| Recorded Assignments | 36 RA’s per year | 36 RA’s per year |
| Meet-Up’s | 36 Mondays per year | 36 Mondays per year |
| Books – Method, Theory, Repertoire & Examination Books | Purchased by Students | Purchased by Students |
Weekday Lesson Options
| Weekday | Piano Lesson Details | Timings in IST | Location |
| Monday | Online Meet-Up’s | 5.00pm to 6.30pm | Online |
| Tuesday | Solo Lessons | 3.30pm to 7pm | Kharghar |
| Wednesday | Solo Lessons | 3.30pm to 7pm | Kharghar |
| Thursday | Solo Lessons | 8.30am to 11.30am | Kharghar |
| Thursday | Online Practise Lessons | 3.30pm to 5pm | Online |
| Friday | Online Practise Lessons | 3.30pm to 5pm | Online |
| Saturday | Solo Hybrid Lessons | 8.30am to 11.30am | Kharghar + Online Versova + Online |
The Value of a Fixed Lesson Schedule
Lessons are always conducted at the day and time slot of the student. This policy works well because of the reasons listed below.
- Students get enough time to practise so they get the best out of their lessons.
- Students learn better because I get time to study and upgrade my teaching.
- Planning vacations and family activities is a lot less scheduling for everyone.
Daily Practise
Please set a schedule for daily piano practise because this is compulsory.
- 5 days practise with 2 non-consecutive holiday/s each week is good.
- Practise holidays are good and a weekend holiday each month is recommended.
- Mini Practise Sessions on busy days will help you keep the learning going so you pick up quick when your schedule settles.
Attendance
Your lesson time is reserved for you so please attend on time and get your full lesson. Parents who don’t sit-in on lessons – please talk to me during the beginning of the lesson when you need to. Or call during the phone call hours – published here.
The post-lesson time slot is used for teaching notes, to update your progress sheets and to send your important messages and schedule reminders. And then to wind off and move to other commitments.
Please be respectful of my working hours and leave your lessons on time. Teaching you is a bright happy colour in my day. Having a balanced life with room for different colours helps me teach with patience and give you my best.
Privacy Policy
- Student information is confidential and student identity is kept private.
- Performance and lesson videos that are suitable may be published publicly on social media, edited to cover faces for privacy and with student initials only. Students may opt out of this by sending me an email during registration or at any time.
- Videos and images of studio events are sent jointly to all student families for their own personal viewing, unedited.
- These rules apply to all studio events unless they are public events or students have filled in a consent form for unedited use of videos that reveal their identity.
Piano Examinations
- Examinations are optional and students may choose to study with or without them.
- Students may choose to appear for piano exams through Trinity College London, ABRSM, LCM or MTB.
- Students living in India will book their examinations through Anitaelise Piano Studio.
- Students living out of India will book their examination directly and enter details of Anitaelise Piano Studio in the ‘presented by’ or ‘teacher details’ field. They will send me a PDF image of their report and certificate afterwards.
Public Performances
Please remember that what sounds wonderful to a student may be just ‘barely ready’ with a lot of rough edges that need to be sorted out with further practise. Students will therefore need my approval before they participate in any music events or public performances.
The Role of Piano Parents
- To help children plan a daily schedule which includes study time, piano practise time and play or relaxed time. It’s important for learning, that activities are spaced well with nothing-to-do time and time to just BE.
- Follow guidance on adjusting piano bench height because the wrong seat can restrict physical movement of the hands and arms and lead to stressful learning and anxiety when students practise daily, and their hands don’t cooperate.
- Be a part of the goal setting exercise in piano lessons and ensure that learning goals correlate with the quality and duration of your child’s daily practise. This is important to ensure that the pace of your child’s learning is enjoyable. Always remember that high goals only motivate students who practise and actually cause anxiety to students who don’t have practise enough.
- Assist your child with his/her responsibilities towards piano lessons, gradually easing away as your child gets older and learns to manage these with some independence.
- The Role of Preschool Piano Parents:
- Attend every piano lesson and be attentive because your child needs a high level of support to learn at this age.
- Read books in the piano parent lending library so you understand my teaching approach.
- Be present during daily piano practise and help your child incorporate movement and exercise in daily piano practise using ideas taught in piano lessons.
Should Parents Attend In-Studio Lessons?
Children above age 6 generally learn better when they attend lessons on their own, with a few exceptions. It’s best to talk to me about what works best for your child.
Guidelines for parents sitting in – Please keep your cellphones on silent, observe the lesson and carry a book to read if needed. Please make notes if you have questions – there’ll be time to talk to me before the lesson ends.
Rules For In-Studio Students
- Students and student families will use the teaching premises and pianos with care and food and liquids will be kept away from the pianos, and any studio equipment.
- Students and student families have access to the teaching room and the washroom. All other rooms are private.
- Parents/students will bear the cost of repair and/or replacement of any furniture, equipment, piano/s, or any other part of the studio and premises, which becomes necessary due to damage caused by them or a member of their family or their guests.
- Health guidelines will apply if they are notified by local authorities.
- Please use mild deodorants and perfumes for any in-studio events and refrain from spraying your clothes with perfume, as I am allergic to strong perfume.
Books To Be Purchased By Students
All books will be purchased by the student. Please purchase and use legal music and make sure composers can earn a living.
Fees
- All fees and payments received are non-refundable. They are based on enrolment – not attendance – and they reserve your lesson slot.
- Fees are charged for the paid lessons listed in The Lesson Schedule only. All other lessons, events & community meet-up’s are offered free.
- Fees are accepted via NEFT or via Google Pay. Receipts for quarterly payments are emailed via a google form within two working days.
- Timely fee payments help me access teaching resources and continue my own music education at affordable fees. The Late Payment Fee compensates for the time and the expenditure incurred on rescheduling my payments. Monthly payments carry a Monthly Administration Fee to cover the cost of extra time spent on administration.
- Fees for paid lessons will be refunded if I am unable to take lessons due to rare and unusual circumstances. Any free lessons withdrawn under these circumstances will not be rescheduled or made-up or compensated for in any other way.
- I reserve the right to stop lessons immediately for any reason I think fit, and in this case will refund fees for lessons I do not teach if they have been paid for.
Book Your Lesson Dates
| Quarterly Bookings | First Date | Last Date | Last Late Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| January-March | December 10th | December 15th | December 21st |
| April-June | March 10th | March 15th | March 21st |
| July-September | June 10th | June 15th | June 21st |
| October-December | September 10th | September 15th | September 21st |
| Monthly Booking Examples | First Date | Last Date | Last Late Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | December 5th | December 10th | December 15th |
| February | January 5th | January 10th | January 15th |
Terms for the use of Studio Licensed Music and Resources, and Teaching Materials
- Any music, materials and resources I provide to my students, whether in printed or digital form, or by way of access to apps and websites, are provided for the use of my students only, for their use in piano lessons and piano practise, for the duration of learning with me only.
- Any teaching materials I provide to my students, whether in music sheets or in videos, are provided for the use of my students only, for their use in piano lessons and piano practise, for the duration of learning with me only.
- Circulating any of the above resources or using them for any other purpose is strictly prohibited.
- The act of accepting these resources when I provide them binds my students legally to the terms under which I provide them.
Aside from the above, abiding by these terms and using legal music, materials and resources helps composers earn.
Deemed Acceptance of This Policy
Fees are accepted under the above policy only. Therefore any fee payment is deemed to be an acceptance of this policy.
A warm welcome to Anitaelise Piano Studio!
I hope my teaching helps you experience the joy that comes from learning.
Anita Elise Kohli – Piano Teacher, Educator & Lifelong Piano Student.
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