Ira is a passionate piano teacher, theory and musicianship. She has 25 years of teaching experience and is an accredited music teacher.
Ira loves having her students play in duet and trios, sometimes quartet when her energy allows. She loves teaching and cannot see herself doing anything else. She enjoys watching her students grow in music and become passionate musicians themselves.
Many of Ira’s students will tell you that she is funny and kind. These qualities are some of the reasons why her students have loved coming to their piano lessons and practicing.
Ira also teaches AMEB exams, and she helps her students prepare for Music Scholarship at their schools.
Ira sees herself an expert in teaching music theory and musicianship. She has taught many students theory lesson up to grade six.
Ira has a very nice teaching studio in Matraville where she has two pianos, one grand, and one upright.
On a personal note, at the moment Ira enjoys practicing Beethoven Sonata and aims to play the entire collection Beethoven’s Klaviersonatas.
Ira cares greatly and contributes to various charities organisations such as Childfund, Every day hero, Cancer Council NSW.
Email : iraspianostudio@gmail.com
Phone: 0432 272 607
Xiaokang Zhang graduated from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in the Bachelor of Performance with highest distinction in Piano Performance, performing his own Piano Sonata as part of the final recital.
Xiao studies under Paul Rickard-Ford and has been a finalist in the Conservatorium’s 2021 Piano Concerto Competition playing Nikolai Medtner’s 2nd Piano Concerto and a semi-finalist in the David Miller Award. He is also a recipient of the prestigious 2018 Sydney Scholars Award and is also a Dalyell Scholar.
Xiao has worked alongside eminent conductors Roger Benedict and Rob McWilliams. More recently, he is the recipient of the 2023 2MBS Fine Music Sydney’s Stefan Kruger Scholarship Award.