Teaching Topics and Philosophy

My teaching style draws from the classical training I’ve received and my experience as a working jazz pianist. I strongly believe in teaching music theory, harmony and ear training from the very beginning, and in guiding each student along their own path of discovering how music works, and how it can work for them to achieve their artistic goals. Foregoing the typical ‘jazz school’ approach, students learn the mechanics of music and the piano through the lens of both the classical piano tradition and the aural tradition of Black American music that evolved in the 20th century, primarily here in New York City.

Biography

Pianist and composer Noam Avnon is a prominent member of the New York music scene, playing regularly in clubs like Ornithology, Close-Up and Dizzy’s with a veriety of collaborators and ensembles, including his own groups.

As an improviser and composer, he explores ideas of clarity versus ambiguity, playful interplay of colors, textures and lyricism. His music mainly draws from Black American music and European classical music traditions.

Noam has been teaching private students since 2015 and has experience with beginner and advanced students from ages 6 to 85.