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    Monday - Friday: 10:00am - 6:00pm
    Saturday: 9:00am - 4:00pm
    Sunday: Closed

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  • Who We Are
    Our Mission and Values
           
           Brightstar PianoForte Studio was founded on the vision of being an organization to provide professional music teachers who are devoted to helping children and adults discover and develop their musical talents and those who love musical instrument study. With our highly structured music pedagogy, not only our youth students discover the virtue of being patient with themselves to cultivate and develop their talents gradually through daily practice routines, but also does it help enhance their maturity, strengthen neurological connections in the brain and cognitive development- including concentration, language-based reasoning, self-consciousness, abstract and analytical thinking process - which lead to successful academic performance.
           
           We believe that everyone has the ability to study and master any musical instruments. The younger the easier due to the neural plasticity and brain development in the domain of language learning and advancing fine motor skills. Whether it is classical, pop, rock, Disney or movies theme music – we are fully committed to offering a variety of different musical genres that meet our students' interests. Ultimately, our pedagogical philosophy is to take on each student’s musical experience and desire to guide her to where she wants to go on a new journey of her music lessons with us, not just where we think she should go. 

    Teachers of Brightstar Pianoforte Studio are dedicated to carrying out our missions and commitments in order to:
        - Nurture the musical talents in each person and flourish a lifelong love of learning music.
        - Help our students' journey towards their highest musical artistry achievement.
        - Give students opportunities to develop self-confidence, critical thinking, and musicality especially at a very young age.
        - Help youth students develop intellectual and creative abilities over the course of studying music with us.
        - Teach all essential skills and musical elements of ear training, music theory, technical aspects of musicianship, and repertoires from different eras and genres.
        - Provide the most comprehensive and structured instructions with an intensive focus on proper physical techniques of complex fine motor skills to perform such musical instruments.
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    evelop a growing relationship with students through the core values of our teaching philosophies as a mentor to guide and influence those we teach.
           Above all, we believe in the progress and success of our students are which keeps us always inspired to teach and passionate about sharing musical insights to the next generations zealously. If you are looking to discover or continue to develop your musical goals/interests, do contact us and give us an opportunity to serve and walk with you on a very journey to acquire a gift that will last a lifetime.

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  • Our Philosophy

      The music education program we provide is embodied by our four core beliefs. 
    1. Each student is unique.
                    Each student has different strengths in artistic abilities. We customize a curriculum that is specifically designed around what students aspire to achieve and to help them explore their true musical potential. We inspire students to learn the knowledge and skills in our program as mentioned above such as ear training, duet playing, music theory, and pieces of music from different styles and eras in order to help them reach their musical goals and interests.
    2. Complete music education nurtures the entire being.
                    We believe in cultivating the emotional, physical, and psychological aspects as the driving force in the whole intellectual development of our young students to fully enrich their artistic potentials through their study of music. As a result of musical experiences and values, our students would then take those skills they learn through our music education to apply them in academic fields and other areas of their lives. 
    3. Performance is the milestone of our students’ musical journey.
                    All students of Brightstar PianoForté Studio should have multiple performance opportunities to express their talents in our annual recitals. With the presence of their peers and others, they would have to practice much harder to sharpen their skills and polish their repertoires in order to confidently showcase everyone their hard work.
    4. Self-directed learning is the pure inspiration of a good education in any field of study.
                    Not only students receive praises and supportive learning environments, but we provide specific guidelines every lesson to help students be aware of the challenging aspects of every new piece of music they encounter and strategic solutions for them to practice in a way they can reflect constructive self-criticism and use self-analytical thinking to master certain difficult skills and physical techniques, just as we always heard the common saying of “It’s not practice makes perfect, BUT perfect practice makes perfect.” Ultimately, our main teaching philosophy is to guide our students to be able to teach themselves in order to develop efficient independent learning skills.

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  • Our Wide Range of Instrument Lessons

  • Starting music lessons with an instrument that produces tones at a full range of dynamic levels and pitch frequency.

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    Piano

    Piano

    Starting music lessons with an instrument that produces tones at a full range of dynamic levels and pitch frequency.

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  • One of the most versatile and popular instruments in the world to play music from just about every genre... from jazz to funk, to pop & rock, to flamenco.

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    Guitar

    Guitar

    One of the most versatile and popular instruments in the world to play music from just about every genre... from jazz to funk, to pop & rock, to flamenco.

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  • The only instrument in the world that produces dictions to be capable of instant expression with no other instruments required to translate abstract thoughts and intrinsical feelings into tangible vocal sounds.

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    Voice

    Voice

    The only instrument in the world that produces dictions to be capable of instant expression with no other instruments required to translate abstract thoughts and intrinsical feelings into tangible vocal sounds.

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  • One of the most important musical instruments in music history, perhaps because of its fundamental role in an orchestra or its sentimental timbre transferred to the listener upon hearing its powerfully romantic sound.

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    Violin

    Violin

    One of the most important musical instruments in music history, perhaps because of its fundamental role in an orchestra or its sentimental timbre transferred to the listener upon hearing its powerfully romantic sound.

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    • We could not be happier!

      Khoi was initially recommended for piano lessons by several friends, to whom we will forever be grateful! I very quickly understood why everyone sung his praises. I was immediately impressed and inspired by Khoi’s passionate, enthusiastic approach to music and teaching. “Mr. Khoi” has now been teaching our daughter (age 11) piano for three years and our son (age 8) for a year. He has such a warm, gentle, patient nature, with a good sense of humor. His teaching methods include an effective combination of technique, theory, and expression. He believes in working with each individual’s unique personalities, strengths, and needs. We all look forward to the lessons each week as our home is filled with beautiful music. We especially love when Khoi joins the children in duets! It leaves them feeling so proud and part of something even bigger than the learning of their own individual parts. On occasion, we’ve also gotten the privilege to hear him play solos — he is a magnificent pianist and leaves us in awe every time. Our children are always left feeling excited about their own future potential as musicians after watching/hearing Mr. Khoi play. We’ve also appreciated the opportunities for the kids to perform in fun recitals and national certification programs, increasing their exposure to and comfort with performing. We can’t say enough positive things about our experience with Khoi and we highly recommend his services! “We could not be happier!”

      Tracy R.

      Very happy with my Son’s progress

      My two sons have been taking lessons from him for about 4-5 years and still enjoy it. Khoi is very patient and gentle and knows how to encourage them to do well. I admire his eagerness to teach for he has so much passion for music. He is a wonderful teacher and I’m very pleased with how my sons have progressed. I highly recommend Mr. Khoi. “Very happy with my Son’s progress”

      Soo C.

      Amazing piano teacher

      We found Khoi’s piano studio via Yelp. My son and niece have been taking piano lessons for a while and they have been participating in the National Guild every year. We wanted to look for a teacher who participates in this program. Khoi has been involved heavily in the Guild for many years. From the initial contact, Khoi was very pleasant and answered all of my questions. He also asked a lot of questions to make sure he understood what level the kids were at. Khoi is an excellent teacher, the kids love him. He’s very detail oriented and very clear on his expectations for the kids. He gives us updates on their progress and what they need to work on. Khoi is very punctual and reliable, which I appreciate, as that was a problem with our previous teacher. I highly recommend Brightstar PianoForte Studio. “Amazing piano teacher”

      Lan Q.

      We are very blessed in having found Mr. Khoi!

      Mr. Khoi has been the teacher for our 3 kids for almost 5 years.. He is the best teacher we ever had, not only does he teach them the best technique but how to feel the music within their soul. He understands the personality of each child and works with them accordingly.. He is patient, kind and very caring about the improvement of their skills, he insists on the right technique instead of just knowing how to play and this is how my kids are learning the best. We truly appreciate him as a teacher and more as a person who cares for our kids as much as we do and try to help them achieve their musical skills. We strongly recommend him as a teacher, if you want your kids to improve music and be able to play from their heart and soul not only from their ears! “We are very blessed in having found Mr. Khoi!”

      Rima G.

      We absolutely love our piano teacher

      Khoi has been teaching our daughter Bella-Lucia for almost two years now. In that time her piano playing ability has grown leaps and bounds.
      Khoi is such a gifted teacher. He is beyond patient and always has a beautifully sunny disposition that puts my daughter at ease, even when she may be struggling with a new piece or particular skill.
      After assigning her a new piece, once she can play it with ease, he accompanies her in playing the song; that’s the highlight of the lesson for me. It’s so exciting, and she feels so accomplished when she can keep up with him. I always record them playing together; it’s such a treat!
      She is so eager to please him. He’s like a sweet big brother teaching her a new and beautiful language but is quick to correct and demonstrate better technique so she is always improving.
      My daughter always looks forward to her lesson with “Mr. Khoi”, and at the end of her lesson, she’s excited about her new assignments and what she accomplished.
      He’s a pleasure to have in my home, we feel so blessed to have such a lovely young man teaching our daughter, and consider him a family friend, even our cats love him!
      If you’re looking for an outstanding piano teacher, you won’t be disappointed in Khoi Nguyen. “We absolutely love our piano teacher”

      Karin B.
  • ARE WE THE RIGHT MUSIC LESSON PROGRAM FOR YOU?
    Here are just a few of the benefits of taking private music lessons at Brightstar PianoForté Studio.

  • Highly Qualified Teachers
    Our music instructors are amongst the top musicians in San Diego County with music degrees from Universities and Conservatory. Their decades of experience and training are at your disposal.

    Multiple Performance Opportunities 
    Students are offered opportunities to perform in annual recitals and National Auditions to obtain Certificates or High School Diplomas in Music.

    Flexible Scheduling Options 
    We offer a wide range of scheduling options to accommodate your busy schedule. Weekday and Saturday morning, afternoon, evening options are available. 

  • In-Home Music Lessons 
    At Brightstar PianoForte we understand how busy your schedule can be with other activities that you have to drive around. With in-home lessons, our music teachers will come to you, making your schedule much easier and less hectic that work best for your individual needs and conveniences.

    Lessons Are Month-to-Month
    All of our music lesson programs are month-to-month with no long-term commitment. Switch instruments or stop at any time.

    Your Lessons, Your Goal
    We realize the importance of your experience and enjoyment with your music lessons. Learn the styles and songs you want to learn or prep for auditions or performances.

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