Specialties
We teach piano students with such patience and care that they will be inspired to love the art of music and to refine their view of the world by being a person with more character and beauty.
In addition to learning how to play the piano and read music, we teach music theory and music appreciation.
Also, a lot of our experience is in teaching young beginners (4 years old and up), middle-schoolers, and high-schoolers to be able to participate in the Certificate of Merit program, perform in recitals and competitions.
History
Established in 2003.
The name 'Open Lid' was officially taken in October of 2016. Yet the piano teaching story goes back much further.
After beginning private, formal piano lessons at age 11, Mr. Corona pursued studying Computer Science Programming in college. Yet, music was still the deeper calling.
From '03-'11, Mr. Corona taught group piano and music in public schools in the Los Angeles area. Loving it but with some frustrations teaching in schools, from 2011 onward, pursuits were moved to teaching for a small private school in Koreatown. And from 2014, now hoping to teach completely in a private environment, 'Corona Piano Studio' became the private studio's name.
Yet, the name 'Corona Piano Studio' seemed to get confused with Corona beer and some felt that our studio was in the actual City of Corona in the Inland Empire. Also, our studio kept growing so it was felt that a more focused, broad and appropriate name was in order - and so Open Lid Piano Studio was born.
Meet the Business Owner: Cesar C.
I'm a native of LA and had a musical tradition passed down through different sides of my family. My grandfather and father were in Latin traditional and jazz bands. Yet, by the time I was growing up, my dad had given up that life but would still break out his tenor sax and play for us kids.
Dad didn't push me at all to pursue music but around age 11, I starting begging my parents to please find me a teacher so I could learn how to play the piano! My teacher, Ruthie Beams, was an accomplished jazz pianist but rightly made sure I was classically trained. Yet, she always seemed to have the stories of playing night club gigs and reminded me to never stop performing and to feel free to change notes in my scores.
During my teens, I lived through my parents bitter divorce and my piano playing was an anchor in life. This experience drives me today to believe that due to the comprehensive nature of music, it surpasses other subjects that kids especially need to learn.