Francisco Hernandez Nakahara

I’ve had minimal formal piano training as a kid and learned just enough to sight-​read easy-​to-​intermediate level pieces on the keyboard as an adult. I just recently decided to take up lessons again and prepared myself for what I thought would be a very difficult search for a suitable teacher. I can honestly say that the planets aligned when I found Francisco after auditioning only a couple of potential teachers before him. His classical pedigree in piano pedagogy was evident from the very first lesson. He emphasizes sonority and musicality equally with proper posture and technique. More importantly, he instinctively knew at what level to reintroduce me to piano instruction. After only over a month of lessons, I already see progress not only in the areas of finger dexterity and ability to sight-​read, but more importantly in my overall musicality, or, as Francisco puts it, «the ability to make the notes sing.»
Lastly, his calm and soft-​spoken demeanor aside, Francisco is a beast on the piano, having performed extensively in national and international concert halls. I listen regularly to his «Impressions» CD and look forward to watching him perform live when the opportunity presents itself.

Excellent piano teacher.
Francisco has the adequate technic and talent required for teaching to play the piano and read musical notes. He is not only a good concert pianist, he also has the talent to teach!!! which in many cases, is rare, not all professionals have the ability to teach.
At first, i started shopping around for low tuition cost, but when i talked with Francisco over the phone, he gave me such a good impression that i decided to try one month of piano class with him. From the very fist class i knew i had made a good decision. I pay a little more than what i had in mind, but Fransisco is worth every dollar.