Experienced tutor in Piano in Fort Lee, Margarita offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

Margarita is a very patient piano teacher and explains things very well. She finds many different ways to explain a concept so that the student can understand it well. She knows how to motivate and inspire. Margarita has excellent knowledge of all kinds of music and encourages the student to play different genres. We are very pleased to have a piano teacher like her! Highly recommended!

I had the privilege of studying piano with Margarita Zelenaia for several years before her move to New Jersey ended our lessons. She is a professional of the highest caliber, a gifted teacher, who encourages, explains, demonstrates, and guides the student to mastery across a wide musical repertoire. Margarita has the ability to teach students at all levels - from the beginner to the advanced level. Although I no longer enjoy her physical presence, I hear her words and see her notes, marked on the musical text, whenever I sit down at the piano. The hallmark of a master teacher is the ability to help the student develop strong piano technique, while simultaneously encouraging the student to appreciate what the music is trying to convey.
Margarita Zelenaia has helped me to do both.

When I was looking for a music composition teacher for my daughters two years ago, their piano teacher strongly recommended Margarita. She was right! Margarita impressed me from the very first lesson. My daughters were 11 and 8 years old back then but she took different approaches based on their ages and skills. She was passionate, determined but also fun. She made them focused through the whole lessons. Since then, my daughters have learned not only how to compose music but also how to interpret music and those skills have brought a positive impact on their piano playing as well.

Margarita is also very flexible and accommodative of our needs. I was so appreciative when my older daughter had a big surgery last year. While she was in a hospital, the nerve of her left hand was hurt by IV and her left hand became unusable for almost six months. Even in such a situation, Margarita designed interesting lessons for her every week and added something new as my daughter’s left hand recovered. Margarita’s warm caring and support encouraged my daughter a lot!

Margarita is not only an inspirational, enthusiastic, patient teacher but also a beautiful person. I feel so lucky that my daughters have Margarita for their composition teacher.