Red Mountain Piano Studio

Lessons for the 2020 – 2021 school year will be offered in 30, 45, and 60-minute increments, Monday through Friday. Lessons are available for ages four through adult.

7:00 AM through evening times available

In addition to individual lessons, four group lessons will be incorporated during the school year. Group lessons have been extremely successful and really motivate students to excel. Group lessons may include ear training, performance techniques and etiquette, music history (special focus on the distinctions between the four periods of music and their respective composers), music games, and music theory. Topics will be dependent on the level of advancement of the student.

Call now to register for fall classes.   (480)250-3635

Debbie Saifi has been a member of the Music Teachers National Association since 1984, and has been a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music in piano since 1986 and has achieved Permanent Professional status.  Debbie has been a member of the East Valley Music Teachers Association since it began in 1987.  She was a student of the late Nancy Spitzer, NCTM and Fran Kaspar, NCTM.  Debbie studied with Walter Cosand at Arizona State University and earned enough music credits for the equivalent of a minor in music education; she received her degree in Justice Studies from ASU in 1991.  She has also done graduate study in jazz piano.  Debbie has been a piano instructor for over 30 years.  Debbie was a recipient of the Janice McCumin Teacher Enrichment Grant through the Arizona Study Program in 2005.

In the Arizona Study Program, Debbie has served in various capacities over the years.  She has served as the Arizona Study Program Member at Large in addition to the state materials chairperson for the Study Program from 1995-1998.  She has been co-chair of the East Valley Study Program 1995-1997, and from 2010 to the present.  She has been the East Valley Registrar several times over the years and is in charge of the scheduling which involves well over 1,000 students.

At the local level, Debbie has been dedicated for many years in several areas of service for the East Valley Music Teachers Association.  She has been co-chair, chair, and registrar for many events including The Piano Ensemble, Music in the Mall, Student District Recitals, Music Carnival, Certification Mentor (encouraging teachers within the organization to work toward certification), Organ Stop Pizza Party, and the Nancy Spitzer Memorial Scholarship.  She also served on the East Valley Board for several years.

87^TH Annual State Conference
Arizona State Music Teachers Association

May 6, 2015

For Immediate Release

Media contact:
Debbie Saifi
480-250-3635 (cell)
debsaifi@icloud.com

Mesa Piano Instructor Receives Honored Teacher Award

Mesa, AZ – The Arizona State Music Teachers Association (ASMTA) recently presented its 2016 Honored Teacher Award to longtime Mesa resident, Debbie Saifi, owner of Red Mountain Piano Studio.

The ASMTA Honored Teacher Award was created to recognize teachers from around the state who have contributed their time and talents to their district and state organizations.  Saifi was nominated by the East Valley Music Teachers Association (EVMTA) where she currently serves as Vice-President.

“I enjoy teaching all levels of students,” says Saifi.  “I am always looking for new ideas to motivate and encourage the learning of music.  My goal is to guide students to discover that one special thing that will ignite their own passion.”

A piano instructor for 30 years, Saifi is a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music with permanent professional status.  Her teaching philosophy is that no two students are alike.  “To be a successful teacher,” she says, “I’ve learned to tailor lessons to each individual student’s learning style, strengths, weaknesses, interests, and goals.”

Saifi started giving piano lessons as a teen after being volunteered by her mother to teach a neighbor’s children.  She discovered that she really enjoyed it and her “studio” grew quickly by word of mouth.   She joined the Arizona State Music Teachers Association as a student member in 1984 and began entering her students in the Piano Ensemble, Music in the Mall, and the Arizona Study Program.

“My passion for teaching creates a desire for learning,” says Saifi, who continues to take private lessons even as an instructor.  “I hope to never stop being a student,” she says.

Saifi and her family recently moved to a new home in The Groves where she will continue to offer piano instruction to children and adults.  For more information about Red Mountain Piano Studio, visit redmountainpianostudio.com

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