DO-Re-Mi School of Music and the Arts

Specialties

Do-​Re-​Mi School of Music and the Arts provides a high-​quality instruction in music and the arts for students of different ages, levels, and abilities in the Livingston area. We teach piano, guitar, violin, clarinet, saxophone, flute, oboe, singing, art, chess, logic & math, and Russian language for children and adults, as well as music and movement for young children. Our mission is to maximize each child’s potential, meet each student’s individual needs, raise educational standards, and foster children’s innate love of music and learning. Contact us today to get started!

History

Established in 2001.

Marina Goldin started teaching music for young children in Russian in her Livingston home to a group of five kids. The number of students grew rapidly, so she moved her lessons into commercial space in West Orange and added art, math and Russian language. In 2004 the school moved to Livingston, where it earned a great reputation among families of different origins firstly because of its piano programs. The school offers four different «tracks» to students who want to learn piano: traditional, performance, Introductory and Simply Music, thus attracting amateurs of any ages or seriously-​minded young performers.

Russian Language, second largest program, serves the needs of families from nearby communities and such far-​away places as Boonton and Basking Ridge, Bedminster and Lavalette. Additionally to traditional reading program taught to native speakers, we teach Russian as a Second Language, serving a growing number of kids from bilingual families.

Meet the Business Owner

Marina G.

Business Owner

Marina Goldin received her M.A. in Musicology in 1983 from the world-​famous Rimsky-​Korsakov Conservatory of St. Petersburg, Russia. «Post-​perestroyka» Russian musicologists give Marina credit for being «the first modern author who after long decades of complete silence re-​started studies of Jewish music in Russia, back in early 1980’s.»

In the USA since 1990.

Expert in teaching piano to young beginners; 30 years of teaching experience. Author of articles on music education and musical development. Presenter at Music teachers National Conference (Washington, DC, 2001), International Children’s Music Festival (St. Petersburg, Russia, 2002), World Piano Pedagogy Conference (Dallas, TX, 2008), Panelist at NJ Music Teachers Conference (2007), Judge at MEA piano auditions (2007) and Golden Key Festival (2011), featured member of Biltmore Who’s Who Registry of Executives and Professionals (2009.) Licensed Simply Music teacher (2011.)