Willan Academy of Music

Specialties

We offer private piano, guitar, and violin lessons in the comfort of your home. Your child loves music, but busy parent it’s hard to find time to take him/​her to music school. Private lessons are personalized to your child’s individual needs in a warm and caring educational environment. We offer lessons for children (ages 4+) and adults. Private lessons are 30, 45 or 60 minutes. Private lessons can start at any time during the school year.

History

Established in 2015.

Willan Academy of Music, formerly known as Studio K — Suzuki Method based Guitar Teaching Studio, was founded by Kenji Haba, classical guitarist in 2015. Willan is derived from «will». At Willan we believe in guiding the students’ will to transform their musical gifts to the highest degree of excellence possible. Willan Academy of Music provides private lessons at home in New York City.

Meet the Business Owner

Kenji H.

Business Owner

He was born in a rural area, called Mino-​City, Japan. In 2001, he moved to United States to study Business, and worked for an accounting firm in NY. However, at age of 25, he listened to the sound of the master guitarist, Andres Segovia, and he came to an epiphany and realized he needed to pursue the art of the guitar. In 2006, Haba began studying classical guitar and after one year of study, he was accepted into the Manhattan School of Music Master of Music Program.

Kenji believes that the learning of music is not simply to develop musical and technical skill, but to help develop students’ character through the study of music.

Kenji Haba is a guitarist who heralds a new direction for classical guitar through bringing new formats to the landscape, including the innovative guitar-​cello ensemble and multidisciplinary performance. He is also an active performer of contemporary music, with over 20 pieces of music written for and premiered by him.