"More than merely a student's wish t play the piano, it is the teacher who must skillfully and artfully impart the technical know-how and reveal the wonder and mystery of music to her students. My 3 children (21, 20, 17) are a testimony of Yuliya's exceptional ability to have accomplished this over the many years of instruction with her; so that playing is now a 'habit' certain to stay with them their whole lives. I, too, studied under Yuliya and was amazed at the insights gained under her instruction. My family no longer living in the area, it will be a long search to find her equal. " Victoria Ouligian, June 12, 2019

" Under Yuliya's direction, music became an essential pat of how I express myself. By emphasizing technical exercises, theory and performance, I acquired the tools to be able to play pieces in my own style. I started by playing simple pieces, but over time I was able to play pieces by greats like Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin and Debussy. Yuliya requires you to work hard, but in the end it's worth it. I am so thankful that I had the opportunity to be taught by Yuliya, and I would highly recommend her studio to any person who wishes to grow musically through hard work and perseverance." Rebecca Ouligian, May 26th, 2019
"Let's just say I wow at parties. Seriously, though, Yuliya has an incredible gift for teaching. She is the go-to person for piano lessons in the Palisades and the Westside. Highly, highly recommend. I will say, though, that even the best teachers cant make up for lack of practice, so it's up to parents to enforce discipline at home. Please don't' try to make it just one more thing on the resume. Be intentional, put in the time, and accept criticism. If you do that, then Yuliya's teaching can be fully implemented and you will not regret it." Alex Oulgian, age 28, 9/2016

" There are many ways to play the same piece of music. Some ways are memorable, beautiful, and elegant. Other ways are less appealing. If there are 5 things you recognize in your pianism and musicianship that you wish to improve upon, Yuliya will recognize 15 more areas of further work, and heeding her suggestions will take your playing of the piano to new levels of excellence. Quite simply, Yuliya is an incredible musician and piano teacher and we in the LA area are very lucky to have her as a teacher of music to help us strive to the highest levels of excellence.", Avram, May 30th, 2014

"Yuliya is a very talented and creative teacher. She is an inspiration to students of whatever age. Yuliya is dedicated to helping her students and her student's families become musically literate on many, many levels. She is a treasure and an amazing resource." Tery Cohan Link, March 28th, 2015

"Yuliya is a fantastic piano teacher! I was her student for several years. Like other students have mentioned, I went from playing extremely basic piano pieces wit other piano teachers to advanced compositions by Ravel, Satie and Chopin (to name a few) with Yuliya. She taught me to show my emotion through the piano and it was truly therapeutic. Additionally, she supported me through all my musical endeavors, including attending band concerts and musicals. I cannot recommend Yuliya enough! She has the patience to teach one bar of music until it is mastered, but the teacher 's mentality to make sure that scales are learned, practice is done and the fingering is accurate. 7/5 stars if possible' . Elliott Ward-Bowen, age 25, 9/2016

"Yuliya and the superb level of classical piano training I received from her are two of the most cherished aspects of my childhood, and quite honestly of my life. She imbued in me the joy of music making, taught me discipline in a loving yet effective way, nourished an appreciation not just of the instrument but also of history and the arts generally, and reinforced various formal elements of classical composition that i still remember  to this day, almost two decades later. I started with Yuliya when I was around 4 and a half, and by the time I was 6 i was gleefully playing Bach and Mozart. She tailors  her method to her students, and truly and deeply cares about each one. Various external factors lead me to stop taking lessons when I was 10, but the day I "quit" I cried all day (and frankly some tears just welled even now writing this), in a part because I loved the piano, but mostly because I loved her, seeing her every week and learning something new and valuable and beautiful - and learning it very, very well. She, without a doubt, remains one of the best teachers I have ever had (this coming from an humanities doctoral student who has had some amazing instructors along the way.) She gave me an exceptional musical foundation that became an exceptional educational foundation more broadly, and for that I am incredibly grateful. I cannot recommend her highly enough." Alyssa Garcia, age 27 10/2018 

   My daughter studied piano with Yuliya for many years, and loved it. She learned c piano teacher!so much, not just about music and playing piano, but about life. AS a mom, it was so gratifying to see my young daughter experience the joy of reaping the benefits of hard work. Over the years, with Yuliya's boundless encouragement as a skilled and patient teacher, my daughter found that with practice, she first could eventually master the technical challenges of playing increasingly difficult pieces and then,  infuse her playing with self-expression. It's impossible to quantify the self-esteem my daughter learned on Yuliya's piano bench; suffice it to say, she has taken Yuliya's invaluable lessons and now, as a successful college student, applied them to life." Peggy King Garcia, May 27th, 2019