Music Arts by John Hagen

I started piano lessons with Mr. Hagen almost 1 year ago and I look forward to it each week. The pace surely depends on your practice time and dedication but whether I've had plenty time to practice or a little less, he's always encouraging and pleasant. The piano for use during lessons is great to play on. The books for the curriculum of music and theory have been a joy to work in, and have seriously helped me progress. I feel more and more confident with playing and reading music after each lesson. He teaches children and adults! 31year old here!

We were looking for a piano & voice teacher in the Hawaii Kai area, but in retrospect, I would've driven across the island to have a Music Teacher like John Hagen, for my daughter. He's a skilled and talented instructor, who has been firm, yet patient; with an impressive resume of experience! He has taught her a high level of music theory and abilities, which our daughter will benefit from for a lifetime.Through music, our daughter has developed a love for The Arts, while excelling in math and science. I'm not sure what the research says, but I believe we've seen a synergetic link, between music and intellectual growth.Her level of music knowledge has surpassed all expectations; and her voice has developed from soft tentative peep, to a beautiful, blossoming soprano-- with assuredly more growth ahead. Above all, she has developed a diverse appreciation and love for music. None which would've been possible, without Mr. Hagen's talent as skilled musician, artist and teacher.Whether piano, voice or both, we highly recommend John Hagen for Families, Adults or Children who want to develop their inner talent and abilities, bringing them to the forefront.

I've been taking private voice from John for about 5 years total. I found him through CL in 2008 and working with him has been one of the best decisions I've made in my life. I had a few voice instructors when I was younger, but never really felt that I made progress with them.Aside from learning proper vocal techniques, working with John consistently over the past 3 years has slowly boosted my confidence and overall self-esteem. Our weekly lessons are like my therapy! At this point, I consider him to be much more than just my voice teacher - he is my mentor and friend.John is extremely talented and has many years of experience teaching music (and performing!), and is able to cater to each student's needs. He is understanding and flexible with scheduling changes and is easy to talk to if you need assistance with anything. I highly recommend John if you live in his area - or even if you live far (I drive about an hour!).

Mr. Hagen is the best piano teacher!! We wouldn't hesitate to recommend him to anyone. My son has been taking piano lessons for several years and we are overjoyed with the results. Mr. Hagen is very accommodating with his hours and is very patient. My son learns more than just piano and theory, he learns about history and composers as well. This is a wonderful environment for someone to flourish and learn piano at their own pace. Mr. Hagen provides a nice space for the parent or parents to experience the lesson along with your child. That is really nice because you can hear the progress and know what is going on with the music. Mr. Hagen does an excellent job of communicating what you need to do to succeed in music. We feel fortunate to have found him and look forward to every lesson. Our son would probably not done as well with anyone else!