PIANO STUDIO
Testimonials
Mrs. Shimbaleva was my teacher for piano grades 9, 10 and ARCT, and I had a great experience for all of them. She's a patient teacher, and can quickly pick out which parts of my pieces I needed to work on. She was able to teach me in a way that suited my learning style, so I never had to struggle to understand a concept she was showing me. Also, when I had problems learning or memorizing a piece, she'd always have a couple tips to help me along my way. All in all, she's a great teacher I'd recommend to anyone.
Andrea Ma
Ms.Inna is a great teacher that could do a lot for my child. I highly recommend her if you want to see the best results
Uliana
Inna is very professional and very patient with my kids. They love going to her house for lessons (i couldn't say the same for my teacher when I was in lessons as a kid;)). We're so lucky to have found her!
Teri
Inna is an amazing Russian piano teacher that has shown to be very successful with her students. Many of her students have achieved top honours for the city of Vancouver in their respective age groups
Lorick Russow
I have been a piano student for more then 7 years and find Mrs. SHIMBALEVA highly professional. She is a pianist with excellent technique and ability to pass this skill to her students.
Olga Leitch
"Inna is one of the most amazing teachers we have ever experienced! She puts her whole soul into her work. Inna gives deep knowledge in practical music as well as in theory, and as a result most of her students get high grading !!! Inna also tries to give her students a lot of experience with performing in order to get comfortable on stage. Because she has a fantastic ability to exchange her knowledge with students, we have decided we would never change our teacher, even if her family decides to move on the other side of the earth !!!"
Elena Taustsiak
“Inna is an amazing pianist herself and her love and dedication to music is apparent in her teaching. She demonstrates a perfect balance of friendly and encouraging in her teaching style, and inspires my daughter to complete the ARCT studies through her own love of music. She maintains high standards and attention to detail. I would highly recommend Inna to any student fortunate enough to work with her.”
Nelson Ma
Student Awards
RYAN CHU - 1ST PLACE
Richmond Music Festival 2019
CHELSEA CHU - 1ST PLACE
Richmond Music Festival 2019
LEO WU - 2ND PLACE
Richmond Music Festival 2019
MIAH TAM - 2ND PLACE
Richmond Music Festival 2019
MIAH TAM - 1ST PLACE
Richmond Music Festival 2018
LYNN CHEN - 1ST PLACE
Richmond Music Festival 2018
TRISTAN GU - 1ST PLACE
Richmond Music Festival 2018
MICHAEL YAN - 2ND PLACE
Richmond Music Festival 2018
TRISTAN PING - 3RD PLACE
Richmond Music Festival 2018
CHELSEA CHU - 2ND PLACE
KIWANIS Music Festival. 2018
FLORA WU - 1ST PLACE
Richmond Music Festival 2017
YULYA TAUSTSIAK - 1ST PLACE
KIWANIS Music Festival. 2016
YULYA TAUSTSIAK - 1ST PLACE
Vancouver International Festival of Russian Music. 2016
YULYA TAUSTSIAK - 1ST PLACE
American Protégé. International Music Talent Competition Spring 2016. New York
ANGELA MOK - 1ST PLACE at the Richmond Music Festival 2014! She received the highest mark 95 in the class “Romantic Composers”.
YULIYA TAUSTSIAK – 85
Congratulations to Yuliya Taustsiak who completed her Grade 9 exam with FIRST CLASS HONORS
ANGELA MOK – 85
Congratulations to Angela Mok who completed her ARCT PIANO PERFORMER exam with FIRST CLASS HONORS
ANDREA MA – 92
Congratulations to Andrea Ma who completed her ARCT PIANO PERFORMER exam with FIRST CLASS HONORS WITH DISTINCTION
HALEY GOLDIN – 3RD PLACE
Congratulations to Haley Goldin who achieved 3rd Place in KIWANIS MUSIC FESTIVAL 2013
Congratulations to the students for great achievements in Richmond Music Festival 2012:
Cassidy Fu – 2nd Place, Grade 9
Yuliya Taustsiak – 2nd Place, Grade 9
Congratulations to Yuliya Taustsiak who completed her Grade 8 with First Class Honors
Yuliya Taustsiak – 86
Congratulations to the students for wonderful achievements in Richmond Music Festival 2011
Andrea Ma – 2nd Place, ARCT
Studets of Vitta Academy:
Crystal Ma 1st Place , Grade 9
Bowen Xue – 1st Place, Grade 1
Bowen Xue – 2nd Place
Bonnue Zhai – 1st Place, Grade 2
Joyce Wu – 2nd Place, Grade 10
Joyce Wu- 2nd Place
Joyce Wu – 3rd Place
Joy Lu – 2nd Place, Grade 2
Joy Lu – 3rd Place
Congratulations to Andrea Ma who completed her Exam ARCT in Piano Pedagogy with First Class Honors with Distinction
Andrea Ma -93
Congratulations to Andrea Ma who achieved 2nd Place in the Vancouver International Festival of Russian Music 2010