“Mrs. Jennifer has been my daughter, Sam’s piano teacher since ~ 4th grade (she is now a freshman in high school!). From the beginning, Jennifer’s musical style and approach to teaching was distinctly impactful, greatly influencing my daughter’s experience in mastering the art of piano performance (a life-long pursuit!).

Since those early years, my daughter has grown immeasurably, gaining valuable technique and music appreciation through playing a broad range of pieces and acquiring an expansive repertoire.

Jennifer is not only a consummate music professional and instructor, she is a wonderful human being. Her passion and gift for teaching is genuine and thoroughly embraced by many. Jennifer delights in sharing her tremendous gift of music not only through teaching students, but performing right along-side them. As a parent, I have personally been intrigued by Jennifer’s staying current, practicing and performing beautifully on-stage, as not all piano teachers perform in concerts (or at all)!

Not only has Jennifer been my daughter’s piano teacher for more than a past half-decade, but she has also been a positive mentor and a sister in Christ to her. Our family feels blessed to have Jennifer as our daughter’s piano teacher and have come to regard Jennifer and her family as our friends.

No matter at what level a piano student may be, Jennifer will help that student achieve the best that they can through attentiveness and encouragement based on the individual’s needs. I believe that Jennifer’s greatest strengths are her ability to foster a life-long interest/love of music in students, while persevering to bring out their musicality & challenging them to explore possibilities beyond their comfort level. Jennifer reflects her love of piano and music on her students and it is truly wonderful to see.

I whole-heartedly and highly recommend Miss Jennifer Kim as a private piano instructor. Shh ... she is one of Orange County’s best (kept secret)!”

“My daughter started taking piano lessons from Jennifer when she was 10. Prior to that, she had been taking lessons for three years from another piano teacher. Within 6 months, my daughter had excelled tremendously! Jennifer is a gracious, kind, encouraging, and inspirational piano instructor. My daughter truly looks forward to her piano lessons every week. My daughter went from playing garden variety simple pieces to extremely complex pieces and she is exceedingly confident during recitals and playing the piano for others. She selects pieces for her students that the student can connect with and enjoy! There truly is no other piano instructor that I have heard of or known that is more talented and accomplished than Jennifer!”

“I have taken lessons from Mrs. Jennifer for about six years, and to this day I can say that she has had such a positive impact on my life. When I first started learning, I hated piano and was utterly hopeless, yet Mrs. Jennifer continued to encourage me while still pushing me to improve. In my past as a pianist I hit multiple bumps, though each time she was consistently patient and kind with me. While her expectations are high, working up to them and the noticeable improvement is certainly worth it. Aside from piano, she is always there to help me and lend advice, and I have probably learned more from her than any other teacher. In addition to the piano, I also play the violin and double bass. After any performance, she always congratulates me, and her support is so meaningful and important. Overall, Mrs. Jennifer is an amazing, experienced, and caring teacher- I couldn’t possibly ask for a better one!”

“It is such a pleasure to have a great teacher like Jennifer who has excellent knowledge and education in her professions. Most importantly, we are so delighted with her considerate character toward students. Indeed, she is always trying to focus on each student’s strength, bring out their full ability and lead them to the high level. For example, our son is a relatively fast paced player. As soon as Jennifer learns about it, she lets him play the fast piece and through that song, she teaches all necessary skills such as rhythm, proper fingering, phrasing, dynamics etc. In addition, she introduces different genre from classical to jazz, blues, and pop. In this way, he can develop the sense of music even better, learn the song quickly and improves his skill at the same time. We are so amazed to see how much he’s been improved in last six years. In January of 2017, he performed “Impromptu” by Chopin and he was able to play so fluently like flowing water from beginning to end. We were so proud of him at that time!! By witnessing his amazing improvement, we can assure that having a good teacher is indispensable for the student to draw out their unlimited potential which each individual possesses. A teacher is one who helps awaken that potential and help them polish it. In this sense, there is no question about Jennifer. How a teacher puts so much energy and passion to a student! We truly appreciate her tireless efforts at her best for our son.”

“Jennifer has been my sons piano teacher for two years, and in that little time, she has been such a good influence on how he plays piano. Her teaching methods have changed the way in which my son plays piano in a way that no other piano teacher has been able to do. My son looks forward to going to his piano class so he can further advance his skills. We are so grateful for Great Park Studio.”