Apply for a free trial lesson. Full size cello is available for trial lesson use. Lessons in German or in English.

Lesson Fees

Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, Flute, Oboe, Voice (Classical) / NEW
60 min45 min30 min
Once / month8,000 JPYN/AN/A
Twice / month13,500 JPY12,000 JPY9,500 JPY
Three times / month18,000 JPY16,000 JPY13,000 JPY
Four times / month22,000 JPY19,500 JPY16,000 JPY
※Flute lessons are 45 min or longer. All courses require admission fee of 8,000 JPY.

Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, Flute, Oboe, Voice (Classical) / Before 2025.03
60 min45 min30 min
Once / month7,000 JPYN/AN/A
Twice / month12,500 JPY11,000 JPY8,500 JPY
Three times / month17,000 JPY15,000 JPY12,000 JPY
Four times / month21,000 JPY18,500 JPY15,000 JPY
※Flute lessons are 45 min or longer. All courses require admission fee of 8,000 JPY.

 

AekaWtanabeAeka Watanabe

Is a graduate of Toho-Gakuen College School of Music in Japan and of Trossingen National Music College in Germany. She received her Master’s degree from San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She studied under Hakuro Mori, Bonnie Hampton, Sadao Harada, Tadao Iwamoto.

Currently she appears on chamber music, orchestras, and also focuses on teaching with her motto “Share pleasure of playing music”. She is the principal cellist of social orchestra “Orchestrada”.
 
 

Tominaga CelloSaeko Tominaga

Cellist Saeko Tominaga has won the New York Debut award from Artist International Audition in New York, which gave her an opportunity to give her New York debut recital at Merkin Concert Hall in 2003. She was also selected as a performer for “Alumni Winner Series” and gave a recital at Carnegie Weil Recital Hall.

She received her Bachelor of Music degree from Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo, as a top graduate cello majoring student. She continued her study at Illinois State University and the Juilliard School where she received Advanced Certificate. While studying at the Juilliard School, she appeared at Focus Music Festival as a principal cellist of the Julliard Orchestra frequently.

Her recital venues include Weil Recital Hall of Carnegie Hall in New York and Casals Hall in Tokyo.

Currently she is freelancing as a both orchestral player and soloist in Tokyo area. She is a member of “Nihonbashi Quartet”.
 
 

Secondary Instrument Program

Forest Music offers secondary instrument programs for students who would like to take lessons of multiple instruments simultaneously. Apply for a free trial lesson.

Secondary Instrument Lesson Fees

Secondary Instrument / NEW
60 min45 min30 min
Once / month5,100 JPYN/AN/A
Twice / month9,100 JPY8,000 JPY6,200 JPY
Three times / month12,200 JPY11,000 JPY8,800 JPY
Four Times / month15,100 JPY13,300 JPY11,000 JPY

Secondary Instrument / Before 2025.03
60 min45 min30 min
Once / month4,700 JPYN/AN/A
Twice / month8,300 JPY7,300 JPY5,700 JPY
Three times / month11,300 JPY10,000 JPY8,000 JPY
Four Times / month14,000 JPY12,400 JPY10,000 JPY