Pianist and piano teacher with 10 years of experience, offers piano lessons and vocal coaching in Indy area

Hello, all. My name is Antonia and I'm 23 years old. I've been Gabe's student for about five years on and off. I remember the first time I went on stage to perform a song on the piano: I was nervous, I could feel my heart beating in my hands and I was sure I'd wreck it. I looked to the side of the stage and there he was. He smiled and mouthed "you've got this" to me. I'm still not sure I didn't kill the song, but having him there gave me the confidence I needed to play. I got through to end of the set and he hugged me tight, told me I did great and that he was proud of me. Our next class together he went point by point with me on everything I'd done wrong. This is the kind of teacher he is. Gabriel is supportive and caring. He is dedicated and sweet without ever losing touch of his need for perfection. Nothing is ever enough for him which is how he got me to believe I can always do more, I can learn more and I could try for more. Because he knows I can, so he pushes. And, once I get there, we celebrate together and then it's on to something new. He's there to help. He is always there. Gabriel's got a million techniques for just about anything one might need in this musical endeavor and he always finds a way to make it happen for his students. He is careful and attentive. He is funny and nice. The day he told me he was moving to the U.S. I went home scared thinking I'd lost my favorite teacher and one of my closest friends. I cried. I also knew that could not be it for us and it wasn't: now we have online classes. I still get to see him every week. We are currently working on the toughest song I've chosen and yesterday was the first day I played it that it sounded like a song. I looked to my computer screen at him and, though he couldn't hug me, he smiled and said he was proud of me. And, as always, we were onto something new.
What I mean to say here is that there could be no better choice. Gabe is the one. Trust me.

Gabe was always a very kind and available teacher. He’s patience is what drove our classes to success, specially when it comes to understanding my personal limitations and help me improve my stronger skills. I would definitely recommend his methods to anyone who’s interested either in learning music from the very beginning, either in becoming a solid professional pianist.