REBECCA BOBLAK
about me
For 30+ years, I have taught piano through the Suzuki approach. Treating music the way a child learns to speak, through daily listening, patient repetition, and encouragement.
I hold a Master of Music in Piano Pedagogy with a Suzuki emphasis, and over three decades of teaching, which helped me build an approach distinctly my own: one that pairs disciplined, masterful practice with real improvisation and composition, so students grow into complete musicians rather than skilled repeaters. That belief in creativity as part of technical training has taken me beyond my own studio.
I've led workshops for fellow Suzuki teachers at the Holy Names University Summer Suzuki Institute in Oakland, the Festival Internacional Suzuki de Música, and the Suzuki Circle in Bellevue, Washington, helping other educators bring improvisation and composition into their teaching without losing the Suzuki foundation underneath it.
I still perform regularly, having concertized across North and South America, and continue to collaborate with musicians throughout the Bay Area.
My belief is simple:
creativity isn't an extra in a musical education. It's what turns technical skill into real self-expression, and helps students see what they're capable of, on and off the piano bench.roach. Treating music the way a child learns to speak, through daily listening, patient repetition, and encouragement.
FUN STUFF
My first piano recital
with my brother Jimmy
1980
SOME MENTIONS
Music as language
Our roots
The Suzuki approach treats music as a “mother tongue,” mirroring how children naturally learn to speak through constant listening, repetition, and encouragement rather than starting with abstract rules. Much like the roots of a tree, this method provides the essential, hidden foundation that nourishes and anchors a student’s entire musical development.
By establishing this linguistic base early on, the “roots” of the Suzuki approach support the growth of a student’s ability to communicate, create, and express themselves fluently as they mature.
10th
Experience
Learning & speaking
Our Growth
Just as children eventually use their language skills to tell their own stories, Suzuki students learn to “speak” music fluently by improvising and composing, transforming their technical foundation into a personal creative voice.
10th
Experience
Gathering & sharing
Our Grove
Through improvisation and composition, students experience the joy of full creative expression, turning their musical knowledge into a unique and vibrant language. These shared creative practices help build a supportive and connected musical community, where every voice is heard and every contribution is celebrated.
Together, these individual voices create a flourishing musical forest, where each unique melody strengthens and supports the ecosystem of our shared community. We start at our own instruments & use our musical connection to reach out to other musicians in the world!
Explore the grove
A few paths through our community. For students, for teachers, and for the wider world we reach toward.
