Concept Music in Brief

Concept Music is a group of music teachers that teach using a process based method, where we emphasize the process of learning, and let the results take care of themselves. The result are the highest quality individualized lessons available.·

We give our students the tools to learn music both during and outside of their lessons.

Currently, we offer in-home lessons in Bergen County, NJ, Brooklyn, NY., and Cincinnati, OH

Our motto is "Progress and Enthusiasm" because our students are excited and motivated by their success. 

Lessons meld classic piano technique with our modern methodology based on the most recent understanding of brain function.

Lessons also integrate a thorough study of music theory and history which allows students to understand how and where to add their own creative influence, and many students study music composition in later years.

Concept Music students have the skills, the understanding, the self-discipline, and the love of music that opens doors of opportunity in a myriad of places!

Kent Major - Head Teacher

Kent Major has been a musician all his life, and has experience with voice, violin, music theory, and music composition in addition to his long experience with the piano. Kent has a BM in Music Composition from The University of Michigan School of Music in Ann Arbor. He has been teaching piano lessons since 1998, and has had many students go on to win competitions in both piano and music composition and some students have gone on to conservatory. He has taught multiple children of various members of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra as well as other celebrity clients. His focus is in introducing concepts in a way that students can most readily retain them, and is informed by recent understanding of brain function. His students feel empowered by their lessons and often play piano or write music for their schools and church and a few have gone on to lead contemporary bands.

Jamie Kim

Jamie is an alumna of the University of Virginia where she studied Music Theory and Piano Performance. She moved to Brooklyn in 2015 to work on the Music list at Oxford University Press, editing jazz, theory, and ethnomusicology titles. She has experience working as an accompanist and rehearsal pianist, as well as teaching students ranging from young children to seniors. She loves teaching, music, and working with children!  Now, when she's not teaching, Jamie works as an Operations Program Manager for a start-up, trains for marathons and triathlons, and spends time with her adopted puppy.

Diana Gabrielyan

Diana is an accomplished teacher, and has been teaching piano for 15 years.  She give her students the skills to explore the piano and express themselves through the instrument.  In 2017, she founded "Musicali Sfumature”, a music school in Rome, Italy.  She is also an accomplished performer with over 25 international competition prizes.  She performs extensively, participating in various festivals and playing in many solo recitals, such as the Rome Opera House, the Marcellus Theatre, the Ruspoli Palace hall, the Baldini Concert Hall, the Angelica Library, the ‘Due Pini’ Auditorium, the Aula Magna of the Sapienza University in Rome; the Talia Theatre in Tagliacozzo; the Malibran Theatre in Venice; the Siotto Concert Hall in Cagliari; the Gaber Auditorium in Milan; the Mozart Hall of Philharmonic Academy in Bologna; the Maison de l’Italie, the Unesco Salle de Cinema, the Citè des Arts in Paris; the Russian Cultural Centre hall in Rome etc.  

José Escobar

José Benjamin Escobar is a Venezuelan-American pianist, producer and educator living in New York City. He has two degrees from the Eastman School of Music, and has toured throughout the US, Europe and Asia. Although lessons have a classical foundation, Jose also loves playing Hip-Hop, Salsa, Rock, Free Jazz, and Reggaeton. Jose teaches by the Concept Music method, but adds pop and jazz improvisation and song writing to his lessons.

Eunha So

Eunha is a classical and jazz piano performer who specializes in more advanced students. Originally from South Korea, she lived and studied in Colorado for nine years before moving to New York City in 2017. She has a masters in Jazz Studies from SUNY purchase. Eunha performed at Birdland, Dizzy’s at Lincoln Center, and Blue Note, and she’s currently actively performing around New York. Eunha has an extensive classical background, and she helps her students hone their musicianship and become more expressive in their playing.