Welcome to Humble Piano Studio!
"Music and sound are a fundamental aspect of our nature, our emotions, our way to communicate and our surrounding reality: the sound of our voice and the sounds of the rain, the sound of the birds and the sound of the ocean, the sound of our favorite tunes, pieces, symphonies, the sound of our world.
Gift to yourself and your loved ones the transformative experience of making and sharing the music you love by becoming the piano player you always wanted to be!
Dr. Sara Astrid Ayala Schrubski
Get to Know Dr. Schrubski
Dr. Sara Astrid Ayala Schrubski holds a DMA in piano pedagogy from Texas Tech University, a masters’ degree in piano performance from University of Texas at El Paso, and a bachelor’s degree in music education with piano orientation from Luis Gianneo Music Conservatory, Buenos Aires, Argentina. While earning her bachelor’s degree, Dr. Ayala Schrubski had the privilege to work intensively in the development of her technical and interpretative skills with the legendary Argentine pedagogue and concert pianist Mtro. Antonio De Raco.
Since 2002, Dr. Ayala Schrubski has been developing her career as a piano performer, professor, and music educator. In her home country, she performed in a wide variety of venues, offering solo and chamber recitals in the cities of Mar del Plata, Necochea, Buenos Aires and La Plata. From 2010 to the present day, she has rendered solo and chamber performances in Argentina, the US and Germany.
During her master’s degree, she began her piano-group teaching training at UTEP Piano Lab, one of the top-ten piano labs in the US, under the supervision of Dr. Oscar Macchioni. While completing her doctoral studies, she worked under the supervision of Dr. William Westney, who significantly enriched her pedagogical and technical pianistic vision.
Currently, she continues to actively develop her performance and pedagogical career in the US. In 2013, Dr. Ayala Schrubski opened her piano studio in Texas at El Paso city, teaching students from all ages and backgrounds, with an emphasis on early childhood teaching. Since then, she has been intensively working in the development of new strategies and keyboard curriculum to successfully introduce young children into the field of piano playing. Dr. Ayala Schrubski’s teaching approach is characteristic for being creative, innovative, joyful and energizing, while providing a set of highly effective technical skills that help students to successfully achieve their musical goals. Dr. Schrubski has successfully developed group piano programs for elementary and middle school students across Texas in different institutions such as Father Yermo Catholic School at El paso, and Harmony Science Academy Sugar Land in the Harris County area.
To define her teaching philosophy, Dr. Ayala Schrubski expresses that: “To help students enjoy music making through piano learning, while becoming their best musical selves is my purpose as a teacher. Each student has a unique learning style; thus, my teaching approach is flexible, adapted to meet their individual needs and goals while fostering a commitment to excellence.”
Currently, Dr. Ayala Schrubski is based in Humble, Texas, where she teaches privately at her Kawai Piano Studio. In addition, she holds a music professor’s position at the University of Houston Downtown, where she teaches piano group, music theory and music history.
About our Piano Studio
Humble Piano Studio is a unique learning space where students of all ages, backgrounds and levels are supported and encouraged to grow as music makers, whether they aim a professional path as musicians or they simply want to enhance their inner musicality through becoming the best piano players they want to be.
With more than two decades of international experience as a performer, music educator and piano instructor, Dr. Schrubski brings to every lesson the fruits of her expertise with patience, kindness, joy, making sure each student is able to experience, embody and enjoy the liveness of music through effective learning techniques.
