cello lessons
Cello Lessons in Waseda & Kagurazaka, Tokyo
Course Information
✴︎ Private Cello Lessons ✴︎
AREV ARTS Music School offers private cello lessons at our Waseda–Kagurazaka and Kagurazaka studios in Tokyo.
We welcome students of all ages and abilities, from young beginners and adults discovering the cello for the first time to experienced cellists and students preparing for music high school or university entrance examinations.
Cello lessons are also available in English, making our school a welcoming choice for international families, international school students, and returnees living in Tokyo.
Our lessons are carefully tailored to each student's individual level, musical interests, and learning goals.
Complete beginners who would like to start learning the cello, with no previous musical experience required.
Young children taking their first cello lessons, with patient, step-by-step guidance in correct posture, bow technique, music reading, and fundamental playing skills.
Music lovers who dream of playing their favorite pieces on the cello.
Adults who wish to enjoy playing the cello as a hobby alongside school, work, or everyday life.
Advanced students preparing for music high school or university entrance examinations.
From young children to senior learners, we provide personalized instruction in a friendly and supportive environment, helping every student develop their technique, musical expression, confidence, and enjoyment of music.
Preschool Children to Junior High School Students | 45-minute private lessons, 3 times per month | ¥18,000 per month (¥6,000 per lesson) |
High School Students and Adults | 60-minute private lessons, 3 times per month | ¥22,500 per month (¥7,500 per lesson) |
Adults | From ¥20,000 per month | From ¥20,000 per month |
Professional Course | 60–120 minutes per lesson | Please Contact Us for Details |
Music High School & University Entrance Exam Preparation Course | Please Contact Us for Details | Please Contact Us for Details |
A 20% surcharge applies to the above lesson fees for weekend lessons (Saturdays and Sundays).
For students wishing to take more than three lessons per month, additional lessons will be charged separately at the applicable per-lesson rate
Cello Instructors
Bohman Bernt
Cello Instructor
● Graduated from the Royal College of Music in Stockholm (Awarded the Distinguished Service Medal)
● Retired as Principal Cellist of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra after 31 years
● Currently active as a soloist, chamber musician, and guest principal cellist with orchestras
Imaya Kanon
After graduating from the Music Department of Seitoku University Girls' High School, she graduated from the Faculty of Music at Toho Gakuen School of Music.
She was selected as a contestant at the 36th All-Japan Junior Classical Music Competition and performed at the Prize Winners' Concert held at Suntory Hall Blue Rose.