Nat Studio is a piano school established since 1985 by maestro Nat Yontararak, Thailand’s Outstanding Contemporary Artist and First Thai Steinway Artist. With the complete teaching system under the direction of maestro Nat, special program is designed to help each student to achieve their maximum potential through private piano lessons, music theory and ear-training classes. Regular House Concerts as well as master classes with maestro and visiting artists help students to enhance their performance ability. We also encourage the students to perform in public concerts and participate in various piano competitions both National and International levels. The school offers piano lessons also in English, French and Italian as well. Nat Music School has 2 examinations per year which are in March and November. Those who pass the exam will receive a certificate recognized by Ministry of Education. The levels of exams are from preliminary to grade 8 and beyond, i.e. concert performance level. In special short term project, we encourage our students to broaden their horizon through our piano camp programs at Nat Studio and traveling on a concert tour abroad in Italy and Austria. Nat Studio has been organizing National Piano competitions of “Nat Studio piano competition” since 1985, altogether 9 times. Since year 2009, we have raised this competition to an international level and renamed it as “Siam International Piano Competition”. It is divided into 4 categories according to age group: 7-9, 10-12, 13-15 and 16-18. Since year 2012, Nat Music School has its own concert hall built, named Sala Sudasiri Sobha, with the capacity of 180 seats. This hall is designed by Maestro Nat himself as he was first trained as an architect. The Second Siam International Piano competition 2012 was held at this hall. Since then, this hall has been organizing classical concerts for general public regularly. In addition, all of our concert series are charitable events to help the Blood-diseased patients of “The Gift of Life Foundation”. In this manner, our students learn how to give freely, willingly and voluntarily. Nat Studio is a big family where everyone cares for one another. We put emphasis on an encouraging environment for students, not only to learn how to play the piano but also to learn good social values and etiquettes. In this manner, we groom personalities and characters of the children through learning, inspiring and appreciating one another. In the end, they progress with joy. The most important moral value that has been passed on and emphasized with the students is: “To master the art of piano playing is not enough; one needs to have the virtue as the master of your soul as well”. Thus, Nat Studio has produced many high quality students who became teachers, administrators and professors of many music institutes in Thailand today.
