Testimonials

See what my students, parents, and colleagues say about me.

Testimonial Belle

"Mr. Boer was my piano teacher for 4 years during my middle and high school years. During those years, I felt that I grew the most not only as a pianist but also as a musician. He introduced and taught me about famous pianists, composers, and important piano repertoire that later became very beneficial in my college and professional life. He fixed my technique at the piano and was able to ignite my passion to pursue classical piano as a career by guiding me to discover my own interpretations and creativity. I would not have my unique style of playing, or so-called my own “voice” at the piano if it wasn’t for Mr. Boer. I highly recommend him to any musician, not just pianists. Thank you for all your work with me, Mr. Boer"!

Belle Suwanpotipra

The University of Maryland, studying Doctoral of Musical Arts (DMA) in Piano

Teaching assistant/class piano coordinator

Testimonial Coco

"Mr. Boer is very sensitive and very dedicated, both as a professional musician and artist, and as a person and a teacher. His love of music and teaching are evident in everything he says and does. He once spent hours in helping we IB students prepare for the final IB music exam, in choosing the repertoire, in working on all the details, in encouraging us, and in conducting our actual recordings. Therefore, needless to say, Mr. Boer makes learning music become an effective and enjoyable process. As for me, Mr. Boer has a huge amount of personal talent, vast musical knowledge and an unparalleled capacity for coaching. He as talented a musician as he is a compassionate and insightful person. I benefited from Mr. Boer’s guidance personally as well as musically. It is my honor to recommend him as an inspiration to anyone trying to understand and play beautiful music".

Coco

Former IBDP Music Student of Mr. Boer at Dipont Education, Shanghai, China.

Currently, studying BA in Songwriting and Music Business at Berklee College of Music, Boston, USA.

Testimonial Judye Byrum

Picture if you will a very tall (6.6) slender man and a fluffy 5.4 lady with their ankles tied together to participate in the 3-legged race. Picture as well the length of their legs and the width of their individual strides and you’ll have a perfect visual of how Robert Boer and Judye Byrum met for the 1st time. It was the Annual Ruamrudee International School’s Games Day and the year was 2006.

Both have remained close friends since that time even though they live many miles apart. I digress. Regardless of friendships and miles Robert has remained true to his musical talents. He left RIS in 2012 to take another music position in China. Since then he has been teaching and inspiring students wherever he goes. Robert not only encourages students who have never played an instrument regardless of age but continues to mentor older students who have gone on to play in Asian competitions, as a featured artist with the Bangkok Symphony and in front of Thai Royalty. One of the things I always admired about Robert was that no matter how many accolades his students accumulated, he never stole they’re thunder.

Robert’s possesses a wealth of musical knowledge, styles, techniques and shares this knowledge generously. He never settles for mediocrity . While at RIS Robert instituted a Jazz Band open to any student who wanted a challenge to learn a different kind of music. It was a huge success and as a result of the band’s success, they were asked to perform at school functions, mall events, and local festivals.

To keep things fresh and new Robert, would take both groups to a “camp” within Thailand . During the camp, kids had time to practice, learn new musical pieces, relax and get individualized attention. But it wasn’t music 24/7. Robert always did something special for the students like teaching them to make s’mores over a grill, having a movie night or engaging in pool volleyball.

I could go on and on about our adventures and how our friendship has endured but what I really want to express is that Robert is a wonderful human being with a love of music that is unparalleled. Be assured that you are getting a quality music teacher with only your best interests as his goal.