Hi, I’m Aron Kontorovich, a band director and piano educator in Brooklyn, NY.

The Work I Get To Do

High School classroom piano room where Aron serves as Director of Piano

Director of Piano

During the day, I run a high school classroom piano program with beginning, intermediate, and advanced level courses. Most students enter the program without any previous piano study. Students who are accepted into the advanced class retain their seat, meaning they have the opportunity to spend four years studying piano in high school.

Playing at the Memorial Day Parade with the marching band.

Marching Band Director

After school, I am the Marching Band Director. While I oversee the entire ensemble, I work most directly with the winds and have three amazing co-directors. They handle our drum line, color guard, and administrative matters, allowing me to keep all of my focus on the music. In the fall, we form a pep band and play at all of our varsity football home games, our homecoming pep rally, and pep rallies at other schools. In the spring, we march in parades such as the Ridgewood Memorial Day Parade and other parades within Marine Park and the greater Brooklyn community.

A smiling man with dark hair and a beard poses next to a grand piano in front of a blackboard with musical staff lines.

Instrumental Music Instructor

In 2024, for the first time ever, the DOE Arts Audition Bootcamp was opened to include some of the most serious piano students from all around New York City. I was fortunate to develop the piano component for the program, join a faculty of veteran DOE teachers, and collaborate with master teaching artists

Here’s the Deal

My journey has been a long and winding road. I started teaching piano lessons in 2014 as a pre-med college student, and that’s when everything shifted for me. It took me exactly one day in music school to know I was finally where I was supposed to be. My upbringing in music was less than ideal, and the frustrations I experienced are a big part of what drive me. The gaps I’ve had to fill in for myself—after years of private lessons and even earning a degree in music—have led to countless hours of research and practice. All of this has helped me develop an approach to learning music that leaves my students feeling excited, successful, and in charge of their learning

Veronica D.

“ Aron taught me in 10 1-hr sessions what I wasn't able to learn in more than 10 years of lessons!”

Charles P.

"Aron is a talented musician, but also an incredibly talented teacher. He is adept at assessing skill level and creating interesting and engaging lessons to improve on current skill."