Janet Sit

Piano, Music Theory, History & Composition Teacher

Janet Sit is a pianist, composer, and experienced music educator at K&M Music School in San Diego. She teaches piano, music theory, music history, and music composition to children, teens, adults, and seniors.

Janet creates personalized lessons based on each student’s age, experience, interests, and learning style. Her goal is to help every student build strong musical skills while developing creativity, confidence, artistic expression, and a lifelong connection to music.

Individual Lessons Built Around Each Student

Janet provides an accessible, inclusive, and engaging learning environment. Students may study piano for personal enjoyment, prepare for auditions, examinations, or recitals, or receive guidance while creating their own original compositions.

Each lesson combines practical musical skills with age-appropriate theory, ear training, listening, and musical understanding. Janet helps students develop a healthy approach to piano technique and music-making while progressing toward their individual goals.

What Students Can Learn

Piano and composition lessons with Janet may include:

• Healthy posture, movement, and biomechanics at the piano

• Piano technique, including scales, chords, arpeggios, and patterns

• Sight-reading, rhythm, pitch recognition, and ear training

• Technical studies selected for each student’s needs

• Classical and contemporary piano repertoire

• Music theory and music history

• Active listening and musical analysis

• Composition exercises and original music projects

• Audition, examination, and recital preparation

Education and Musical Training

Janet’s education combines extensive training in piano performance, music composition, research, and interdisciplinary studies.

• PhD in Music Composition, University of California San Diego, 2026

• Master of Music in Composition, University of Victoria, Canada, 2015

• Bachelor of Music in Composition, University of Toronto, 2012

• Bachelor of Science in Zoology, University of Toronto, 2004

• Associate Diploma in Piano Performance, ARCT, 2003

Her piano teachers have included Dr. Brian McDonagh, Boris Zarankin, Inna Perkis, Boyana Toyich, and Dong Dong-Dong. Her composition teachers have included Karola Obermueller, Rand Steiger, Katharina Rosenberger, Christopher Butterfield, and Alexander Rapoport.

Teaching Experience

Before moving to San Diego for her doctoral studies, Janet taught private music lessons in Toronto. She has worked with students ranging from very young children to teens, adults, and seniors in both private and group settings.

Janet also taught music through the International Rescue Committee’s Women’s Resilience Program. At UC San Diego, she served as a teaching assistant for several music courses and as an instructor for summer courses in electronic music and sound art.

Composer and Performer

Janet’s compositions and sound installations have been presented across North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, and China.

In 2022, she received a commission for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s Centennial Celebration Series. She has also presented her research at conferences in North America, the United Kingdom, and Europe.

Her professional work as a composer strengthens her ability to help students understand musical structure, explore their creativity, and develop their own artistic voices.

Janet’s Teaching Philosophy

Janet believes that music lessons should develop the complete musician. Along with piano technique, students learn to listen carefully, understand how music works, express ideas creatively, and approach challenges with curiosity and confidence.

Her goal is to help students develop a positive and lasting relationship with the piano and music-making.

Study Piano or Composition with Janet

Janet welcomes children, teens, adults, and seniors interested in piano, music theory, music history, or composition lessons in San Diego.

Schedule a free trial lesson at K&M Music School:

https://kandmmusicschool.com/schedule-your-free-lesson/