Piano Lessons With Kristin

I am an aspiring concert pianist, and I teach piano to all levels of experience and all ages. To learn how to read notes well, I use the Reading Keyboard Music (RKM) method book series. RKM is a unique program that makes it easy to learn to read music. If your child has had struggles with traditional methods, this is especially good for visual learners. It is the most brilliant, straight forward, easily understandable way to learn to read music out of all the methods there are. Lessons are tailor fit for each student according to what they are enthusiastic about and what they want to do whether it be composing a song, transcribing and playing a song they like, or learning songs by rote (in addition to learning to read). For students who already can read music they can choose pieces they want to study, of any genre, and will be assigned classical pieces that are their level, through which interpretation the way the composer intended, analyzation, use of correct technique, and playing not just loud and/or fast, but with musical feeling.

Playing piano and performing has always been something I have had the passion and drive for. Spring of 2014, I passed the Certificate of Merit Level 10, and placed second and fourth in USOMC competitions in 2015. In February of 2017 I placed second in the USOMC Showcase competition, and first in the Duet competition. In spring of 2019 I placed 3rd in the USOMC Showcase Senior category, and had my first performance with an orchestra. I love teaching music to people of all ages and personalities and backgrounds all the while learning through my teaching.