My teaching program stands out from the others because I have a very unique teaching method. I usually don't use method books. I have binders full of well known and popular songs that my students can chose from to learn to play. I never force my students to play songs that they don't want to play. I don't start out teaching my students all of the music fundamentals, I start out teaching them to play songs and then later on they learn music theory. That way they can start playing songs and having fun in their first lesson. I teach with a step by step process that doesn't force students to be thinking about too many things at once so they can b...

I thoroughly enjoy my piano studio, and feel thankful on a weekly basis that I get to work with such wonderful kids and families. I am a serious but nurturing teacher, and have had many students who have remained with my studio for years. I believe that parents need to be involved in helping their child schedule practice time through middle school at a minimum. I teach my own daughters and still remind them to get to the piano. The more piano becomes a regular routine, the more successful a child or adult learner will be at it. I believe that we as parents of budding musicians need to encourage them in their practice and insist upon it. I tea...

We offer percussion in all styles, drumset, vibraphone, marimba, hand drumming, and piano lessons for all ages. PhD in music. 25 years as an educator from major universities to K-12 grade school.