Loverly Studio

I'm NOT your normal, boring, old lady piano instructor! 👱‍♀️✌️

I promise you, that I won't park your kid(s) in Alfred or Faber method books until they’re bored out of their minds and quit! This is a new generation of kids and I teach accordingly! No recitals!

Little bit about me...

🟥My education career started at age 16 when I walked into my local music store and asked to teach piano lessons. I was hired on the spot and taught for two years at that store before going off to Bob Jones University.

🟥I hold a B.S. in Music Education, with a proficiency in classical piano and a secondary in voice.

🟥 I've been a pianist for 52 years.

🟥I’m an educator first and not just a fancy performance major that doesn’t know how to deal with wiggly kids or adults that like to make excuses.

🟥I’m a well-seasoned, talented educator!

🟥I educated both of my kids from birth until they were 14, when both were accepted into early middle college programs and started real college classes at 14! They both finished undergraduate degrees and one of the two has finished their masters degree and the other is halfway through hers.

🟥Meanwhile, I've been teaching private lessons of all sorts! Along with piano and singing, I also was an online teacher with VIPKid for 3 years and taught 6,441 English lessons to Chinese children. I was one of 160 teachers who were hand picked out of 160,000 online teachers to teach live English classes online to rural Chinese schools.

🟥Since 2020, I've also created, built and taught my own children's courses for Outschool.com

I've taught beginner sewing, cake decorating, chess, Adobe Photoshop and several other fun hobbies of mine. You can find all of my video courses there under my profile "Lisa O". I’ve remained a 5-star teacher for 5 years.

🟥In 2023-2024 I was the number one booked music teacher (out of all of their teachers) at the Music & Arts store on Lawndale Dr.

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Whew! All that to say, I’ve spent more time with kids than most parents have spent with even their own kids and can deal with all of the wiggly ones without any issues. My patience is limitless!

I know exactly how kids operate, how to get the best out of them and what kind of sense of humor they enjoy.

My teacher superpower is that I am able to create a fun, safe and loving atmosphere, no matter the personality or mood of the student.

I do use method books, but I also teach students tried and true, incredible muscle memory hacks that work and that aren't in any method books. Mainly, I give them the keys to the kingdom, teach them how to learn and practice efficiently and then cheer them on.

Adults are most welcome to have lessons with me as well!

Currently, I have several students in their 70's and 80’s taking lessons with me. They enjoy the challenge and their conversations with me.

My home studio is quiet during prime-time teaching hours, so no crazy tuba, screaming clarinets or drum sounds going on.

🐈💞🐈‍⬛BTW we do have two lovely, sweet and calm, rescued cats in our home. One loves to support students in their lessons, and some students absolutely adore having Milo with them while they play and sing. He brings joy to their lessons.

I’ve had several students, over the years, who are afraid of cats that have since learned that not all of them are scary!

Come have some lessons with us!

Yes, I realize that I don't have any reviews on this platform, but I have them on other platforms and I'm happy to share a few of them.