BC Piano Studios

I teach from a studio on a Steinway grand piano in Lookout Mtn, GA (15m from downtown Chattanooga, TN!) I teach in person or online depending on your location. In-town students get the benefit of twice yearly recitals.

I have been teaching private piano for 11 years; the past 2 year have been spent running a private studio of 35 students and completing a Master of Music at Salem College, with an Emphasis on Injury-Preventive Keyboard Technique. I also completed my Master of Music both in Piano Performance and in Piano Pedagogy in 2016 at the University of Louisville.

My most recent degree prioritizes biomechanics and how the body is designed to move! Experiencing pain is never normal, and pianists are particularly susceptible to conditions like carpal tunnel and tendonitis. I seek to constantly help the student release excess tension as they develop a healthy technique that will allow them to make music long-term! This focus on developing healthy technique is as important for the young beginner at their first lesson, as it is for the teenage or adult student at any level.

I have taught students ages 3-73 and love teaching all kinds of students. Begining, intermediate, and advanced players bring me joy and I love helping students get to know themselves by learning a new skill. It is also very important to me that music making remain fun and rewarding, no matter where you are in the learning process. I use stories and analogies to make the music come alive and feel more relatable to your everyday life.

I’ve worked with students have autism and various processing disorders, and also taught theory and piano literature classes.

Adult students of any age are a particular love of mine because it takes such humility to be willing to be a beginner in a later phase of life.

Learning an instrument challenges the whole person, and has always served as a compass for my in own internal life. Having something tangible where you can see distinct progress and growth has enriched my life and I’ve seen it do the same in the lives of my students!