Four Points Piano Teacher

Music lessons online, and I live in Tucson, AZ. Piano lessons ages 6 through adult, any skill level and background. Be a part of my studio to find your joy in playing music at the piano!

My primary goal is to help each student find and maintain their personal connection with playing music at the piano, and to do so realizing that music is art and is very personal. Music is a universal language, that traverses cultures. It can heal, inspire, transform and help lead us into new ways of being. It is a gift and a discipline.

With me as your teacher you will learn to approach learning and playing music from the viewpoint of a composer - from J. S. Bach through all 21st century composers, and styles. You also will learn to bring out of yourself, your individuality, your unique ability and musical viewpoint, as a musician and as an interpreter of music at the piano.

Taking lessons online is a great thing to do. It gives you more freedom and more possibilities. You will learn and progress very well. An "in-person" lesson is not necessary for progress and loving lessons even for advanced students.

For beginning to intermediate students, we use the app Zoom for lessons. For advanced students we use the superior audio quality app Farplay for lessons.

Contact me for a free trial online lesson and you will see how good it is. Online piano lessons is the wave of the future, driven by our increasing dependence upon technology, and now "AI" (Artificial Intelligence) enters the picture, making things all the more interesting for the future of the world itself.

It is my responsibility to provide a creative, supportive and enjoyable environment for learning to play piano. Each lesson is created with student goals and interests in mind, while supporting all elements of a well-rounded musical education.

I have some earlier scheduling available, to accommodate piano lessons for Tucson homeschool students and retired seniors.

I teach, coach and lead beginning, intermediate, and advanced students. Lessons include not only piano technique to express all the music contains, but also involves practical/applied music theory through arranging at the piano, basic composition, sight reading, and pertinent music history. These can all be a part of your lessons according to your abilities and willingness to explore all these wonderful areas.

Areas of transformation you will experience in my studio if you dedicate yourself to the required work, include:

1. Loving to play music at the piano so no one has to tell you to practice.

2. Be able to play very musically, with understanding, and with appropriate technique for your level, and true artistry (heart centered) for your level of playing.

3. Learn to play piano without tension or injury with a beautiful tone quality.

4. Be able to take a simple melody you can play or read, and add to it the chords, harmonies and other supporting elements to make it sound like a "real" piece of music.

5. Understand music theory, not only to pass an exam if you would like that, but also to apply it to each piece you play in a practical manner, so it is not just "theory" but is "real".

6. Learn to "sight-read" music.

7. Increase your self-confidence and ability to take control of your life through music study with me; "as in music - so in life".

8. Discover your unique gifts for how you express music at the piano.

I enjoy working with each student from beginning through advanced, because no matter the abilities of the student, I also take away something valuable from each student. Learning is never one way, we "teach" each other by simply being who we are.

I am new to the whole idea of reviews, as this was not normal in piano teaching the last decades. But times change. You can find some reviews of me on my own website, not the website here you are reading now.