Offering zoom piano lessons! I’ve been playing piano for 29 years and teaching for 15. I have my bachelors in music education. I love to meet students where they’re at and make music a positive experience.

Welcome to Vanderford Music Studio, where personalized music education meets passion and expertise in the heart of Seattle. With a focus on nurturing individual strengths, I offer engaging piano, singing, and music theory lessons tailored to each student’s unique goals. As a dedicated solo instructor, my commitment is to inspire and enrich your musical journey, providing the foundational skills and creative insights needed for lifelong music appreciation and success. Discover the joy of music with a personalized touch at Vanderford Music Studio.

I am a fun, passionate, university-educated pianist who brings enthusiasm and energy to every lesson I teach. I have made a career out of music because I believe it to be one of the best things in life, and I want to share that energy with you as you grow at the piano :) I have extensive experience working with both children and adults. Primarily, I teach in groups, but for adults and zoom students, classic one-on-one lessons are the best bet. With all students, I focus on technique, music theory (we begin reading music right away!), rhythm, ear-training, and a bit of music history thrown in there for fun. I seek to train well-rounded mu...

I've been teaching full time since 1992 while teaching independently off and on for a few years before that, while working and managing music stores, composing, producing & performing original music, after going to college for audio engineering. I specialize in teaching young children 3-4 up to the 80 year's old plus. customize my lesson plans to the students needs not a standard method book. love to teach original composition and creativity while encouraging students to learn how to record their songs along with production value @ any age. all students learn differently, and as a teacher it's part of my job to figure out how each student l...