The Modern Piano Lesson

What comes to mind when you think about piano lessons? Do you imagine a teacher sitting by your side with a ruler ready to smack your hands at every mistake? Do you imagine playing nothing but boring scales for hours on end as practice?  

I am here to bust this image of piano teachers and change your perception.  My number one goal as a piano teacher is to make  music fun! Music after all is an extension of human expression.  We should all be able to play music in this manner no matter our skill level.  

In my studio we explore the different realms of music. We develop our ears by listening to music. I introduce music terminology (or the big scary word theory) to help us describe what we hear happening in the music.  We do learn scales, not to be drilled, but to show you the system on which western music is founded. 

To quote Maria Montessori, “Play is the work of the child.” This is something I truly believe in and why I incorporate games into lessons every chance I get! Games are a chance to reinforce the concepts we just learned and use our brains in a different way.

So this is just a small glimpse into the world of a modern piano teacher. I strive to put the “FUN” in fundamentals. In hopes of creating a new generation of musicians that can look fondly back on their childhood piano lessons.