Piano Lessons

"I Love A Piano"!  Great Song!  Great instrument !  I love to teach piano and I'd love to teach you! My students are 3 yrs old and up. My oldest student is 80!   Once children recognize  numbers 1 thru 5 (1,2,3,4,5) and  the Music Alphabet, 7 letters in all (A,B,C,D,E,F,G) they are PIANO READY! Piano lessons can be taught to the entire family.  What a great way to spend quality time together! Families that play together, stay together! The piano offers a  continuing  adventure into the world of music. Some of our greatest musicians today began  piano  lessons at a very early age. Some gifted musicians began piano lessons in their mid 70's!  The piano is a beautiful instrument to the eye and to the ear.  It is also a great starter instrument.   It is easy to play. There is no need to hold it and you won't get calluses on your fingers from practicing!  There is no pain, only gain!   As long as you can sit up and wiggle your fingers you can play a piano!  Playing a piano or keyboard is something one can do alone.  Still, everyone loves to hear piano music and folks will be drawn to you. 

The piano teaches discipline, humility, self confidence, poise, creativity and showmanship! Did you know that playing the piano makes you smart?  It has been proven to raise the IQ's of 6 yr olds and to increase the memory of senior citizens!   I credit my accomplishments in life to piano lessons and I give credit to my very capable music teacher, Neil Hakala. 

My students do well in competitions and enjoy performing. A number of my piano students play instruments in high school bands. This year 6 of my piano students made "All West"  and  3 of them were selected "Outstanding Bandsman" in their schools.  My students have won honors in The Cultural Arts Contest in both City and County Schools.  Last year, a student from Arlington Middle School won 1st Place in Music Composition in her school and was selected 2nd  place overall winner in Shelby County Schools.  Another student from Snowden School won 1st place in Original Composition at his school and 2nd place overall winner  representing Memphis City Schools!  This year I had 4 winners and I am so proud of  each and every one of them for their hard work and accomplishments.  

I teach theory, scales, ear training and music composition along with all types of music, Blues, Jazz, Pop, Classical, Hymns and Traditional.  Let me teach you to read music and play by ear.  Learning to play the piano is fun, entertaining and rewarding. I would love to teach you and your family to play the piano.  I love a piano and  so will you!