Hazelwood, MO Piano Lessons

I started playing piano at age seven when my mother enrolled me in lessons. I have been playing ever since, and I absolutely love it. I began teaching private piano lessons in 2003, and have taught many thousands of lessons since that time. I have experience accompanying choirs, instrumentalists, and vocalists, as well as playing as a soloist in various piano competitions and recitals. I recently began taking lessons in jazz piano, a genre I never learned much about. I believe it is never too late to learn something new, and I am excited to start this new chapter of my musical life and to use this new knowledge to enhance my own teaching.

In my piano lessons I use the Faber's fabulous Piano Adventures series. In my opinion, they are the best books on the market, emphasizing reading by intervals as opposed to memorizing note names. This method minimizes student frustration while also decreasing the amount of time it takes a student to read a new song. Piano Adventures also focuses ...

I teach beginner to advanced piano courses that focus on technique, sight-reading, and improvisation.

With a 4-year degree in piano performance, 12 years teaching experience, and over 20 current students, I can help you become proficient at piano - and have fun doing it! I'm open to including the pieces and styles YOU want to play, whether it be classical, jazz, pop, spiritual, etc. I can help with: sight reading, playing by ear, chord theory, and more. I've taught children as young as 3 up to adults.

- Bachelor's degree (piano performance)
- 12 years experience private piano instruction
- 4 years high school music director
- 8 years church music director

I look forward to hearing from you and helping begin - or continue - your musical journey!

I have taught some piano, enough to get a beginner started right! I teach the keys, proper technique, hannon exercises, sight reading, beginner etudes, and jazz comping.

Students of all ages in a personal relaxed atmosphere.
Customized to each student. If the student has not previously taken lessons I begin with the John Thompson Piano Course with the John W. Schaum Note Speller for Music Theory. This allows the student the widest possible experience even if they already have an ear for music.
I also believe in supplementing the Piano course with the student's favorite musical styles as soon as they are able to handle the available arrangements. Also, I encourage Holiday music as it allows the student to share more fully the musical experience with Friends and Family.

While teaching classical piano, I always try to incorporate the material that students like the most: Holiday songs, Broadway melodies and favorite cartoon songs. All of this definitely adds to the enjoyment of learning how to play. Besides having two recitals a year, I encourage students to play in front of their peers at school, to always play for their families and to participate in various competitions and festivals around the St.Louis area.

I absolutely love teaching piano. It was my first instrument and my first love. My goal is excellence— for all my students as well as for me as your teacher, though we have a lot of fun along the way, too! I am a great diagnostician for intermediate and advanced students—I can bring all aspects of your playing up to snuff, but I'd have to say I prefer teaching beginners. There's nothing better than guiding someone along from day one of their musical journey. I can't wait to teach you!

Want to learn to play all your favorite songs, but think it will take years of piano lessons? NOT TRUE! I can teach you a system that will allow you to hear a song, sit down and play it within minutes! Learn about keys, chords, chord progressions and a whole lot more! I specialize in teaching how to play by ear, but I customize my lessons to focus on the things YOU WANT TO LEARN. Classical. Pop. Jazz. I want you to enjoy your lessons while also learning the fundamentals.

I am an experienced teacher available for students of all ages and abilities! My youngest student was four years old, and my oldest student was approaching seventy, so it is never too early or late to start learning music with me. I teach a little bit of everything in lessons, including technique, theory, history, ear training, improvisation, and composition! Music lessons with me are always professional, but fun. Let's make music together!