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Piano

Natalie is a NYU and BMI Workshop trained composer of songs, musicals, and concert music who has helped many songwriters find their voice and fine-tune their skills. She is particularly adept at identifying what is keeping a song from working (whether it be music, lyrics or both) and helping writers get to the heart of what they want to say.

Natalie is also a classically trained pianist, currently on the piano faculty at Music and Arts.

Natalie's work has been heard in New York at Lincoln Center, 54 Below, The Duplex, Laurie Beechman Theatre, The Flea Theatre, and Greenwhich Music House, as well as in San Diego, LA, and Nashville. She wrote the music, book and lyrics to HOME/FRONT which was produced in 2014 to sold-out audiences, and was a semi-finalist in the New York New Work Festival. She most recently wrote the music and lyrics for an episode in New Musical Inc's webseries SO PROUDLY WE HAILED.

Other musicals include: A Morning in New York, 1974 (reading 356 Studios, New York, NY), Hall Pass ("Flyers and Fryers," produced by Blindspot Collective), Club Meds (reading, Mad Horse Theatre), and "Performance Anxiety" (music/lyrics, The Flea Theatre, Raw Impressions Musical Theatre Marathon). She is listed in The Directory of Contemporary Musical Theatre Writers at Contemporary Musical Theater.

Natalie holds a Masters in Music Composition and Theory from New York University where she studied songwriter and concert composition with Dr. Steven Rosenhaus. Natalie is an alumnus of the famed BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop in New York whose other alumni include Alan Menken, Robert Lopez (Avenue Q, Frozen), Jeanine Tesori (Fun Home), Tom Kitt (next to normal), and Flaherty & Ahrens (Ragtime). She also studied songwriting through the Johnny Mercer Workshop at Northwestern University with Craig Carnelia, and Andrew Lippa, Nashville songwriter Lari White, and Amanda McBroom ("The Rose").

Natalie loves working with composers and songwriters of all ages and ability levels. Please click on individual lessons to learn more.

"I took composition lessons with Natalie and looking back on my work before starting with her, it was scattered, lacked structure, needed honing. She is already a crazy talented composer herself and it translates to her teaching. Natalie is really great at asking the right questions. Why did you write this? What are you trying to say with this piece? What feeling are you trying to tap into with those chords? I can attest to writing with much more confidence and just as important, REWRITING with much more confidence. If the song doesn't work she will let you know but subsequently, she will let you know what DOES work and what to build on. Very supportive, as well as very critical, in the best possible way. It means she cares about the work you're creating. So much so that after running several rounds of rewrites by her, I completely trust the product I am putting out there. I will continue to come back to Natalie to hone my craft." -- Tristan S, composition student, New York, NY

In this 6-week long course, we'll be going through the basics of piano to give you a solid foundation and ready to play piano literature!  

In the class, students will learn basic music theory (rhythm, intervals, chords, and note-reading), proper piano technique, including scales, and be able to play simple piece with both hands. This class will help provide a foundation so that the student can move on to more intermediate pieces if desired.

If you are new to piano, but don't feel ready for 1-on-1 lessons, this would be a great fit for you!

Required materials: Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course, Level One - Lesson/Theory/Technique

Intro to Piano for Adults

Ear Training

Music Theory

Classical Piano

Songwriting

Composition

Beginner

Intermediate

Advanced

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Private Piano Teacher

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A new musical about the conflict between those who deploy and those who stay home. Premiered Off-Off Broadway at the Abingdon Theater in NYC in 2013.

Composer/Lyricist/Librettist

Private Songwriting, Piano and Voice Teacher

Composer the score for the Veteran's Artist Program's PSA "Movement to Contact" which has played in Times Square and various TV networks.


Composer - "Movement to Contact"

Natalie wrote the music, book, and lyrics to the short musical "Flyers and Fryers" as part of the musical HALL PASS, an immersive musical set and performed inside a high school, offering a glimpse of the world young people navigate everyday. 

"Flyers and Fryers" premiered at Grace Church School in the East Village, Manhattan, in October 2016 and continues to be performed around the country.

MuseMatch is a Musical Theater Blind Date Collaboration, where composers are paired with singers they don’t know and are asked to share their deepest, personal joys and fears; and make a song together.

Natalie has been asked to write for Muse Match twice, once for Ally Bonino ("Put on a Smile") and another for Lucy Horton ("How to Read a Room") who is currently on the national tour of "Anastasia."

Composer/Lyricist

Natalie's choral piece "By Night when Others Soundly Slept" was performed on two separate concerts by Tennesse State University's Meistersingers Choir.

Composer

Piano Love is Natalie Rebecca Lovejoy's debut studio album of original, modern piano solos. Inspired by the works of Bach, Chopin, Debussy, George Gershwin, Aaron Copeland, Floyd Cramer,  Vince Guaraldi, and others, the album consists of 10 tracks infused with classical, pop, rock, romantic, and jazz elements that takes the classic piano solo into the twenty first century.

Composer/Performer

Natalie wrote the music and lyrics for the musical episode "Still Standing Proud" for New Musicals Inc's webseries SO PROUDLY WE HAILED, which honors veterans in their own words.

Natalie is listed in the writers' directory of contemporarymusicaltheatre.com where her sheet music is available for purchse.

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I've been teaching piano for over 12 years to students of all ages. I studied classical piano under the tutorship for an classical pianist from Oberlin Conservatory and am currently on the piano faculty at Music and Arts in Franklin, TN. I'd love to help you!

You will get a excellent foundation for technique, style, sight-reading, harmony, and repertoire than will transfer to any other genre. Beginning students will start with a foundation for technique and apply these to basic repertoire, learn to read music, and play scales. Intermediate and beyond will build and improve on these skills to learn classical repertoire and more complex pieces.

My daughter is really enjoying the lessons with Natalie!

Great instruction! Have Natalie be your teacher!

Kelsey loved Natalie!!! I meant to suggest popular country music for what Kelsey wants to play- sorry about that.
She loved the lesson with Natalie!

Natalie is a great piano  teacher, She is very patient and assertive at the same time. We only took few lessons thus far , but I already see improvement in my daughter, I love her attention to detail and highly recommend her.

Natalie was a good listener and gave me good suggestions in ways to practice and to improve the piano skills I already have. Which I appreciate

First lesson was great. 

Natalie very knowledgeable in piano.   Patient   

Flexible to your interests as to style of play and approach.

Great first lesson, looking forward to the next.

Natalie is always very insightful! Excellent!!

Natalie seems like a really good piano teacher.

Natalie was great with my 7 year old daughter. They worked together on warmups, and she gave her a song to practice during their off time. Natalie was pleasant, and a joy to work with! She is really great with kids.

We have only had one lesson so far but my kids really like Natalie. I had a lot of questions before booking and she was very patient and prompt with her answers. Glad we found her!

She is a great instructor!  I am 9 yrs. old.  She is kind,pretty,and a lot more than that. She gives you breathing instructions when you start and then you start to sing.. you have to start singing the....do re mi fa sol la ti do. I think if you pick Natalie you will think the same way as me. I can't wait until my next lesson!!!

very easy to work with, especially if you are nervous!

Intro to Piano for Adults - Piano Class

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