I am a professional keyboard player for a country cover band, and I also play regularly in churches. I learned to play piano by ear, and have a rich background in gospel music. Over the years, I have been privileged to learn from and play with talented musicians in many environments, including churches, studios, and college ensembles, as well as gigging regularly with the band every weekend in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama. I play piano, Hammond organ, and keyboard instruments of many different genres including Rhodes, Clavinet, and synthesizers. I have always had a very open mind concerning music, and this has allowed me to explore a variety of styles, including jazz, gospel, country, funk, reggae, and classical. I have attended East Central Community College in Decatur, MS for the past four semesters studying classical piano, and have ambitions to study jazz at a university in the fall. I have always felt that understanding music theory is the best foundation to learning music. If you understand how music works, you can not only play what the greats before us have, but you can use those skills to create new music. In the last few years I have also gained an appreciation for classical repertoire, and how the popular music of today evolved from it.
Teaches Beginner, Intermediate
Teaching since 2014
Jazz Studies
Teaches ages 5+
Speaks English,
Has background check
Subject: Piano
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Lane is a very thorough and methodical teacher. The lessons are theory based, but evolve into practical application towards playing the piano. And Lane is also very accommodating towards tailoring the lessons to the needs of the student. I mainly play synths, and there are some techniques that Lane teaches that i do not have to focus on. Once my intentions became known, Lane adjusted the lesson plan. He will try to push you outside your comfort level at time though. Sometimes you just have to have faith in the lessons before you completely understand the advance concepts he peppers throughout the lesson. And it pays off. I am actually playing the piano now. And I sound great for the short amount of time Ive been taking lessons. I can play basic versions of Billy Joel and Beatles songs.
Learning to play by ear is so much fun. So quickly you go from leaning the basics to playing songs and it's extremely encouraging to see progress. There's so much to learn but ever step has been enlightening and so interesting I'm always anxious to my next lesson. Lane has been just the right mix of patient, challenging, fun and insightful. He's also extremely talented and watching him play reminds me why I'm taking lessons in the first place. I dont know of any other teachers on this platform that offer ear training like he does. It's been such an exciting experience learning and seeing how far I've come. I leave every lesson anxious to try everything he's just shown me and looking forward to the next.
I always want to play the piano and Lane made that dream come true for me! He helped me and was extremely patient, understanding and all around a wonderful teacher. His lessons were worth it!