Enjoy relaxing piano lessons at your home in the Sharon, MA Area
"Musical Enrichment For All Ages"
I have been teaching piano lessons for 30 years. I emphasize enjoying the piano and meeting the individual needs of the student at a relaxed pace.
Basic Piano Skills
I emphasize musical literacy: learning how to read notes, counting, and introductory musical notation. A beginning student should feel confident in learning basic musical skills as the key to the enjoyment of learning piano.
Classical and Popular
It is very important for students to enjoy the music they are studying. I choose piano books which are fun. As the student advances, both popular songs and traditional classical are part of the lesson. My students enjoy well known pop tunes, Broadway favorites, and traditional lesson book songs which help them progress. Students eventually may also choose to study only popular music.
Improvisation
I teach blues piano, Jazz, and reading chords with a melody. I emphasize choosing familiar
music which a student will find appealing.
Music Theory
Understanding musical structure is essential to music literacy and greatly enhances the
joy of learning piano. I teach basic theory, and analysis of both classical and popular compositions.
If the student is inclined towards composing, I will help with notating original musical ideas.
