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"There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself. " - Johann Sebastian Bach LEARNING PIANO IS FUN - AND USEFUL, TOO! I initially learned to play piano while I was taking accordion lessons and my brothers were taking piano lessons. I would listen to them practice, then go to the piano and play through the music that they had left out. Turns out it wasn't that different from the accordion. Being able to play piano, whether just a little or as a virtuoso, can literally change your life - you can be the one who plays "Happy Birthday" when the need arises! You can accompany yourself while you sing your favorite songs or hymns. You can even find work as an accompanist, a lounge-lizard, or a keyboard player in any of the hundreds of garage bands yearning to be heard. As mentioned in my bio, I worked as an accompanist before I even had my first piano lesson, and continue to find opportunities to offer my services as an accompanist. What has piano playing given me, besides job opportunities? I have always envied those who can take tangible materials - canvas, paint, wood, stone, clay - and turn it into something beautiful and expressive. It took me awhile to realize that I do that too, only with intangibles - I can take breathtaking joy, heart-rending pain, twisting inner turmoil and soothing, calm peace, and give them life by sitting at the piano and playing the emotions I cannot always express another way. Another nice thing about the piano is that even if you only play a little, it sounds good right from the beginning. Other instruments, like wind instruments or strings, require you to learn a technique before anything resembling music comes out of the instrument. Don't get me wrong - education, practice, and technique will make your piano playing much, much better - but musical sounds will burst forth nearly as soon as you begin. Why not get started now? Call now for a free consultation. Piano for Singers and Instrumentalists
 Soloists and members of a chorus or band can benefit from basic piano skills. With a short course in keyboard skills, combined with a refresher (if needed) in reading scores and/or sheet music, a muscian can pick out melody lines, add simple accompaniment, help themselves learn harmony parts, and much more. You don't need to study piano forever to learn enough to help you become a better musician. I offer a short course in basic piano for anyone wanting to improve their musicianship. Give it a try! Piano for Children
 Children love to play on the piano. How much more fun it can be when they can learn to read music and play it on the family piano! Piano skills will make it easier for the child to learn another instrument, and singers who play at least a little piano become better musicians than those singers who don't read music or play an instrument at all. Children as young as 4 or 5 who show a real interest in the piano can begin learning to read music, even if they haven't yet learned to read. Fun, simple piano methods geared to this age group make beginning piano a joy for young children. Age-appropriate methods are available for older children as well, and I also offer a Christian-based method series for families desiring that approach to learning. Piano for Adults
You're neve r too old to learn something new. Have you always wished you had learned piano? Or have you come to regret that you didn't stay with it when your parents "made" you take lessons so many years ago? Come back! The experience is different, somehow more satisfying, for adults. Many styles of music are in reach after you learn, or re-learn, the basics of keyboard skills and reading music. Give it a try! Call now for a free consultation - we'll talk about your hopes and dreams, and how I could help you to realize them. "There's millions of songs in there, but you hafta punch the right keys to get them out." - Dolly, 'The Family Circus' by Bill Keane |
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