Online Piano Lessons from Fort Washington, MD

Hello There Prospective Student! I am Frederick Harris, a veteran pianist and instructor of music for over 30 years. I am classically trained, with degrees from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (1995), and have performed as a concert and jazz pianist internationally. I have also taught all ages over that time: most recently in the DC Metro Area, and institutionally from primary through collegiate, as well as privately. Post-secondary institutions include City College Of San Francisco, Stanford University, and San Jose State University.

Through my multi-faceted career, I've attained a wealth of musical knowledge and experience of application [musically]. This has afforded me a unique, successful teaching philosophy based on a rigored traditional pianistic foundation of technique, theoretical knowledge and standard performance repertoire, applicable across the pianistic spectrum, which has served me in every mode of musical expression I've experienced; not only as a pianist, but as a drummer/percussionist and conductor as well. Study with me, whether in "classical" or other musical styles, always references elements of my formal training in classical piano, as it is the "trunk" of the pianistic tree from which I evolve, and from which the enumerable branches of piano music blossom.

A good match as student is one who: loves the instrument and is compelled by that love and interest to play it, ever-studying and seeking betterment, and accepts that it is an ongoing endeavor; one who has the time, and prioritizes making time, for that cultivation; one who is patient with their self, while simlutaneously loves the process of working diligently toward a musical goal; one of astute intellect, as the piano is, arguably, the most demanding and built-in of instruments for cultivating listening, cognitive and emotional skills in musical expression.

What a student can expect over time, in-kind with the above, is the indescribable satisfaction felt at every accomplishment, large and small - of which, there really are not "small" ones - attained through hard work, diligence, and tenacity of pursuit. The equation of Teaching + Discovery(work) = Playing (better) is the same, regardless of what the playing is, and is the equation that makes demonstrative results which last, over continued playing time.

If this very broad overview has peaked your interest, I'd love to hear from you! I love playing and teaching the instrument, and look forward to ushering you to a new and/or better pianistic you!

Many thanks, Frederick Harris