Online Piano Lessons from Winchendon, Winchendon, MA

I started by re-teaching myself. I've played the piano since I was 5 years old, but while I could play at a professional level, I was not satisfied with my reading or the speed of my learning curve. Over the last ten years, I began to develop a method of teaching with my students that explores the logic of the Grand Staff and the mysteries of counting and reading "black dots" that has led to a high level of understanding notation which has led to greater music literacy and musicianship. Mastery is up to the student! But together we explore all kinds of "pro-tips" that pianists use to navigate through the score and through tricky fingering. Better understanding and more proficient reading lead to much more fun and satisfaction with the instrument.

I'm also a conductor of bands and orchestra, church music director and organist, as well as a composer and arranger. My entire life is music and I still teach piano in a nearby school system four days a week. I love sharing what I know with my students and friends!

Creds:

Studied piano pedagogy with Eloise Ristad.

BA Theatre Grinnell College. M.Mus. Jazz Studies, M.Mus.Ed., Artist Diploma American Music History, New England Conservatory. Studied conducting with Marin Alsop, Frank Battisti, Mark Scatterday.

I've been teaching since 1985, all band instruments but always focusing on piano.

Artistic Director, Happy Feet Dance Orchestra; Commonwealth Orchestra Outreach Project, 2015 to present.

Music Director for United Church of Christ churches since 2008, current M.D. at Deering Community Church, Deering, NH.

Music Engraving (Master Engraver) since 2000. Worked for a variety of clients, including Bobby McFerrin, Manhattan Transfer, Boston Symphony Orchestra, many, many composers.