I teach older children, teens, and adults of all skill levels: beginning, intermediate, and advanced. I have been teaching piano for 27 years, and violin for 21 of those years. Lessons are traditional, meaning that I teach students to read music, and my specialty is classical music, although I can definitely play and teach other styles as well. I would highly recommend that the student be 9 or older. I will occasionally take a very interested and focused 8-year-old, on a trial basis to start with. Lessons are every other week only. If you are looking for weekly lessons, please consider another teacher, as I won’t have availability for that. Regular lesson attendance and regular practice between lessons required. I am understanding of occasional cancellations due to illness, medical appointments, inclement weather, and other important reasons. However, I can ‘t keep a time-slot available for anyone if they have excessive cancellations (for reasons other than illness or other emergencies), and/or if they are not practicing regularly. I am looking for highly interested students only.
My rates: $24.00 per 30-minute lesson or $18.00 per 20-minute lesson. Most students have 30-minute lessons. I accept cash or personal checks only, and most students pay for one lesson at a time. Books are an additional cost that is usually kept to a minimum. Violin is a difficult instrument. I would highly recommend renting one if you or your child is a beginning student. Most of my students study piano, and over the years I’ve found that piano is a little easier than violin for many people. Piano lessons are given on a Yamaha Clavinova digital piano. My students do well playing this nice instrument.
I teach on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Most lessons are at 3:45, 4:35, or 6:30 pm. The afternoon hours do vary depending on the day…some lessons are at 4:00, 4:40, or 4:45 pm. I also offer limited daytime lessons earlier in the afternoon. Please contact me for my current availability.