Piano Lessons in Burlington, VT
Learn from a patient, experienced teacher. Jazz, blues, soul, rock, folk, Latin, gospel, world music, and more. These are fun, creative piano lessons for all ages.
Lessons
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These are joyful piano lessons, about finding expression. All music is good music. Music feels good. It's different for everyone, and we don't need rigid expectations about how we're supposed to learn it.
In the last 25+ years I have worked with a lot of students, of all ages: children, teens, college students, adults, seniors. Neurodiverse students find a comfortable setting here. 25 years! The kids I taught in the beginning are full-grown adults, now. I've seen some students go to conservatory on full scholarship. I've seen some put music aside, only to rediscover it years later, and realize that they already have the foundation laid. A mom recently sent me a video of herself improvising a blues duet with her now-grown son, a former student. Success! We are learning songs that you love. We are discovering new music. We are improvising and jamming together, learning to listen and hear. We're learning the basics of reading, but we're not rigidly working through a curriculum. Reading is a small part of our musical experience. This is a living language rich with idioms. We can sing! We can learn other instruments: guitar, bass, drums and more live here, and I can help you learn any of them. The goal here is to foster a love of music, to share the awareness that we can all make music. |
My Studio
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This is the studio I dreamed of. I teach, compose, practice, rehearse bands, and record here. My piano, a Steinway L, is a marvel. I like to play upright bass to accompany my students. I have a lot of other instruments here, too!
For the sake of my instruments, the temperature is maintained at 68° and humidity at 45%, which makes it a very pleasant place for humans in every season. |