Meet Kate

Hi I’m Kate and I’ve been teaching piano for close to 25 years.  My students call me Miss Kate. My life & perspective on learning piano and music changed radically when I was first trained in a curriculum that integrated music concepts with games! I did not learn that way 😂.  I never knew such a way existed until then & I haven’t looked back!  And it’s been my experience ever since that this is the way piano ought to be taught to if you want a joyful and fulfilling outcome for your child. 

Though I don’t do group classes anymore, every lesson includes fun and engaging content for children and adults to learn how to play piano and love music.  Practice is highly encouraged — but not for pursuing perfection, but pursuing progress and developing habits to achieve lasting results.  When a student has practiced for their lesson, we are going to have a great time! 

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Frustration will happen but I have a game for that☺️🎶.  My philosophy is that students learn through fun and involved activities that they can be a part of vs being lectured to.  I love being a music coach to students and watching their eyes light up when they’ve conquered a difficult concept, or truly worked through music passages that are challenging for them.  Breaking down concepts into smaller more manageable challenges is how I love to teach so that a sense of accomplishment is felt by the student, and, most importantly, that concept is learned for the long term.

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Feel free to book a 20 minute session with me to see if working with me is a fit for the both of us.  I work on a monthly tuition basis and do not do make up lessons.  My policy is that if you must miss a lesson, they can submit their assignment for the week via a video and I will listen and go through their playing and their theory.  I will then submit my inputs via a video back to you that week.   Also if your child is sick, online lessons are available and appreciated since I have an immune compromised condition.