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“Best piano teacher. Our daughter loves the lessons. Very pleased.‎ My daughter has really developed a true love for piano, since starting lessons here. I’ve seen her pride and confidence in her playing blossom. The lessons are so creative and fun. I see dramatic improvements in her playing, in a short time. She just loves working on her pieces, and especially likes composing music and making recordings. 

Her teacher is the best. His teaching style has worked wonders for my daughter. He’s very skilled at working with kids and carefully reviews each weeks assignment with his students. His patience is exemplary and he gets terrific results, encouraging and challenges her. 

He is also a composer and writes wonderful music that Sarah loves to play. I am completely happy with lessons, and never want to switch teachers again.”  
– Paula B‎‎.

“Piano is an important part of my week. I am a beginner and an adult. After over a year of lessons I am really seeing the results of my hard work. I can sit down and play songs without struggling. I have a number of pieces that are my favorites that I play every week, along with the new ones I am working on. 

I am so glad I found a teacher who is so knowledgeable and enjoys teaching so much. The lessons move at a rate that is comfortable to me and the weekly reviews of our songs are very helpful. I never feel rushed or stressed. My teacher understands that practicing always has it’s challenges. 

If a week goes by that I haven’t gotten much done, then we do some good reviews at the next lessons, or maybe learn some new theory or technique. I throughly enjoy it all.” - Wendy S.

“My son is doing great with this teacher. He loves the lessons and playing piano. My 12 year old son has been doing lessons here for about 2 years. He is doing very well. He started off as a beginner, and has accomplished a lot. He not only reads music nicely, but is learning to play by ear and also is learning blues improvisation. 

He really enjoys making music with his friends, and has started a three piece band. 
His teacher is good at encouraging his creativity. He also helps him understand the concept of discipline and practice, and we have seen a noticeable improvement in his school work as well. We couldn’t be happier with our choice of a piano teacher.”‎ – G. Anderson

“My daughter is having so much fun with piano lessons. Her progress is great. Her new teacher is terrific. He really knows how to work with kids and get them inspired. She plays lots of fun music of all kinds, plays duets, and is learning music history also. I don’t even have to ask her to practice at home! She’s very enthusiastic about playing piano. 

Her teacher’s goal is to create the best music experience for each student. We like his attitude and ideas about teaching piano. Our daughter is usually quite shy, but with piano, she likes sharing music with our family. She even played at school recently at a talent show. 

The lessons are enjoyable and fun. She feels good about her accomplishments. We found a teacher that really cares about his student’s success.‎”  – K. Stevens

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“I never thought I would enjoy piano this much. I began lessons over 2 years ago, with the goal of finding something to relax myself. It’s become much more than that. Playing piano gives me structure, as well as a way to express and challenge myself. 

The lessons are so interesting. Not only am I learning great songs to play, but beginning to understand how different composers put things together to create their own styles of music. My teacher really loves what he is doing. It’s evident in how committed he is to making sure that I feel comfortable at the lessons and don’t feel stressed. 

I recently started to learn Blues piano. This is so different than the rest of the music I am doing, which involves reading music. With Blues, each time you play, you make up the song without any sheet music. Kinda like cooking without any recipes. And it’s something you can play along with other Blues players. Playing piano is a terrific pastime.” - Samantha L.

“Our piano teacher is accomplished, experienced and patient. Really fun lessons for kids. He’s very patient. The lessons are great fun. My two children have been doing lessons here for over a year. They enjoy the lessons and are motivated to learn by their teacher. In addition to playing all kinds of music, they also work on composing music and the theory of chords and melodies. 

With lots of encouragement they have done so well. I am so proud of them. They are learning to work hard to get where they want, and this is an important lesson in life. Their teacher is very skilled at working with kids and moving them forward in music. 

We considered a number of potential teachers, and we made a very wise decision. This teacher had the experience, communication skills, and a terrific curriculum. We are really satisfied with the lessons here.‎” 
– Ben Amins

“Excited to find this teacher. Skilled, supportive, creative. Great fun. As an adult beginning piano student I was so excited to find this teacher. I had been thinking about starting lessons for a very long time, so I am really glad I started when I did. My experience taking piano lessons has been great. My sight reading is going well, and I am learning all kinds of music, classical, popular, new age, and blues. 

I like these lessons. No stress, and I feel free to try new things and get marvelous support. I really appreciate how patient and creative he is.‎”

– Mike Brunson

“My 9 year old daughter is making fast progress. Her teacher is talented, fun and hip. He works really well with kids. Our daughter gets to play lots of great music. She enjoys the classical and blues pieces. Also learning to play by ear. Her favorite thing is to compose new songs with her teacher. She just finished writing her first song by herself, and wow is she excited. Each weekly lessons reviews the previous songs. If they are done, she moves on to new songs. 

Happy kid, totally successful piano lessons. We had tried another teacher, but just cause someone can play piano doesn’t mean they are a good teacher. Here we found just what we wanted, a really skilled teacher for my child. 

Having a patient and supportive teacher is so important. Each lesson is a fun adventure. My daughter is inspired about music. Going to lessons is also a nice family outing for us. Really pleased with our piano teacher.”‎
– J. Smithton

Piano Lessons & Keyboard Lessons
Portland, Oregon


503-253-7222

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