"Fantastic Even with Young Children" 

"Carolyn Studer is a very patient and intuitive piano teacher who knows how to make lessons fun.  She lets my 5 year old son have just enough space to own his own progress yet is able to nudge him forward each lesson. He's  made tremendous progress under her direction. I highly recommend her. She is smart and talented and a natural born teacher."

                                                                                     Songwriter  Anne Preven
STUDENT PIANO RECITAL SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 8

Eva Murdock, piano (at age six); Gene Herd, drums; Sherry Luchette, bass; Bob Black, guitar; playing "String Blues" by Eva Murdock.


“I don’t know who I am, but you know, life is for learning.”
Joni Mitchell

Each child is unique, and children have different gifts and abilities, but music is good for every child, and everyone can learn to play and everyone can benefit from learning the language of music. 




I love teaching music to children, and I've had the pleasure of working with many gifted musicians in my music education program over the years, including Grammy-nominated composer Chris Walden and his wife, artist and musician Beate Walden (whose children I so enjoyed teaching for many years); Broadway star Deborah S. Craig  of “The Putnam County Spelling Bee"; singer-songwriter Molly Pasutti; jazz bassist and teacher Sherry Luchette; Grammy-nominated jazz pianist and composer Bill Cunliffe; award-winning film and television composer  James Studer; and AcademyAward-nominated songwriter Anne Preven (see below).  

NOVEMBER 8th PIANO RECITAL with
SPECIAL GUEST ARTIST ANNE PREVEN


              Anne Preven

     Academy Award-Nominated Songwriter Anne Preven was the guest artist at our November 8th, 2009 piano recital.  Anne writes songs for many artists, including Miley Cyrus and Hannah Montana, Katy Perry, and Beyonce.  Students and audience members enjoyed asking Anne questions about her music career during a Q & A session at the recital. 

     Band Workshops Begin in January, 2010.  All of my students have the chance to play with the backing of a band at my piano recitals, and at their request, I am organizing a series of  band workshops that will start in January and end with all-band concert in April. We are excited about this new adventure.

     Please click on upcoming events  for more information about the band workshops and concert scheduled for April.



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