by John Douglas | Mar 22, 2021 | Fun Stuff, Piano Lessons
I recently had an opportunity to play a 4 hands piece with my student Kylie. The piece is called Sonatina in C major opus 3 #1 by Carl Maria von Weber. Kylie is 10 years old and in the 5th grade. She has been studying the piano since age 5. In her free time, she...
by John Douglas | Jan 4, 2021 | Announcements, Fun Stuff, Piano Lessons, Piano Tuning and Repair
I want to wish all of my students and piano tuning customers a Happy New Year and hope they all had a very Merry Christmas. I also want to thank everyone for supporting me in 2020. My wish for everyone in 2021 is health, happiness, and prosperity. Let’s keep the...
by John Douglas | Oct 14, 2020 | Piano Lessons
This year I’m celebrating 50 happy and satisfying years as a piano teacher! I was 13 and had been taking piano for 8 years when my piano teacher suggested I might take on a student of my own. Excited, I recruited a friend’s younger brother who was 9. Not long after...
by John Douglas | Dec 20, 2019 | Fun Stuff
I would like to wish all of my piano students and all of my piano tuning customers a very merry Christmas and a healthy and prosperous New Year. It has been a pleasure serving you in 2019 and I look forward to 2020! Thank you!John...
by John Douglas | Oct 28, 2019 | Fun Stuff
I came across this video and got such a kick out of it that I decided to share it with my students. The video is of Brazilian pianist Eliane Rodrigues dealing with a mechanical problem during a concert. Rather than getting upset, she demonstrates how to recover and...
