by John Douglas | Oct 8, 2021 | Fun Stuff, Piano Lessons
Sisters, Naomi 9 and Kylie 11 enjoy playing duets together. Naomi is in the 4th grade and Kylie is in 6th grade and both of them say Math is their favorite subject at school. The name of their piece is In the Meadows Op. 99 No. 1 by Alexander Gretchaninoff. The smile...
by John Douglas | May 21, 2021 | Fun Stuff, Piano Lessons
One of my student’s family recently acquired a Kawai grand piano. William is in the 6th grade and has been studying piano since the age of 6. In his spare time he likes to read, swim, and play with his cage free finches. He also enjoys watching old Charlie...
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...
