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...
by John Douglas | Oct 17, 2019 | Piano Lessons
Anna has been taking lessons for 3 years. She started at age 5 and is very creative. She composed a piece called ” Roses from Heaven ” that she played at her first piano recital. She did this on her own without any coaching from me. The second recital she...
by John Douglas | Aug 21, 2019 | Piano Lessons
The other day, one of my student’s Moms did a video of her daughter Payton playing “Moonlight Mist”. Payton did such a nice job I thought I would post the video on my Facebook page. Notice how she matches the mood of the music to the title of the piece by playing...
