Piano Lessons Offered Fall 2026
As I enter my 30th year of teaching piano, I wanted to update everyone and let you know that I have a limited number of openings for this fall. Please comment if you would like me to contact you, or look me up on Google! You may also join my Waiting List and I will contact you.
As prices have skyrocketed, doubled, and everything else, I’ve tried really hard not to raise my piano lesson prices. But the time has come. Private Lessons for new students will now be $115 per month. If you’re interested in Piano Classes instead, those vary from $60-$85 a month depending on the location.
I’m always thinking about new ways I can help my students. Playing the piano has changed a lot compared to 30 years ago. Not as many people are playing the piano, and several factors have influenced that. It used to be that more homes had pianos, because lots of people played them. As fewer people play, fewer people make room in their house for a piano, and so the cycle continues downward. I believe that children exposed to a piano in their home, will want to play that piano, and be more inclined towards having lessons.
Probably something that is consistent over time, is that kids want to be able to play the piano, but don’t really want to put in the practice required in order to play well. Believe it or not, adult students have an even harder time, because they don’t have a parent trying to make them practice.
Fewer churches have pianos these days. More and more churches are using worship bands instead, and those use electric keyboards. Any piano teacher will tell you that playing a piano is a lot different than playing a keyboard. Playing a keyboard, even a good one, is more like the technique of playing an organ. Oh, and organs are another thing that have been left aside, starting several decades before the piano.
These factors motivate me to come up with more creative ways to motive my students to practice. I’m thinking of structuring my lessons more on practice techniques. I think because progress is slow, and students don’t see themselves getting better over time, they get discouraged. Especially because our society more and more expects instant results, instant answers to everything. How smart phones have changed our society! Not to mention the availability of fast food via Door Dash!
I’ve also considered offering a combo of private lessons and group classes, or maybe a combo of piano lessons and practice time slots on my real piano.
One thing going forward– new students will be expected to have or get a real piano. Acoustic pianos make a lot of difference in a student’s success. I’ve surveyed my students who have access to both an acoustic piano and a keyboard, and every time they would rather practice on the real piano, even if the real piano is out of tune. Tuning a piano does add to the expense of owning a real piano versus a keyboard, but it is money well spent– usually about a month’s lessons worth.
What questions or concerns do you have about piano lessons or pianos? Why not leave a comment and I’ll be glad to answer you!
Liberty
