Sixteen yearsat the bench.
Classically trained, conservatory-schooled, and still convinced that the best reason to learn piano is that it's a joy. In-home and virtual lessons across the shoreline.
Rigor, without
the severity.
I hold a Bachelor of Music in classical piano performance from Western Connecticut State University and a Bachelor of Arts with a music concentration from the University of Connecticut, and I studied under Neal Larrabee and Patricia Lutnes — a teaching line that runs, pupil to teacher, back to Beethoven.
I've also played in a rock band, written my own material, and spent fifteen years learning that none of the above matters if a student dreads the lesson. So the technique is serious and the room is not. That combination is the whole method.
Lessons in your
living room.
I teach in students' homes across Madison, Guilford, Fairfield and Westport — no commute, no waiting room, and every lesson happens on the instrument the student will actually practice on. Virtual lessons are available anywhere.
Once a year, every student who wants to plays in the June recital. It's low-pressure, well-run, and the only deadline anyone here gets.
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Three ways in.
Every student gets an individual plan. These are the shapes it usually starts in.
Young Beginners
A first real relationship with the instrument — reading, rhythm, and hand position, built around music a kid is actually excited to play.
- Ages 6 and up
- 30 or 45 minutes
- Method books + pop & film
- June recital
Advancing
Serious technique, repertoire and interpretation for students who've caught the bug — through college and conservatory audition preparation.
- Intermediate to pre-college
- 45 or 60 minutes
- Theory & composition
- Audition programs
Adults
For returning players and total beginners alike. Relaxed, specific, and built entirely around what you want to be able to play.
- Any level
- Daytime & evening
- Chords, lead sheets, by ear
- Virtual available
Recordings &
performances.
Debussy
Selected as an “Artist's Pick” on Spotify and streamed more than three thousand times.
Classical Performances
Solo repertoire from the standard literature, recorded live and in studio.
Originals & Covers
Original compositions and arrangements — plus a past life in the Connecticut rock band Take October.
From parents
and students.
“Our daughter started at seven and is now twelve and still asks for extra lesson time.”Sample · Parent, Madison
“I'm 54 and had never played a note. A year in, I played a Chopin prelude for my wife on our anniversary.”Sample · Adult Student, Guilford
“Four years of weekly lessons in our house, straight through to his conservatory audition. Patient and genuinely gifted.”Sample · Parent, Westport
Let's begin.
- Phone
- Service AreaMadison · Guilford · Fairfield · Westport
- Virtual LessonsAvailable anywhere
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