Music Educator

Karen at Musical Note Studio offers music and musicianship lessons teaching preschool age throughs. She has been teaching for over 20 some years and is a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music in Piano and performing/accompanying for over 30 years. She has degrees in Music, Business, and Mental Health Counseling.

Instruction includes the following depending on age and goals;

• Comprehensive instruction in technique, theory, and musicianship
• The curriculum encompasses, rhythm, sight-reading, technique, aural skills, transposition, music appreciation, music history, composition, improvisation, performance, and ensemble playing.
• Study of a variety of music from classical to contemporary
• Participation in Ensembles
• Opportunity to perform at the studio recitals
• Yamaha Conservatory Series Grand Piano, Lyon and Healy Pedal Harp, Dusty Strings Lever Harp.
• Group performance and theory classes (for school age students)
• Participation in Lewis County Music Teacher Association (LCMTA) Play-a-thon and Playoffs
• Participation in LCMTA Ribbon Festival/Musicianship Exams and Adjudications
• Annual nationally recognized guest artist.
• Incentives that encourage students to practice and achieve their musical goals
• Clear goal oriented assignment sheets designed to teach self-regulation of learning
• Subscription to musiclearningcommunity.com, a website for online music theory
• Subscription to “Piano Explorer”
• Music software for composition and theory
• Piano Maestro
• Music games and teaching aids
• Piano and Computer Lab time

Musical Note Studio offers private and group lessons for all ages preschool through adult.

Learn to make music today!