The Barefoot Piano Teacher

"So strong is our proclivity for making sense of sound that mere listening is enough to build a deeply internalised mastery of the basic materials of whatever music surrounds us."

Three cheers to the student who has been watching me get cranky at my dying highlighters all year. She brought these in as a Christmas present.

One of my students had to show me the proper way to write a B.

Photos from 2017's Winter Recital. Missing pictures of a few students, so if you're not in here, send me one and I'll add it.

Phillip George started taking piano lessons a few months ago. He's shown a lot of persistence and musical growth over a very short time. Here he is playing Mighty Avalanche by Randall Hartsell.

A wonderfully expressive article about being an adult piano student

For any of my students who think I'm being sadistic when they are sight-reading a new piece.

I know several business cards are floating around the Springfield area with my old phone number ending in 0240. This number will no longer work in August. My new number is available in my contact information. I apologize for any inconvenience!

https://barefootpiano.com/2017/07/10/carpal-tunnel/

Student: I'm gonna draw mustaches on every letter. Me: But what if some of them are girl letters? Student: EVERYBODY needs a mustache!

Today I discovered one of my students has been writing motivational messages on the backs of my business cards.

This is something I always discuss with my students after they've had 7-10 lessons.

I've been working on my all time favorite gavotte for the last couple weeks!