Studio Goals
Students who commit to working with the teacher will:
- Have the joy of using music as a gift to serve God and to share with people in homes and in public venues.
- Have the ability to discover and understand the theoretical structure of a piece.
- Have the ability to independently work out a piece from unknown to mastered. Regularly play piano for fun, self-expression, and as an emotional outlet.
- Have a general knowledge of Western art music history and its greatest composers.
- Enjoy listening to classical music more as a result of increased knowledge of theory and history.
- Realize the positive influence that piano study has on life, such as:
- the friendships and community ties established as a result of their active musicianship;
- increased confidence, poise, and perseverance;
- enhanced life skills, such as how to divide a project into sequential tasks and how it feels to reach fulfillment of challenging goals; and
- character development in the skills of delayed gratification and self-discipline.
- Remember piano lessons as a positive experience.
- Regard himself or herself as a “pianist”.