Updated
We attempt to have the most
complete listing of local piano teachers available. If you would like to be
listed please
email me at ryan@pianova.net.
*Member of Olympia Music Teacher Association
*Nancy Adsit
Instrument: Piano
Phone: 352-2227
Email: jmadsit@comcast.net
Education: BA Music, MM Piano, U of Michigan BA Vocal Ed., U of Wisconsin
Note:
*Roxanne Armstrong-Johnson
Instrument: Voice, Piano, Percussion,
Phone: 866-8466
Education: BA Percussion and Voice, UC Irvine, Vienna Music Conservatory,
Masters degree in Education
*Peggy Austin
Instrument: Piano
808 Percival SW,
Phone: 943-0926
Email: paustin2003@comcast.net
Education:
Instrument: Jazz Piano
3721
Phone: 754-7327
Considered by many to be the
Jazz piano guru in the
Be sure to click his name above to
link to his great website!
Linda Bates/Evergreen Piano Studio
Phone: 455-0120
Email: pianoclass@comcast.net
20 years teaching experience, 17
years church music, Portland Waldorf School Eurythmy.
Member of the National Guild of Piano
Teachers, and also Harmony Road certified.
Ongoing education through
workshops.
*Brooke Beecher
Instrument: Piano
Phone: 943-9210
Email: brookebeecher@comcast.net
Education: BA Music,
*Jennifer
Bowman
Instrument: Piano
Phone: 628-4505
Website: www.olympiapiano.com
Email: olympiapiano@hotmail.com
Education: Jennifer Bowman has
earned music degrees in Piano Pedagogy, Piano Performance and Collaborative
Piano from prestigious schools
including a Masters in Music from
The Juilliard School, a Masters in Music from
You can feel confident that Ms.
Bowman will be able to help you achieve the best possible result, whether you
are a total beginner or an advanced
performer wanting conservatory
training.
*Leola Clarke
Instrument: Piano, Clarinet
1832 Arietta Ave., Olympia, WA 98501
Phone: 943-7310
Education: BA Music Ed., Luther College U.of Minn, PLU, TESC
*Mary Jane Clarke
Instrument: Piano
Phone: 357-6157
Email: mjclarke88@msn.com
Education: BM Piano
*Carol Crawford
Instrument: Piano
Phone: 352-5186
Email: crawfordb@thurston.com
Education: BA Piano, Florida State U MA Music History, U of W
*JoAnn Detlefsen
Instrument: Piano
10139 Old Hwy 99 S.E. Olympia, WA 98501
Phone: 360-357-9317
Email: jdetmtwd@aol.com
Education: B.A. Elementary Ed.,
*Ignacio Diaz, Jr.
Instrument: Piano
PO Box 414, East Olympia, WA 98540-0414. Studio Location: Yenney Music in West
Olympia.
Phone: 360-280-1363
Email: http://idjr.com/contact
Web Site: www.idjr.com
Education: BM Piano Performance,
*Sue Dick
Instrument: Piano
Phone: 943-9800
Email: sue_b_d@hotmail.com
Education: BA Elem. Ed., Elem Music Ed.
*Paul Duncan
Instrument: Piano
Phone: 360-791-9427
Email: bflatmusic@comcast.net
Education: Piano study at PLU
*Vera Dvorak
Instrument: Piano
1409
Phone: 360-491-4631
Email: Ldvorak1@qwest.net
Education: M.A.Piano Performance,
Completed studies at Kazan Conservatory
in history and theory of music. In 1995, at the Kiev
Conservatory her symphony music was presented
at the International Competeition
of Women Composers. She performed a Mozart Concerto with the Olympia Chamber
Orchestra in 2001.
In 2004 she played 25 shows with the Capital Playhouse.
Mrs. Dvorak is a passionate,
dynamic and highly respected teacher. Some of her students have been doing well
in competitions.
Click HERE to see a video of one of her star students playing with the Olympia Chamber Orchestra.
Paul Edwards
Phone: 236-9935
Note: Paul is a beloved teacher by
many students in the greater
and ability to relate well to
children has made him a highly successful teacher. He also can travel to
people’s homes for lessons.
Piano, Flute, Recorder
Teaches at Yenney Music in
Phone: (360) 870-6990
Email: henderson301@comcast.net
Website: www.lauramusicstudio.com
Education: B.S. in Music Education
& Music Therapy from
*Cherie Felts
Instrument: Piano
Phone: 491-5452
Email: llamafamily@aol.com
Education: Church/worship music and accompanist training,
Drew Gibbs
Instrument: Jazz Piano
Phone: (360) 943-3277
Email: darwldf@hotmail.com
Drew Gibbs has over 25 years experience in the jazz world. Growing up playing
trumpet in concert and jazz ensembles
he took up piano back in '87 and has played
jazz professionally for the past 10 years. He can help you learn how to
approach
this dynamic music by focusing on chord voicing, soloing ideas, theory, and style.
*Jennifer Hermann
Instrument: Piano
Phone: 570-1952
Email: jrolympia@comcast.net
Education: BM Piano Performance, WSUMM Piano Performance & Pedagogy,
Florida St.U.
*Jean Johansen-Kuehn
Instrument: Piano
3929 South Bay Lp NE, Olympia WA 98516
Phone: 923-5612
Email: jeanspianostudio@comcast.net
Education: BA TESC; Piano Performance Major U of W, EWU
Phone: 456-5953
Education: Licentiate Degree from the
Graduated with honors from
Kathy Kerber Music Studio
Contact: Click HERE
to go to Kathy’s contact form.
Instrument: Piano
Serving the Olympia, Tumwater, and Rochester areas. Will travel to your
home!
Education: Two years of college music theory and composition. Mentored with
Respected teacher and concert pianist, Paul Edwards.
“Learning piano should be fun and exciting, and achievement can be very empty unless the journey is taken with joy.”
Pat Kilmer
Phone: 956-1380
Pat works with beginning through
intermediate students. She also is willing to work with special needs students.
Pat ran an in-home daycare for many years.
*Bonnie Knights
Instrument: Organ, Piano
Phone: 456-6144
Education: BA Music, Ed.; M. Ed., U of
Trudy Leverenz
Located
in the
Phone: 459-3540
Education: B. Music Ed. From
Openings for beginning through
late-intermediate piano students.
*Lynn Lewis
Instrument: Piano
Phone: 438-0738
Email: lynnmlewis@hotmail.com
Education: B.M., U. Southern California
*Linda R. Lovinger
Instrument: Piano
Phone: 357-4514
Email: lindaL1609@aol.com
Education: Vasser College BA Piano Performance; Peabody Conservatory of Music,
Master’s Studies
*Ilone Macduff
Instrument: Voice, Piano
Phone: 352-1096
Email: delphimuse@msn.com
Education: BM, U. Idaho
*Diane Martin
Instrument: Piano, Flute, Recorder
Phone: 866-6491
Education: BS Music Ed, NYUGrad Study,
Elizabeth Mead
360/943-4517
E-mail: ebetmead@tss.net
Instrument: Piano,
flute, recorder, voice, & music theory.
Education: Ma
Music History,
I offer patient,
personalized, instruction. Young children, students with special needs,
& adults welcome. Learn to play music that you love! 15 years
experience.
*Jennifer Miles
Instrument: Piano
12535 Zeller Rd SE, Yelm WA 98597
Phone: 458-3990
Email: Mileskj1@ywave.com
Education: B.A. piano pedagogy, BYU-Hawaii
*Gordon Miller
Instrument:
805 South St. SE
Phone: 352-0920
Email: Kuahiwis@comcast.net
Education: BS, U of
*Cynthia Mohorko
Instrument: Piano, Voice
3341 Friendly Grove Road NE, Olympia, WA 98506
Phone: 705-3421
Email: cmohorko@msn.com
Education: BM, Piano Performance,
*Louise Moon
Instrument: Flute, Piano
3035 Sunset Beach Dr. NW, Olympia, WA 98502
Phone: 866-2406
Education: BA Music, Whittier College Adjunct Flute Professor, Saint Martin’s
College
*Rhonda Morse
Instrument: Piano
Phone: 866-7034
Email: pharmjohn@comcast.net
Education: B. Music Ed.
*Lorraine Musson
Instrument: Piano
Phone: 481-8360
Web site: www.theolympiastudio.com
Email: mewsic@comcast.net
Education: Performance and Pedagogy study, Akron U,
*Helen Pegg
Instrument: Piano
3505 Wilderness Dr. SE, Olympia, WA 98501
Phone: 491-0324
Education: B M, U. of Oregon; M. Ed., PLU Graduate Minor in Music
*Art Peterson
Instrument: Piano
3211
Phone: 352-1791
Email: petersoart@msn.com
Education: B M, Andrews U; MM,
*Judy Price
Instrument: Piano
Phone: 459-1998
Email: judypriceoly@juno.com
Education: BA Music, EWU On sabbatical
Penny Purkerson
Phone 357-5840
Penny has been teaching children
in the Lincoln School neighborhood for many years.
Her enthusiasm for music and teaching
has made her popular with many students and parents in Olympia.
She also conducts regular singing
circles for women of all ages and abilities.
*Heidi Ritchey
Instrument: Piano
Phone: 491-9518
Email: Heidi.ritchey@juno.com
Education:
Specialties:
Adult students, homeschoolers, worship music.
*Jan Rowen Music
Instrument: Piano
Phone: 456-1911
Email: farrislj@juno.com
Education: Improvisation and Eurhythmics NW Nazarene U and NW Dalcroze
Institute
*Amelia Jo Sahentara
Instrument: Piano, Voice, Composition
Phone: 570-0206
Email: sahentara@msn.com
Education: BA UCLA, MA Education, Cal State U
Marilyn Southard
Teaches at Yenney Music
Beginning & Intermediate Violin, Beginning Piano, Beginning Viola
Education in England. Teacher's
Certificate. Major-Math, Minor-Music
Phone: 786-6794
Anne Spurgeon
Teaches at Yenney Music
Instrument: Piano
Education: Associate Board Royal
Schools of Music (ABRSM) London Curriculum at Far Eastern Music School,
Singapore - 8 Years.
Pedagogy at Joan Moody Studio, USA - 2 Years.
Phone: 456-4409
*Vivian Su
Instrument: Piano, Kindermusik
Phone: 352-1515
Email: vsupianostudio@gmail.com
Education: BA Piano Performance,
*Kira Theine
Instrument: Piano, Flute
Phone: 870-0966
Email: info@kiratheinestudio.com
Website: kiratheinestudio.com
Education: BM Music History & Lit, WWU
*John E.
van der Brook
Instrument: Piano
Phone: 459-1546
Email: Lessons@klavier.ms
Web Site: www.mypianoteacher.com
Education: BA,
Concert Artist/Piano Teacher
15642 159th Lane SE, Yelm, Wa
98597
Phone: (360) 894-0269
Email: wolfgangwortberg@hotmail.com
Mr. Wortberg is one of a minority
of teachers who are also experienced concert performers. Recently returned from
Wolfgang has performed with the
Olympia Symphony and is reestablishing a teaching clientele. He will
teach at your home!
With 25 years of experience, he works with
beginners as well as advanced students. All ages are welcome.
He can also be hired as a
professional accompanist.
*Mary Jo
Wright
Instrument: Piano
Phone: 866-7408
Email: remmy1011@comcast.net
Web Site: www.mjwrightpiano.com
Education: BA and BM, U.of W
*Amy Yang
Instrument: Piano
4931 Siskiyou Loop SE Olympia, WA 98501
Phone:
Email: amyyang08@yahoo.com
Education: BM Piano Performance; MM,