Practicing is not always fun because practicing requires concentrating on the things you CAN’T do and practicing them over and over again until you can.

It requires discipline and focus that kids sometimes don’t intrinsically have. In my unique program, kids learn their songs DURING their lesson fully before going home instead of being assigned to figure it out at home because the teacher didn’t have time to teach it all in the lesson like what usually happens in traditional, private lessons.

This was one of the biggest reasons I changed the way I do things. Students go home knowing their songs already so all they have to do is play through it at home and review it so it’s smooth. This means less frustration and confusion at home for both you and your child!

Here, students get to actually pick the songs they play.

They’ll learn out of their lesson books to be taught fundamentals, but they get to choose songs they love on the side as well so they’ll always have something fun and engaging to want to practice at home.

Piano lessons are customized to what your child wants to play instead of being forced into playing things only the teacher wants, which leads to boredom and wanting to quit. Children and teens want to feel like they have a say in what they’re learning in their classes and want to feel connected to it so I take that very seriously in my piano lessons.

My studio is completely see-through so parents and the public can always see what we’re doing inside. I take children’s safety very seriously.

There are multiple students in each class as well if you click here you can see exactly what the studio looks like below to get an idea of where your child will be learning.

I take great pride in providing a calm, creative, and safe space for children to come to. If you’d like to see a copy of my criminal background check, email me right now at sara@chatalbashlessons.com. I’d be happy to provide that to you so you feel good about who you’re leaving your child with. No questions asked.

Yes, unlike a lot of piano teachers, I didn’t teach myself and this isn’t a hobby or side job for me.

I was trained for 16 years by many professional pianists who have degrees in music education on piano and/or piano performance and I graduated from The Crane School of Music, a renowned school that breeds some of the best music educators in the country.

I’ve been teaching piano lessons for 14 years and have been playing for 26. I’ve performed professionally at numerous venues and even on studio records. If you want to read more about my qualifications I have a list on my about page called Just The Facts click here and I’ll take you straight to the list.

Whether you choose me or someone else, they should be professionally trained, have taught a piano lesson before obviously, be able to play/teach beginner-advanced, and piano should be their main instrument.

You, your child and myself will connect on Zoom and chat about how lessons work, their interests and maybe problem areas that they’d like to improve on if they have experience playing. I’ll go over exactly how I can help them learn to play the piano, what I offer, some studio policies and will even give you a virtual walkthrough of the studio! At the end, we both decide if we’re a good fit for each other.

If your child is young and I feel that I need to see how they are in a lesson, how their focus and attention are, etc. then I will ask that both of you come in for a paid intro lesson instead of having a video consult. I can’t always determine these things over Zoom so I will let you know what I’d recommend once you grab their consult.

Nope! It’s just a quick chat. During the chat, you and your child will be able to determine if this studio is a good fit for them. It’s free so there’s nothing to lose!