Lessons
Starting this fall 2009, Paula will be teaching a “Group Piano for Children”
class out of her home on Fridays from 4-4:40. The class is an excellent and affordable way for kids to decide if they enjoy piano before committing to private lessons. October 16th to December 18th. Tuition: $300. Maximum 6 students aged 6-10.
Please email or call if interested.
Paula teaches private lessons at a beautiful cottage in the Mission District of San Francisco. She is a faculty member at Community Music Center where she teaches private lessons and a “Piano for Kids” class and also teaches piano at the San Francisco Friends School.
Her studio rates are:
- $40 / half-hour
- $55 / 45-minutes
- $65 / hour
While studying piano at Interlochen Arts Academy , Paula had her first teaching experience assisting a beginning piano class. She then taught private lessons in Toronto, Montreal, and San Francisco. She has taught group piano at San Francisco State University. Her students truly enjoy learning piano and are continually being selected to represent the best performers of Community Music Center.
Paula enjoys giving private lessons to students of all levels and ages. Although classical music is her focus, she individualizes the lessons to suit the student. Her teaching style emphasizes note-reading skills, tone production, technique, and playing with ease and expression. She has studied the Taubman method of piano technique since 2005 and enjoys incorporating these ideas of alignment into the lessons.
Twice a year, students are invited to perform in an informal setting for a studio recital. These recitals are a great opportunity to meet other students, work toward a goal, and to gain performing experience.