Piano lessons for children in your home
I believe we lay a foundation for a love of music by nurturing each child’s creative spirit.
You’ll soon discover I’m an encourager, providing support with a positive and affirming teaching style.
Multi-instrumentalist!
Sometimes as I’m working with a child we discover they are interested in playing the guitar, ukulele, violin, a wind instrument or in vocals.
So, rather than say no, we either switch instruments or add a new instrument or voice lessons to their lesson time.
What parents say…
“Susan has an incredible bond with the children. She lets them be silly and have fun, within the parameters of rules, boundaries and respect. They learn so much with Susan, because she is brilliant and truly cares about each child (and they know it!).”
“Susan knows how to ride the ebb and flow of authentic and natural learning with astonishing ease and grace. She knows how to inspire each child – the perfect amount of tenderness and toughness to help them connect with and to awaken them to their inner music.”
“Susan is one of those people that is a true blessing to know. She has an endearing personality that in our family makes “Susan-time” a cherished and anticipated time. Her passion for music and the musical profession are so evident in all that she designs in Musicalia, in her interests in community, performances and in her personal learning pursuits. I admire her expertise as well as her personable nature.”
“If Susan taught brick-laying, I’d send my kids!”
“My 9 year old loves the one-on-one with Susan. Susan is not only a wonderful teacher but a wonderful adult for my daughter to spend time with. The lessons have been flexible and very beneficial.”
“Susan is kind, caring and a wonderfully inspiring teacher. Her gentle demeanour and quick praise has brought out our son’s artistic side like no other teacher or program has before.”
“Susan has helped my daughter blossom again after much loss and chaos. Thank you for helping her to find her spirit and creative forces again! We’d be lost without you!
“I love that my daughters love their programs. My oldest cries if she has to miss it because of illness or vacation. She learns so much, not feeling like she is ‘working’ at all.”
“I have been meaning to write you for years to say how much I feel you impacted my kids’ approach to music. Our daughter is now 16 and sings in a choir and wants to sing more. Our son has become a ballet enthusiast – he’s been at it four years now and this year he’ll be dancing four times a week with a school downtown. They both love to sing and have a great ear for picking out arrangements, instruments and harmonies when we listen to music together. Thank you!!”
“Thanks so much for the amazing work that you do! You bring so much joy and love, not to mention a depth of knowledge and experience to your work – we love it!”
What children say…
“She’s fun & she inspires me to play and be creative.”
“I really like my music with Susan. I had never liked music at school, and now because of Musicalia I do! (Nathan, age 7). His mom says, “Best experience ever! Nathan looks forward to the improvised duets at the end of his lesson.”
“Thanks for everything. For helping me learn guitar and bringing me new music AND teaching me theory! I couldn’t have asked for a better Piano Teacher!!!”
“Thank you so much for being an awesome piano teacher and helping me to pass my piano exam. Thank you for also making my lessons fun and for bringing me licorice and other treats. Finally, thank you for moving my lessons around if there are times that don’t work for me with all my sports travel.”
“It’s been so lovely learning piano from you all these years! I’ve learned so much from you. Thanks for being such a big part in all our lives.”
“Thank you so much Susan for teaching me piano for the last however many years! You were the only piano teacher who made piano fun! I also really enjoyed playing guitar. I found an instrument that I really enjoy and I will definitely continue guitar! I’m so grateful for what you taught me, so thank you so much for everything!
“Thank you for being such an amazing music teacher this year (and all the other years too, of course). Thank you for all the treats, music and positive energy you bring and of course for making me do theory even when I don’t want to. Thank you so so much!”
What parents say…
“Every lesson is unique and remarkable because Susan is always in the moment, and she has the ability to follow and/or guide our child to the next great moment. We love Susan. Keep up the great energy, work, enthusiasm. We look forward to our time with you every Saturday morning.”
“Lessons with Susan are warm, fun, structured, motivating with an eye on the long term of life long musicality. The fun and positivity doesn’t mean low expectations!”
“She is remarkable! Our children like absolutely everything about lessons with Susan. Seriously.”
“Thank you so much for yet another wonderful year of music with our daughter! You have nurtured such a wonderful love of music and joy in music. We feel truly blessed to have you in our lives!”
“Thank you for your lesson today! Our daughter did a complete about face after you left and is filled with such joy at the moment. Thank you!!!”
“It’s a treat for our kids (and their parents) to have in-home lessons and not to have to shuttle off busily to another after-school program!”
“I love that you got right down on the floor with our daughter within the first five minutes. You make it all so accessible to her. Your receptivity to her playfulness and your gentle guidance – she’s loving to learn about music. THANK YOU, SUSAN!”
“We LOVE our guitar lessons!” (adult guitar students)
“Thanks so much for the very upbeat, positive, constructive lessons on the ukulele. They’ve been great!” (adult ukulele and voice student)
“Thank you for your superb lessons over the last few months!” (adult piano student)
“Susan, I can’t begin to express how much you mean to my family! You have brought music to my family. You have supported me through hard times and guided our son on his journey when we could not partake in anything else. Your gift extends far beyond teaching music.”
“Bless you beautiful Susan for making music magical, inspiring and life-giving.”
“We just want you to know that we appreciate you. You are such a blessing to our son.”
“Our daughter has so enjoyed having you as her teacher and is thrilled to be continuing. This is exactly what we were hoping for so thank you again for making this possible.”
“Susan’s energy is amazing. She enjoys her work and her passion for music, kids and creating all shines through!!”