Music Teacher for Gifted Pianist

Hi J.,
I found this website for teachers that are members of the Utah Music Teacher's Association. It is http://www.utahmta.org/cgi-bin/umta.cgi . You can search for teachers by location, but it appears that all of the teachers are Nationally Certified Music Teachers (NCMT). My old piano teacher is on there-- she knew soooo much and was amazing. Her name is Melanie Squires and she lives in Sandy. When I was her student, she had a waiting list because she was so popular. You can find her on the website for her contact information. Good Luck!

I'm not sure what you're wanting to spend but David Glen Hatch teaches piano lessons (he's probably the guy that other lady was referring to). He's good but expensive. He offers extra classes on pedagogy and that sort of thing as well as teaches theory and all that stuff. The other lady's suggestion about calling BYU or U of U to get names is also a good one. Good luck!

I am a string player and don't know many pianists, but my best advice would be to call the Piano professors at the Universities and ask them for some names. They will probably have a few masters students that are taking students. Also, if it is possible, ask for someone with pedagogy background. I know this isn't much to go on, but its a start. The U is probably where I would start. Their music program is small, but Very good. If you need string teachers in the future, post again and I will give some very good names! Good luck!

My mother who lives in Sandy is an awesome piano teacher. She was always on my back to get my theory right, counting, timing etc. Me being a pre-teen would always complain and I didn't want to practice especially living WITH the piano teacher was much harder on me. She was always there to tell me "that wasn't right" or "the timing was incorrect" etc. I always felt paranoid that she was listening over my back. I threw enough tantrums that I ended up not having her teach me anymore. It was a shame because I am also gifted in music and wasted my talent. She use to have a large clientele of students but since all her children got married and moved out, she has slimmed down to I think only one or two students BUT she is still the best and always will be in my mind. Funny thing, she would tell me often that if her students would "just practice" then they would be a so much better piano player because a lot of her students wouldn't take music seriously and their parents wouldn't push them. She got tired of kids not practicing because she felt it was a waste of her time and their money. She always new what it would take to be a good pianist and had hope for her students and encouraged them to practice to the best of their ability. She had a few good ones along the way and while I was living there, she had fun teaching them because she new they were dedicated. If you are interested, I can talk to her and see if she would also be interested in taking a few gifted students on the side. It might be a breath of fresh air for her. She has also been inspired to start writing her own music as well. It's awesome.
Rose :o)

I know of an extremely gifted young woman that has taught piano, including theory, for quite a while. Her teacher that she has had most recently is amazing too. I don't remember his name, but he is quite famous (mostly does LDS music). Anyway, I will try to remember to contact my friend and find out if she is teaching still (she has just finished her first year at BYU Idaho) and/or if I can get the name and contact information of her teacher and you can try there. If I you are interested, please help me remember to talk with her. :)

In searching for a piano teacher for my son as well I know how frustrating that can be. I have had some music training from college and know that the students and also the teachers at colleges and universities give private lessons. Sometimes they are not too expensive either. They teach theory as well as the rest. You can also check out the different music stores. Usually they have teachers or at least know about some. Hope this helps.

i would like to know the same.

J.,

I have a friend who just graduated from the U with a masters' in piano pedagogy or performance. I have taken lessons from her. She is excellent, both as a performer and as a teacher. She lives in my neighborhood in Provo. I do not feel comfortable giving out her name publically, but if you can give me some contact information, I can put you in touch with her.

Linda B.