First Keys Studio

Providing individual and group piano lessons for all ages I have studied Classical Music for more than 17yrs and Music Therapy for 4 years.

Through teaching piano for 7 years I have found a particular fondness for the early stages of learning. Whether teaching, learning, playing or listening, music is such a joy for me and I want to share that joy with all my students. I play piano at a grade 10 level and I also enjoy singing and playing the guitar.

03/04/2015

20+ Beautiful Outdoor Pianos You Can Play All Around The World When British artist Luke Jarram realized just how many people spend time around other strangers without ever speaking to them, he decided to mix things up by placing brightly painted pianos in public places that he hoped would encourage spontaneous communication.

09/24/2014

I am often explaining to my students the importance in the difference of Melody versus Harmony. Melody is horizontal, the rise and fall of pitch that makes the song singable and catchy. The most important part of melody is the drive or the direction, where the melody is going in relation to where it came from. Harmony is vertical, its more than one voice simultaneous in time. Together the voices/pitches create a certain effect needed for that moment of the melody, within harmony there can be beauty, tension and resolution.
If life were a song the melody is what keeps us going, keeps us driving to where we need to go and Harmony is what gets us through each day with moments full of joy and wonder. Without a melody/journey in our life each moment of harmony is just a moment, we need to have a purpose and change(the rise and fall). But without Harmony along the way the journey/melody is far less enjoyable.

09/03/2014

Playing music is a full-brain workout Do you play an instrument? If not, you might want to start. Scientists have found out that playing music is a great way to improve brain function across the board.

07/02/2014

Why music?

06/24/2014

Play it loud and proud!

05/10/2014

Widower submits a song about his wife of 73 years to a songwriting contest

08/28/2013

Beautiful.

Widower submits a song about his wife of 73 years to a songwriting contest When 96-year-old Fred saw a songwriting contest advertised in the paper he couldn't help but write one for his wife who'd passed away only a month earlier. They had been together since the 30's. Unable to play an instrument or sing, Fred simply mailed in...

08/12/2013

Registrations are coming in for September and I am so excited to start teaching again but in a new location on Cliffe Ave.
Email me to book your time, the sooner you book the more likely you will get the slot you want.