Piano Lessons

Building a foundation in musicality without major limitations

Piano is one of the easiest instruments to start out learning to play music. We teach from an early age through adult

Piano is one of the easiest instruments to start out learning to play music. We teach from an early age through adult with all kinds of genres of music from Show Tunes, Jazz, Classical and Rock and Roll. We offer a number of different piano teaching methods and styles including traditional sight reading, playing without learning to read music, chord-based methods, improvisation, songwriting & theory. Our piano teachers will help you decide which is best for you based on your own personal goals. Piano study can begin as early as 5 years old. With an emphasis in classical style and a vast repertoire to choose from, piano students can study a wide variety of styles. For those new to music, Piano is an excellent start as it helps build a foundation in musicality without major limitations in developing sound, tone or intonation. Piano students at SRSM get to perform in a variety of recitals and concerts throughout the year.

Piano is an excellent start as it helps build a foundation in musicality without major limitations in developing sound, tone or intonation. Piano students at SRSM get to perform in a variety of recitals and concerts throughout the year.

Classes & Teachers

  • Piano

    We offer a number of different piano teaching methods and styles including traditional sight reading, playing without learning to read music, chord-based methods, improvisation, songwriting & theory.

  • Guitar

    Guitar is not a difficult instrument to learn if you have a good teacher. In fact, it can be a blast! We are patient with all our beginners and we welcome students that have never even picked up a guitar before!

  • Singing

    Your voice teacher will also be able to see any weak points that a trainer of a choir or group class may not notice. This way, you will avoid developing bad habits that might impede your progress.

  • Songwriting

    Exploring how to take musical ideas and turning them into full songs with songwriting lessons is a rewarding pursuit! To bring your songs to life, you need to find a music school with professional instructors and quality programs.

  • Jane Brody

    A professional, critically acclaimed recording artist/singer-songwriter and teacher from Maryland and later New York City. Ms. Brody has been teaching since 1988.

  • Lorrie Harris

    Singing since the age of 5. She has developed Award Winning Talent in the Bay area and has been teaching for 20 years. Her smooth but powerful Vocal Style includes R&B, Rock, Pop and everything in between.

  • Linda Henning

    Teaching for over 25 years, her unique teaching style incorporates her specialized degree, a Bachelor of Arts in Human Development with an emphasis in the Childhood Years.

  • Vince Mellone

    Vince Mellone has been playing guitar for 20 years, inspired to pick up the instrument after hearing The Beatles at age 14. He studied electric guitar with Joe Livoti and then classical guitar with Richard Savino while attending Sacramento State University.

Traditional sight reading to songwriting & theory

We offer a number of different piano teaching methods and styles including traditional sight reading, playing without learning to read music, chord-based methods, improvisation, songwriting & theory. Our piano teachers will help you decide which is best for you based on your own personal goals. from the first day of lessons an emphasis is placed on core fundamentals. Students continue through the piano curriculum learning significant repertoire, all the while addressing the fundamentals necessary for all levels of performance. Comprehensive piano education including performance classes, theory, technique, ear training, recitals, master classes, performances, competitions, and association of music with the rest of the arts. Personalized curriculum achieving the best possible learning conditions. It’s been proven that children with a music background do better at math and science and have a much greater chance at advancement in life because of the “work and then the reward” habit that they have picked up from music lessons.

Full Range Repertoire

You will be exposed to classical, 20th and 21st century repertoire with an introduction to blues, jazz and popular music, we are open to your ideas for musical selections

All Aspects of Music

You will learn traditional technique, theory, ear training, rhythm skills, some composing and improvising.

Create your Arrangement

If you haven't played very long, we can make easier arrangements of pieces you would like to learn.