George M.

(Piano) George has been teaching as a certified Suzuki piano instructor for the past 20 years and has taught all ages including adults. The Suzuki approach emphasizes acquiring musical reading skills as a language based approach (music is another language to be acquired) and involves the parents in the teaching process. He not only teaches classical but also jazz, ragtime and popular music styles. He also teaches a chord-based approach to learn the piano and to read music notation. This helps the student understand music and helps improve their sight-reading skills. George also leads two different churches in the metropolitan are and currently uses a range of styles in accompanying these services.

Donna L.

(Piano, Guitar) Donna inherited a love for singing and playing music from her mother. When she was nine, she served as accompanist, while her mother led the choir. Six years later, in Michigan, Donna began attending a Detroit conservatory, where she intended to continue her studies in piano and viola. Unfortunately, she and her piano teacher were porrly matched which interupted her studies for nearly 20 years. During that hiatus, she earned a BA and teaching certificate at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor). She began playing guitar and then started a career derving church communities as worship leader and accompanist playing guitar, piano and keyboard. She loves leading congregational singing, accomanying either solo or as a director of worship bands and ensembles.

Donna has taught piano and folk-style guitar for 30 years and has worked successfully with students of all ages. She teaches children, adults and persons with special needs, using traditional methods and creative approaches geared to student abilities, needs and interests. She teaches paino note reading, along with chord based techniques, using formal lesson books and supplemental materials, including guitar lead sheets, from wich she teaches rudimentary piano improvisation.