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.
Donna enjoys giving her students the experience of ensemble work, often accompanying their piano-playing on guitar.
