If you’ve ever wanted to improve your musical abilities you’ve come to the right place. Private lessons can be a great next step for anyone seeking to grow as a musician. Each student brings something unique to the table and lessons are designed to reflect individual needs. Students will learn every week how to strengthen weak areas, encourage good habits, cultivate creativity, and develop individual expression.

Although I am comfortable teaching a wide variety of ages, I now specialize in certain age age groups. I accept piano students between the ages of 5-18 and voice students between the ages of 10-18.

The “right” age to start private lessons varies widely with each individual child. I am able to determine if a student is ready for private lessons after just a few sessions together, or if they would be better off waiting another 6-12 months before continuing with lessons.

Teaching hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 2-6, and Friday from 2-5. The studio is open for lessons 40 weeks during the year. Check out the studio calendar to see all the weeks lessons are available. Students can sign up for 45 minute or 60 minute weekly lessons depending on age, ability, and preference.

Lessons operate on a monthly tuition flat rate model, due each month by the 7th at 6 PM. Cash, credit/debit card, ACH transfer, and checks made out to Trupiano Studios LLC are all accepted forms of payment.

Students receive discounts for taking longer lessons, paying with cash, and referring new students. Check out the Studio Policies for more details.

Piano students will need to have a way to practice between lessons which means having regular access to a piano. For beginning students, a keyboard is fine to start with - something with at least 61 keys and weighted action is ideal.

Voice students have the advantage of constant access to their instrument, but will need something to record exercises during lessons and to practice with at home, like a handheld digital recorder or the Voice Memos app for iPhone.

You can find some of my recommended resources for students here. The cost of new books and sheet music is included in tuition, saving each student between approximately $35-100 per year.

Once a month, students have the opportunity to come together in small groups for a workshop in which they play music theory games, practice performing for an audience, develop critical thinking skills through peer feedback, and build a feeling of community within the studio.

Piano students are eligible for workshops once they have built a good technical foundation and have a piece at least 16 measures long performance-ready. Vocal students are eligible for workshops when they have taken at least 2 months of lessons and are in 6th-12th grade. Workshops are available to students September-May. The cost for workshops is also included in tuition.

Throughout the year, there are various in-house contests where students can compete to win gift cards, tuition discounts, and other prizes. Tuition includes several performance opportunities throughout the year and students are encouraged to collaborate on duets for recitals and perform original works.

Students also have access to summer camp activities in June, and can sign up for additional Summer Enrichment Courses in June and August to work on supplemental skills they may be interested in, including songwriting, music notation, and learning how to use a digital audio workstation.

I get it - summer is busy! I’ve spent years figuring out solutions designed to help students enjoy time off with their families, experience fun musical learning outside of our regular weekly lesson model, and not have to worry about being penalized for traveling or forgetting to practice during the summer months.

June tuition is different from the remaining months of the year, and provides an all-access to pass to everything going on in the studio during the month. This includes regular weekly lessons up to the annual June recital, participation in the recital, and the ability to sign up for summer camp activities. In July, the studio is closed - no tuition payment, no lessons. Regular tuition and lesson schedule resume in August.

Nope! All students learn classical/traditional technique and work on pieces in classical styles but we also study many other styles so that students can experience new genres and expand their musical horizons.

In addition to art songs, folk songs, classic Broadway, and foreign language, vocal students also work on commercial Broadway, jazz, Contemporary Christian Music, pop, and any other contemporary styles they’re interested in singing.

Piano students learn works from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary eras, as well as pop arrangements, lead sheets, film scores, self-accompaniment, and wherever else their musical interests take them.

Only if you want to get better! There are about 10,000 minutes in a week which means only 4-6% of a student’s time is spent working on music in lessons. The more you put into your music education, the more you’ll get out of it. Parents often play a very important role in helping younger students develop good practice habits. We’ll work together to figure out a reasonable and achievable practice schedule that works for you. Once you build some momentum with practicing and see the results of your hard work paying off, you won’t want to stop!

Performing is never required of students, but once you’ve got a few things under your belt why wouldn’t you want to? Performing is an extremely valuable component of musical education and can be such a rewarding way to share the joy of music and celebrate your progress with the people who support you the most. Students have the opportunity to perform several times each year in various venues and formats, including a formal recital every June.