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THE FOLLOWING RPTA TEACHERS ARE CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW STUDENTS.  PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS MAY INQUIRE BY EMAIL OR PHONE.

27603 - 27612

 

27603

 

Medea Kiknadze-Toumadjanov

itoumadjanov@yahoo.com

919-744-8865

Openings available for Beginner - Advanced students. 

 

 27604

 

Marilyn Brown

marilynbrownpiano@gmail.com

919-876-3388

Located off Buffaloe Rd. in North Raleigh. Piano instruction for all ages. Beginners to Advanced levels. 

 

Jennifer Henderson

doremiraleigh@nc.rr.com
www.do-re-mi-raleigh.com

919-624-2082 
Piano and Voice instruction for all ages. Located near Capital Blvd at I440.

Susan Riggs

susan@silentresonance.com
www.riggsmusic.com

919-630-6075 

www.raleighmusicacademy.com

I teach at Raleigh Music Academy on Hargrove Rd. off of Millbrook Rd. (just around the corner from Burrage). I have a BM in piano from NCGreensboro, and a voice minor. I have been teaching for 20 years. I teach all levels up to college entrance.  I have young and older students as well. I teach a classical background, but I also teach students who are not as interested in theory and reading, and wish to study ear training and chord sheets.  I teach popular voice as well.

 

Kathleen Vockeroth

kvock@bellsouth.net

Piano instruction for all ages, including Adults.  Located near Capital Blvd, between I440 and I540.

 

Marie Willett, NCTM

mewsicats@aol.com

919-875-2402

3 seniors graduated this year, so 3 openings are now available.  Call or email soon to get personal piano lessons scheduled for the fall semester.   Located less than 15 minutes from anywhere in Raleigh – just off Capital Blvd, 2 miles from  I-440; 3 miles from I-540.

 

27606

 

Sarah Brooks
teacher@peacefulpianostudio.com

http://peacefulpianostudio.ipage.com/
919-607-9488
Currently accepting piano students of all ages and levels. Experienced educator specializing in lessons designed for each individual's musical tastes and goals. Very convenient to Southwest Raleigh, Cary Crossroads, and the Gorman St. exit off I-40. 

 

27607

 

Julie Gorka

practicealot@gmail.com

4 years old and up; I have taught at all levels from early Beginner to Advanced (29 years experience); near Cameron Village. Specialty: Suzuki piano

 

Carole_Nicholson,_NCTM

carolenick2@aol.com

Piano instruction for adult students, Beginning - Advanced.  Located near intersection of Wade Avenue and Ridge Road.

 

27610

 

Machiko Saegusa-Cole

machikoscole@gmail.com

919-449-2653
Convenient location off of 440 and 540 on New Bern Ave. Piano instruction for Beginner to Advanced levels, 5yrs and up. Adult students are welcome!

27612

  

Fran Bishop Brar

franbishop18@yahoo.com

919-544-9584

MA in Music Education, 35 years of experience, travel to students’ homes around Crabtree Valley Mall.

 

Susan Burnette

slbmusic@nc.rr.com

Elementary through high school students welcome.  Located near Lynn Road Elementary School in North Raleigh.

 

Jamie Cox

jamieccox@gmail.com

919-259-6450

Openings for Beginners to early Advanced. All ages, 6 - adult, are welcome. Located in Raleigh near Crabtree Valley Mall area.

 

Joyce M. Gibson

jjg6541@bellsouth.net

919-785-3103

Accepting students ages 7 to Adult. Located at Duraleigh and Edwards Mill Rds.

 

Donna Naeser

donna_naeser@yahoo.com
919-215-2564
The Singing Keyboard Piano Studio
Immediate openings for students ages 5 to Adult; Beginners to Advanced. Located off of Leadmine Road between Millbrook and Lynn Rds.  Looking for students who are excited about playing for the rest of their lives.

 

PianoRAMA

Bonnie Walker

bnnwlker@bellsouth.net

919-781-3220

www.pianoramanc.com

5121 Hollyridge Dr., Ste 100

PianoRAMA has six teachers on staff.  We teach group and private piano, guitar, and voice. Ages 5 - Adult.

27613 - 27695

 

27613

 

Tina Lyons-Bowman

iknowiam@nc.rr.com

919-413-8131

Near Leesville Rd./ 540 intersection.
Ages 6 - Adult. Beginners welcome.

 

Debra Heath

debraheathpiano@yahoo.com

919-607-4099

Beginners to early Advanced. Located north of 540.  

 

Judi Kochik

MommaFROG15@aol.com

919-846-0630

NW Raleigh between Leesville Rd. and Hwy. 98. Now accepting Beginning, Intermediate, and early Advanced piano students, ages 6 to adult. Over 20 years of private and classroom teaching. I hold a current NC license for music education K-12, and am a member of the RPTA, NCMTA, and the Naitonal Guild of Piano Teachers. Please write or call to receive a studio information letter or to set up an interview.

 

27614

    

Regina'siAllegroiMusiciStudio

info@glitterpearls.com

www.glitterpearls.com

A few openings at Allegro Piano Studio in North Raleigh. All ages and levels/both Beginners through Advanced students -WELCOME!

 

Pamela Tsai

tsaipiano@bellsouth.net

Elementary school age through Adult students welcome, all levels. North Raleigh area, north of 540.

 

27615

 

Dottie Buster, NCTM

dottie.buster@gmail.com

919-847-0202
Piano instruction for ages 5 through Adult, all levels. Located in North Raleigh (Stonehenge neighborhood). Bachelor of Music Degree from Meredith College. Nationally Certified Music Teacher.

 

Brenda Fernandez
Bfernandez61@gmail.com

919-818-0910
Openings for piano students from 1st grade through Adult, all levels. Located in North Raleigh between Six Forks and Falls of Neuse.
Bachelor of Music Degree from Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and Master of Music Degree from Manhattan School of Music.

 

Marcia Gandolph

marcia_gandolph@yahoo.com

Openings for 4 year olds and up. I teach a combination of traditional and Suzuki piano.  Located near Strickland and Six Forks Rds.

 

Constance_Jessup,_NCTM

jjessup@nc.rr.com

919-847-7456

Piano: all ages. Voice: Classical, Musical Theater & Opera. AUDITION REQUIRED. "Focus on a Foundation that will last a lifetime." Oberlin Conservatory Grad; Westminster Choir College; Years of Performing & Teaching Experience. Located near 540 & Six Forks. Openings for piano lessons this summer, voice and piano openings in the fall.

 

LegatoiTechniquesiMusiciStudio

legatotechniques@yahoo.com

919-665-6864

http://legatotechniques.musicteachersonline.org/

Openings for private piano and guitar lessons ages 6 - Adult.  Preschool group classes for ages 4-6.  Located in North Raleigh, Litchford Rd. area.

 

TheiMusiciansiLearningiCenter

melissa@themusicianslearningcenter.com

919-845-6770

www.themusicianslearningcenter.com

Piano lessons for all ages, 4 - Adult, are currently available. Check our website or call for more information. We also offer lessons in flute, clarinet, saxophone, and guitar. We are conveniently located off of Six Forks Rd. in North Raleigh.

 

S.K.Y. Woo

skywoo@nc.rr.com

919-847-9994

Piano lessons for ages 6 to Adult; Beginner through Intermediate levels.

 

Holly Zendels, NCTM

hmzendels@bellsouth.net

919-846-7013

All ages, Beginner to Advanced levels. Certified piano teacher.

 

27616

 

Karen Shankle

karen.shankle@gmail.com

919-986-0588

www.karenshankle.com

Now accepting enthusiastic students, ages 7 and up, who are ready to enjoy playing the piano! Lessons are held in my home studio located near Harris Creek Elementary and convenient to 540 and Buffaloe Rd. Please see the website for further details and call to speak to me personally. 

 

 27695

 

Olga Kleiankina, DMA

olga_kleiankina@ncsu.edu

919-515-8282
Assistant Professor of Piano
North Carolina State University
Price Music Center
Campus Box 7311
Raleigh, NC 27695

NEIGHBOR CITIES

 

27502

    

Sue Hyunsoo An

pianistlhs@yahoo.com

7 yrs old  to Adult.  Openings available for Beginner through Advanced students.  Near 55 and 64 (Apex).  I hold lessons at either the student's house or my studio, whichever the students prefer.  Current commutable area: Cary, Apex, Raleigh, and Chapel hill. 9 years of teaching experience.

 

Julie Coda

juliecoda@yahoo.com

919.-610-9159

Openings for Beginners to early Advanced students.  All ages are welcome, ages 5 to Adult.  Located in Apex near the Beaver Creek shopping center.

 

Jordan Academy for the Performing Arts

cwok1975@gmail.com

919- 303-1613

http://www.jordanchurchnc.org/about/academy

The Jordan Academy for the Performing Arts, a new community music school in Apex, has openings for private piano students of all ages, abilities, and skill levels. Tuition is competitive and scholarships are available. The Jordan Academy is located in the Apex Professional Park, across from Beaver Creek Commons, near the intersection of US Hwy 64 and NC 55.

 

27511

 

Charity Daniel

ClassicClavier@yahoo.com

919-332-1631
Openings available for Beginner through Advanced students. Lessons are near Crossroads at the intersection of 440/US1/US64.

 

Kellis Dryer

919-605-7508

www.kellispiano.com

I offer piano instruction to students of all levels.  I have a degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy and have been teaching since 1988.

 

27513

 

William Pruett, DM

wm.pruett@gmail.com

(919) 215-0934

http://ThePianoCoach.blogspot.com

Convenient location near SAS, RTP, and downtown Cary. Campbell University Faculty; Cary School of Music Faculty; DM, Indiana University; MM, UNC at Chapel Hill. Piano lessons for beginners to advanced level ages 5 and up, adults welcome! Also available: instruction in music theory, composition, finale, and electronic music. See my blog at: http://ThePianoCoach.blogspot.com

 

27516

    

Akiko Yamazaki

YamazakiPianoStudio@gmail.com

919-360-8949

www.akikoyamazaki.musicteachershelper.com
Openings for Intermediate and Advanced students. M.M. in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from Northwestern University.

 

27518

    

Welkin Yang

welkinyang@yahoo.com

Graduate of University of Texas at Austin. Accepting piano students of all levels. Located in the Lochmere area of Cary.

 

27519

    

Florence Ko

florenceko6@yahoo.com

A few openings. Prefer Intermediate - Advanced levels. 106 Haley House Ln., Cary.
 

27520

 

Neighborhood Academy of Music
Dr. Christine Rogers

neighborhoodmusic@embarqmail.com

Neighborhood Academy of Music has 15 piano teachers and accepts students of all ages and playing experience. Neighborhood Academy also offers voice, guitar, drums, woodwinds, brasses, strings, homeschool classes, music therapy, and Kindermusik. Opportunities for ensemble playing for intermediate through advanced performers. Located in Clayton near the new Hwy. 70 bypass and no more than 25 minutes from most homes in Raleigh.

 

27626

Chrissy Ricker

cdcain@gmail.com

Masters degree in piano from Meredith College. Home studio near Fuquay and Holly Springs. Lessons for ages 5 to adult, all skill levels welcome.

 

27529 & In-Home

 

Brad Hunnicutt

bradley@shawu.edu

Piano instruction ages 4 - Adult.  Also offering composition, theory, and sightsinging to teenagers preparing for college.  M.M. Piano Performance and Pedagogy, Oklahoma University. Ph.D. in music theory, University of Wisconsin, Madison. 

 

27539

    

Heather Byrum

heatherspianolessons@yahoo.com

919-342-4091
B.A. in Music Education & Piano with K-12 music certification.  Ages 7 and up welcome for Beginner, Intermediate, and early Advanced private piano lessons with music theory instruction. Convenient to Lake Wheeler or Westlake Schools.

   

Ginny Holthausen

holthausen@juno.com

919-779-0014 or 919-622-2060

Openings for Beginners to early Advanced.  Ages 7 to Adult students welcomed. Over 25 years experience with Bachelor of Music from Meredith College. Located near the intersection of Ten Ten and Graham Newton Rds and close to the West Lake schools and Middle Creek High School.

 

27540

 

Morgan Butzow

mbutzow@nc.rr.com

919-539-8219

Home studio in Holly Springs. Beginners to Advanced. Ages 6 - Adult.

 

Margaret Fontiveros

mfontiv@yahoo.com

www.mfmusicstudio.com

Openings for Beginning piano students ages 5 - Adult and voice students ages 14 - Adult.  Certified music teacher with over 10 years experience! Weekly sessions in my home studio located in Holly Springs. $25 per 30 minute private lesson / $45 per 1 hour private lesson.  Discounts for siblings and parents of students.

 

27545

 

Sigrid Meyer

919-637-3271

803 Howdenshire Run

Knightdale, NC 27545

All ages and levels welcome!

 

Fay Ward

fay_ward@ncsu.edu

Lessons for students of all ages. Located in Planter's Walk, Knightdale.

 

27549

 

Anne Scoggin

avscoggin@aol.com

919-496-3758

Located in Louisburg, convenient to Youngsville, Wake Forest, and Henderson. Piano instruction for Beginners through Advanced levels.  Experienced, certified teacher with Masters Degree in Performance and Pedagogy.  

 

27587

 

Jeanine Skinner

drskinner@musicacademysouth.com

919-556-6151

Offering piano, voice, guitar, violin, flute, brass, woodwind, and drums at Music Academy South. 1241 S Main Street, Wake Forest, NC.

 

27713

  

Xiulan Feng

nancy.foley@gmail.com

919-321-2122

Openings for private piano and Pipa (Lute) lessons for Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced levels.

  

Kerry Henry

kerryhenryps@nc.rr.com

Private piano instruction for Beginners through Advanced levels, elementary through high school, and Adults. All Steinway pianos. Easy access off I.40 from Raleigh/Cary, Durham/Chapel Hill, Hillsborough.

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