Online piano lessons or in-person at my studio

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Even though I teach piano lessons for beginners through advanced from preschool piano lessons thru adult piano lessons, I specialize in piano lessons for kids and absolutely love it!  It has been proven that students who begin piano lessons at an early age develop faster than those who begin later in life. From all the courses that I taught from pre-school to high school, I have selected the two most successful and popular courses for online piano lessons and in-person private piano lessons in Happy Valley, and Clackamas, OR.

1. Music for Little Mozart's is a comprehensive course providing piano lessons for kids and develops singing and Rhythm Band skills as well. I've specifically chosen this course because of my experience in teaching music to 3-6-year-olds during my time at Cornerstone Christian Academy. I found the little ones interact really well with the puppets I used while teaching musical concepts. This piano course centers around the adventures of Beethoven Bear and Mozart Mouse as they learn music, read music and learn how to play the piano. Kids identify with them and learn faster by having fun!

2. My First Piano Adventure: This course for pre-reading students, introduces elementary music theory and technique and easy piano lessons with engaging songs and games. They learn how to play the piano with outstanding recorded orchestration and vocals and learn music when they listen, sing, clap, and move to their piano music and finally play with the CD. Because every child is different, I carefully select the course that would fit them perfectly. My policy is that kids who are having fun learn to play the piano faster and better!

Exciting Fun!

 The variety of activities at Catharina's piano lessons in Happy Valley, OR/Clackamas, OR keeps the little ones attentive and excited and before they realize it the lesson is over and they have learned to read notes, time signatures, dynamics, intervals, rests and much more and play yet another new song on the piano! I love to take them from piano lessons for beginners right to advanced and follow them through their school career. Whether they do online piano lessons or come to my studio they enjoy learning music.

• Play piano & Read music
  Sing & play with a CD
  Puppets, Stuffed animals, & Gerry Giraffe
  Games
  Flashcards
  Rhythm Band
  Color & Theory
  Public Address training
  Sing with Microphone 
  Recitals!

Before Recitals,  Clackamas  piano lessons students will:
- rehearse their piano performance songs
- learn how to address an audience professionally 
- learn microphone techniques if they choose to sing. 
I advise my parents to keep piano practices short and consistent. A fun practice schedule with reward stamps may be used and after a while, practices will automatically become longer.
At the end of this course, students are able to play piano, read music, perform in public on the piano, and some sing and play the piano simultaneously. 

At Catharina's Clackamas piano lessons in Clackamas, OR/piano lessons in Happy Valley, OR, I teach the entire piano syllabus as presented in most piano methods but prefer using the Faber Method: piano lessons for beginners - advanced. This method is excellent for online piano lessons as well as in-person private piano lessons for children and older beginners. Features that contribute to the tremendous educational success of this method are a step-by-step approach with a constant review, a wide range of styles in the teaching material, and a sense of adventure brought about through creative activities. 

There are 5 levels and a wide choice of books for each level: Lesson, Technique, Theory, Pop, Disney, Jazz, Hymns, and more. In addition to this we drill:
- Scales, chords, arpeggios, inversions, and Hannon piano exercises.

Our 3 children have been taking piano lessons from teacher Cathy for over 5 years. Cathy is always very supportive encouraging and patient with all of her students. Her lesson rewards and practice incentives are great motivators. Every improvement large or small is met with praise. Quite often Teacher Cathy states that she loves what she does and that she has the best job in the world. She genuinely loves what she does and it shows! Teacher Cathy is a very special teacher and a wonderful person."  parent Cheryl Johnson. 

 Adults, seniors, and teens enjoy Alfred's and Faber's course for adult piano lessons, one of the two most popular and successful courses because it's chord-based and designed for busy adults wanting to learn to play the piano quickly. Whether you are a beginner or want to return to the piano, you'll find these courses easy to understand and soon enjoy playing a variety of styles like classics, pop, ragtime, blues, gospel, folk, and Christmas music.  In addition to these courses, I offer a variety of materials for Clackamas Piano Lessons students to explore or they may bring their piano music. Our piano lessons are very relaxed, and students set their own learning pace. I  love private piano lessons for adults and seniors, at my studio or online. It is so rewarding to see the progress everyone makes, and we enjoy quite a few good laughs during the lesson.  Learn how to play the piano; it is fun at my studio in Clackamas Or/piano lessons in Happy Valley, OR. 

 Upon completion of their courses, students at Catharina's piano lessons in Clackamas and Happy Valley, OR, continue to master an authentic repertoire of Classical, Baroque, Romantic, Impressionistic, New Age, Pop, Blues, etc. piano music. They may also choose to explore songwriting, improvising, and keyboard lessons.

Alfred's piano lessons for beginners to advanced is an excellent course in preparing students to play chord piano by ear. As a professional musician, I arranged many songs and performed on piano and keyboards at numerous venues.  In-person and online piano students learn how to play piano by ear. They play chord piano by learning various chords and rhythm patterns for all styles from classical to rock and everything in between. Over time they apply this skill to enhance their creativity in improvising on the piano and writing songs.