Winston Salem (27104) Wake Forest area (27109) Piano Lessons

Ms. Shandra Love can provide piano lessons/consultations in your home in Winston-Salem (27101, 27103, 27104, 27106, 27109, 27127) Wake Forest (27109), Clemmons (27012), Salisbury, Charlotte, and Concord.  Ms. Love received an MM degree in piano pedagogy and performance from George Mason University and studied with Dr. Anna Balakerskaia from the Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg State Conservatory.  Dr. Balakerskaia focused on the Russian piano method and was instrumental in developing Ms. Love's piano technique.  Ms. Love also studied with Dr. Andrey Kasparov from the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory.  Currently Dr. Kasparov teaches at Old Dominion University.  Dr. Kasparov was also instrumental in developing Ms. Love's piano technique and is himself a master piano technician.  Dr. Julie Hahn, a graduate of Peabody Institute- John Hopkins University, also had a profound effect on Ms. Love's piano technique.

The piano training at George Mason was quite intense! Ms. Love was required to take two separate piano accompaniment courses for vocalists and instrumentalists.  In the vocal accompaniment course,  Ms. Love was required to transpose Italian art songs into multiple keys on sight.  

Ms. Love is also adept in the Russian piano method and skilled in injury preventive technique.  She received a second MM degree in injury preventive technique from Salem College where she studied with the renowned Dr. Barbara Lister-Sink.  Ms. Love learned about the muscle groups involved in playing piano and and now incorporates biomechanically efficient muscle use in her piano teaching.  This sets her apart from other piano teachers in the area who do not have injury preventive training.  Learning to use your entire body when playing is crucial for effective piano technique.  Again, when I teach, I incorporate all of the above in my piano teaching.  It is not coming from a template-Its coming from my 22 years of piano teaching, education and training.

The piano lesson can focus on repertoire and/or technique.  Learn the secrets to some of the world's greatest pianists like Vladimir Horowitz and Yuja Wang.   This is not based upon a template.  My technical regimen to achieving superb technique is based upon 22 years of teaching piano.  I use a wealth of technique books that are included in your one hour lesson fee.   I am a traveling piano teacher, so rates will be slightly higher than someone teaching out of their home.

Ms. Love has an in-depth technical regimen for achieving technical prowess at the piano.  The piano lesson/consultation will include a wealth of technique and etude books valued over $100.