Studio Location: Centralia
Home Telephone: (360) 736-8497
Address: 1323 Ham Hill Road, Centralia, WA 98531
Email: Joachim@qwestoffice.net

STUDIO INFORMATION
Instruments Taught: Piano
Teaching Level: Beginner through intermediate - children and adults.
Teaching Year: I generally follow the Centralia School District schedule.

LESSON INFORMATION
Studio Policy: Will be mailed upon request
Teaching Days: Monday through Thursday
Teaching Times: Afternoons and Evenings
Teaching Materials: Beginners start with the Robert Pace Approach which exposes student to all keys from their earliest lessons. Supplemental books and sheet music are provided in classical, gospel, contemporary, and jazz. Fun class times include games for review and reinforcement., music theory, ear training, music history and appreciation.
Student Piano: A nearly 100-year-old Werner upright; recital instrument is a grand piano.
Recitals: One holday sharing time, one spring recital, plus other opportunities through the Lewis County Music Teachers' Association such as adjudications and a ribbon festival.

TEACHER BIOGRAPHY
I began lessons at age 8 and accompanied many groups through Junior High and High School. I received an AA from Centralia college and later studied music at both Centralia and Central Washington University. I've played for congregational singing, choirs/contatas, and soloists at my church for almost 30 years, plus weddings and funerals, directed children's choirs/musicals, and sang in many choirs and ensembles.

PERSONAL STATEMENT: I have homeschooled my three children for 16 years which I believe gives me special insight into how children learn (and plenty of patience to teach!). After teaching my own children piano and contemplating what to pursue after my children were educated, I felt led to open my own studio where I can continue to teach children in an area that has brought so much delight and fulfillment in my own life.