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Music has been an important
tradition in Stephanie's family for several generations. Her
father began teaching her to play the piano when she was 2 years
old, then turned her over to another teacher when she turned 5.
After graduating high school with several music and vocal
awards, Stephanie enrolled in many collegiate-level music
education courses, including Music History, Italian and English
Diction, Aral and Written Theory, Music Education, Voice, and
Convocation. Some of these classes included the study of several
teaching methods and many observation hours within a classroom
setting. Through these classes, as well as religion-based
functions, Stephanie has gained valuable teaching experience by
giving presentations on music education to students of various
age groups. During her studies at the University of Wyoming, she
compiled a short music portfolio and listening log which are
available for interested students and parents to view.
Most of Stephanie's piano knowledge comes from may hours of
playing and teaching friends and family basic piano concepts.
During her fifteen years of piano experience, she's played
professionally for many church choirs, both inside and outside
her own religion. Stephanie has spent many hours as the pianist
for a dinner-theatre melodrama during Frontier Days in Cheyenne,
Wyoming. Since then, numerous individuals and groups have asked
that she accompany them during reversals, vocal festivals,
church solos, and auditions. She's also had three year's
experience as a jazz band pianist.
Stephanie prefers to teach from the Bastian Piano Basics Course,
though she's become familiar with several other Courses, and is
willing to discuss with each student the series which would best
benefit his individual needs.
Teaching piano lessons privately is a new venture for Stephanie,
and she's certain that her musical background, as well as her
experience in teaching children of all ages in many various
religious classes, will be great assets to her students.
Stephanie takes music very seriously, and attributes her musical
talent first to the Lord, and then to the many wonderful
teachers and family members who cultivated and developed a love
of music in their homes. She has undertaken piano lessons as a
way to share the love and power of music with others, and has
vowed that each student, while progressing at his own level,
will cherish the gift of understanding and sharing his own
musical talent. As the oldest of seven siblings, Stephanie has
always been comfortable around children, and has found that
teaching, especially young children and beginning pianists,
comes naturally. She looks forward to sharing her knowledge and
love of music with her students for many years to come.
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