Not well. Unpleasant environment. Unorganized approach. Took one lesson and concluded it was not for me.

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An update to my review from a year ago... After studying with Melanie Taylor for a year, I am very pleased with my progress. So pleased that although Melanie has relocated to Louisville, KY and I am located four hours away, I am continuing to study with her in-person and remotely. She is a gifted instructor and a talented musician (check out her performance videos on YouTube).

Over the past year I have had the opportunity to observe Melanie with her child and adult students and she works equally well with both. She creates an exceptional learning environment - comfortable but challenging, woven with laughter, fun, and individualized teaching methods. Also she takes the time to expose her students to additional learning materials - I often receive emails from her with links to articles, performances, and online classes.

9/13 Review: I am very pleased with the quality instruction provided by Dr. Taylor of Taylor Piano Studio. I wish I had the opportunity to begin studying with Dr. Taylor as a child, as I am certain there would have been no limits to my advancement.
Dr. Taylor is highly educated and experienced in piano instruction and performance and those skills are evident in her planning and execution of each lesson.

A bit about me to give context to this review - I am an adult student who taught herself to read music and play basic songs - I am a beginner. I imagine the self-taught are a nightmare to piano teachers. But Dr. Taylor balanced my need to go back and properly learn basics (for example technique and a better way to read music) with my need to feel that I could play and quot;realand quot; songs and was progressing.

I interviewed several potential teachers before beginning my study with Dr. Taylor. I choose her for the following reasons - her professionalism, her individual approach to each student, her emphasis on technique in piano study, her thoughtful and enjoyable manner with students which creates an excellent learning environment, her common sense approach with adult students, and her performance skills.

A bit about technique - she is the only teacher I interviewed who insisted I start learning technique immediately. And after three months of study with her I understand why that is critical. After only 5 weeks with Dr. Taylor, friends and family began remarking my piano playing was significantly improved. This was in large part due to the techniques I learned in those weeks. Folks would say to me - and quot;I have heard you play that song before and now it sounds like music.and quot; I now have an understanding of the quality of sound that can be coaxed from this instrument.

A teacher with Dr. Taylor's qualifications and professionalism is a rare find. In summary, I give her my highest recommendation.

I am very pleased with the quality instruction provided by Dr. Taylor of Taylor Piano Studio. I wish I had the opportunity to begin studying with Dr. Taylor as a child, as I am certain there would have been no limits to my advancement.

Dr. Taylor is highly educationed and experienced in piano instruction and performance and those skills are evident in her planning and execution of each lesson.

A bit about me to give context to this review - I am an adult student who taught herself to read music and play basic songs - I am a beginner. I imagine the self-taught are a nightmare to piano teachers. But Dr. Taylor balanced my need to go back and properly learn basics (for example technique and a better way to read music) with my need to feel that I could play and quot;realand quot; songs and was progressing.

I interviewed several potential teachers before beginning my study with Dr. Taylor. I choose her for the following reasons - her professionalism, her individual approach to each student, her emphasis on technique in piano study, her thoughtful and enjoyable manner with students which creates an excellent learning enviornment, her common sense approach with adult students, and her performance skills.

A bit about techique - she is the only teacher I interviewed who insisted I start learning technique immediately. And after three months of study with her I understand why that is critical. After only 5 weeks with Dr. Taylor, friends and family began remarking my piano playing was significatly improved. This was in large part due to the techniques I learned in those weeks. Folks would say to me - and quot;I have heard you play that song befoe and now it sounds like music.and quot; I now have an understanding of the quality of sound that can be coaxed from this instrument.

A teacher with Dr. Taylor's qualifications and professionalism is a rare find. In summary, I give her my highest recommendation.

Melanie is a gifted and enthusiastic teacher, as well as an extremely accomplished musician. Her pedagogical knowledge and skill allowed her to discern the right teaching method to use with my 13-year-old daughter, who is learning far faster than I'd expected (with far less pain than I'd feared). My daughter was especially nervous about understanding theory and learning to read musical notation, but Melanie's instructional choices have made even this difficult bit of learning a great experience. Also notable is Melanie's willingness to adjust the tempo of her teaching to accommodate individual students alongside her commitment to challenge the. In addition, she has a real sense of play and fun in her work. She speaks joyfully about music, and engages her students in exploring various performances online, recording YouTube videos of students for families and friends, and sharing musical jokes. I recommend Melanie wholeheartedly!