Piano Teachers
Meet our exceptional piano instructors, each bringing a wealth of expertise and a passion for teaching.
Kelly Pearson
Kelly’s teaching philosophy is straightforward: piano lessons should be fun AND provide skills for a lifetime. Her students patriate in recitals, the Arizona Study Program, and use technology throughout their lessons. Her positive attitude and genuine love for music create a welcoming environment for students of all ages and abilities.
Kelly graduated Cum Laude from Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa with a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance and has been teaching piano since 2000 at The Music Store. She is an active member of several professional teaching organizations, including the following: East, Valley Music Teachers Association, Arizona State Music Teachers Association, and the Music Teachers National Association. Her teaching philosophy centers around the idea that piano lessons should not only be fun, but should also provide the skills necessary to play piano for a lifetime. Her students participate in recitals, the Arizona Study Program, and utilize technology in the lessons. Kelly’s love of music and positive attitude provides a welcome learning environment for students of all ages and abilities.
Rates: $130 per month (One 30-minute lesson each week)
Lesson Days: Wednesday, Saturday
Instruments Taught: Piano
Tom Young
Berklee School of Music graduate. That says something right there.
Tom’s spent the pas 20 years working as a soloist, band leader, theater conductor, studio musician, teacher, and composer. Quite the diverse career path.
Teaches jazz, classical, and popular styles using the Tik-A-Tee music method — “Blending Tradition with Innovation.” His approach bridges what works from classical pedagogy with modern techniques.
Tom is a graduate of the renowned Berklee School of Music. For the past 20 years, he has enjoyed a diverse career as a soloist, band leader, theater conductor, studio musician, music teacher, and composer. Tom teaches Jazz, Classical, and Popular styles. He uses the TEY music method for instruction “Blending Tradition with Innovation”.
Rates: Contact for rates
Lesson Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Instruments Taught: Piano, Flute, Saxophone
Kelly Pearson
Kelly’s teaching philosophy is straightforward: piano lessons should be fun AND provide skills for a lifetime. Her students patriate in recitals, the Arizona Study Program, and use technology throughout their lessons. Her positive attitude and genuine love for music create a welcoming environment for students of all ages and abilities.
Tom Young
Berklee School of Music graduate. That says something right there.
Tom’s spent the pas 20 years working as a soloist, band leader, theater conductor, studio musician, teacher, and composer. Quite the diverse career path.
Teaches jazz, classical, and popular styles using the Tik-A-Tee music method — “Blending Tradition with Innovation.” His approach bridges what works from classical pedagogy with modern techniques.
Kelly graduated Cum Laude from Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa with a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance and has been teaching piano since 2000 at The Music Store. She is an active member of several professional teaching organizations, including the following: East, Valley Music Teachers Association, Arizona State Music Teachers Association, and the Music Teachers National Association. Her teaching philosophy centers around the idea that piano lessons should not only be fun, but should also provide the skills necessary to play piano for a lifetime. Her students participate in recitals, the Arizona Study Program, and utilize technology in the lessons. Kelly’s love of music and positive attitude provides a welcome learning environment for students of all ages and abilities.
Rates: $130 per month (One 30-minute lesson each week)
Lesson Days: Wednesday, Saturday
Instruments Taught: Piano
Tom is a graduate of the renowned Berklee School of Music. For the past 20 years, he has enjoyed a diverse career as a soloist, band leader, theater conductor, studio musician, music teacher, and composer. Tom teaches Jazz, Classical, and Popular styles. He uses the TEY music method for instruction “Blending Tradition with Innovation”.
Rates: Contact for rates
Lesson Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Instruments Taught: Piano, Flute, Saxophone
Ryley Taylor
Currently teaches in Arizona Public Schools and performs on the side — gigs and church performances keep her active as a musician.
She wants students to use music as a vehicle for self-discovery and expression. Her goal? Give them confidence through realizing their potential.
● Over 13 years teaching public school music
● 15+ years of private lessons
Ryley is a 2007 graduate from Point Loma Nazarene University, who holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education followed by a Masters of Arts in Education from Chapman University earned in 2012. She has been teaching public school music for over 13 years and teaching private music lessons for over 15 years. She is currently teaching music in the Arizona public schools. Additionally, Ms. Taylor travels as a gig performer and performs at churches on the side. Ryley considers it a tremendous privilege to be in such a position to shape and mold the mind of a child, perhaps changing the course of lives forever. Her goal is to inspire her students to use music as a vehicle to delight, discover and express who they are as their very own individual person. She will seek to give them a unique confidence as their eyes are opened to their potential through the power of music. Ms. Taylor is primarily a strings and piano specialist, as well as plays and teaches the flute.
Rates: Contact for rates
Lesson Days: Monday, Saturday
Instruments Taught: Violin, Viola, Beginning Cello, Piano, Flute