Keyboard Lessons on the
Main Line and Delaware County
Main Line School Voted “Best Music and Dance Studio“
by the Main Line Times and News of Delaware County
Main Line School of Music and Dance Keyboard Lessons
If you are looking for fun, educational, and inspiring keyboard lessons from top-notch teachers, you don’t have to look any further. Since 1988, the Main Line School of Music and Dance has helped thousands of students of all ages and all levels how to play keyboards and piano.
Testimonial
Our music teacher at Main Line Music School has been a teacher, friend, and mentor to my boys for several years. He has demonstrated in many ways his exceptional aptitude in music. This talent allowed my children not only to learn how to play a musical instrument, but to love and appreciate the joy that having such knowledge could bring. Being a teacher myself, I can recognize and admire when a teacher ‘connects’ with his students. This school hires teachers that clearly communicate this. Throughout the years, the school has had a tremendous impact on my boys. They have grown to become fully rounded young men. My older son is a junior at the University of Pennsylvania and younger is a junior at St. Joe’s Prep. Each plays the keyboard and piano respectively. When they play together, they make a beautiful duo, which fills our home with music. I am grateful to the Main Line School because they have touched our lives in such a special way. I highly recommend the expert staff of Main Line Music and Dance for your child. You will not be disappointed.
-Mrs. Paula Bonavitacola, B.S., M.S. (Teacher at St. John Neumann)
Our Recipe For Your Success
Part of our recipe for helping you achieve success playing the keyboard is that we utilize proven methods of study to maximize your progress. This makes the learning curve for you as short as possible and helps to facilitate a much faster progression for you on the keyboard. Our approach to keyboards helps to create a fun, balanced musical experience for you while creating an environment that fosters well-rounded musicianship. Additionally, we introduce a wide variety of keyboard topics into your keyboard lessons that include scales, reading, theory, repertoire, improvisation and a myriad of other topics that will pique your interest. Whether you want to play rock music like your favorite artists, pop styles, jazz or classical repertoire, we will teach you the keyboard skills that you can apply to any style of music. We will also match you up with the keyboard teacher that is perfect for you. Keyboard lessons are provided in our Ardmore location, our Springfield location, or in the convenience of your own home.
Our Keyboard Teachers
The Main Line staff of keyboard instructors have earned music degrees from universities, are very patient with their students, and have extensive performance experience. Many of our keyboard instructors even have a Master’s degree or a Ph.D., but most importantly, our instructors vary their teaching methods to match your individual learning style. Main Line Music School keyboard teachers are youthful, fun and will engage you with material that is both interesting and exciting while tempering it with the necessary amount of structure. Additionally, you get to select your own repertoire so you can learn the songs that inspire you. Our keyboard instructors combine a mixture of teaching you how to read music while also teaching you how to incorporate your ear so you can hear and recognize notes and melodies. Our Main Line and Delaware County keyboard lessons are all private one-on-one instruction and lessons are available for thirty (30) minute, forty-five (45) minute or sixty (60) minute sessions.
Beginner Keyboard Lessons
Many of our keyboard students start as beginners. You will find that all of our keyboard and piano teachers are familiar with classical music as well as popular music, blues and jazz. If you are not sure what styles of music you want to study, we can help you decide by exposing you to the different genres of music. You will be able to apply the keyboard skills that you will learn to any style of music that interests you. With diligent, daily practice on your part, we guarantee that you will be able to play at least one song on the keyboard within the first few months of your lessons. However, many of our keyboard students do learn a lot more than one song. You will learn basic chords, scales and beginning rhythm techniques to help you move to the intermediate and advanced levels of the keyboard.
Intermediate to Advanced Keyboard Lessons
The Main Line School has some fabulous keyboard teachers that will help you achieve your musical goals. As an intermediate to advanced student of the keyboards, you will learn soloing techniques, improvisation, advanced chords, arpeggios and a host of other fun techniques. Most importantly, you will learn how music works and gain a much greater understanding about how songs are composed on the keyboard. Studying key signatures, how scales fit over chords, and the theory behind songwriting is paramount to your success on the keyboard.
Performance Opportunities
We offer you a minimum of two performance opportunities each year at our music showcases. Students perform on a variety of instruments including the keyboard, piano, voice, woodwinds, electric, acoustic, bass, drums and strings. Performers also range from beginner to advanced abilities. Some of the benefits that you get from performing the keyboard in the showcase include:
- Performing in front of an audience builds confidence.
- An opportunity to apply the knowledge that you have learned in your lessons.
- Setting a goal to master and play a piece of music in front of an audience.
- Performing in front of an audience is fun!
Playing With Other Musicians
One of the most rewarding aspects of learning the keyboard is that you will be capable of performing solo, or playing with another group of musicians. Our keyboard and piano teachers will help you develop the skills that will facilitate your ability to play your favorite songs by yourself or with other musicians. We will help you develop skills that will enable you to enjoy the keyboard for a lifetime.
The Main Line Advantage
Since 1988, we have helped thousands of students learn to play the keyboard. From experience, we know what is effective and what is not effective. We pride ourselves on the fact that we cater to each student’s needs, not only with top rate keyboard instruction, but with excellent customer service. Our full time office staff takes care of all the scheduling, billing and other questions that you might have. This allows our teachers to concentrate 100% on teaching lessons. They do not have to use valuable lesson time to do scheduling and collect tuition.
Ardmore Location (610-658-5284)
692 Pont Reading Road
Ardmore, PA 19003
(down the street from Chestnutwold Elementary School)
This location is in Ardmore, but is also convenient to Bala Cynwyd, Broomall, Bryn Mawr,Gladwyne, Havertown, Lower Merion, Narberth (Penn Valley) and Wynnewood.
Springfield Location (610-658-5284)
353 Baltimore Pike (2nd floor)
Springfield, PA 19064
(next to Chuck. E Cheese)
This location is in Springfield, but it is also convenient to
Drexel Hill, Media, Lansdowne, Secane and Swarthmore.
In-Home Keyboard Lessons (610-658-5284)
These Main Line, Delaware County and Montgomery County keyboard lessons are given in the convenience of your own home.
Why Choose Us For Keyboard Lessons?
- You will learn in a fun, low-pressure environment.
- Our keyboard teachers are entertaining, youthful and patient.
- Your keyboard lessons are individualized to your particular learning style.
- You can choose to play classical, rock, pop, jazz or any style that interests you.
- You are invited to perform in two (2) showcases each year.
- You can get assistance outside of your lesson so you do not any lesson time.
Five Ways To Get The Most Out Of Your Keyboard Lessons
1. Insist On Private Lessons When Learning the Keyboards
Group lessons work well for preschool music programs, choruses and theory lessons. However, when learning how to play the keyboard, private lessons are far superior. In a private keyboard lesson, your teacher can focus all of their efforts on you and this allows you to learn at your own pace. Additionally, your keyboard teacher does not have to instruct a class at a certain level, but has the time and focus to work on your strengths and weaknesses. This is beneficial to your teacher because they don’t have to divide their attention between five or ten keyboard students at one time. With private keyboard lessons your teacher can help you be the best that you can be.
2. Help Your Child to Set Goals
Goal setting is one of the most important skills to develop in order to be successful on the keyboard (and life in general). To be effective, make your goals specific, measurable, and attainable. An example of setting a musical goal for yourself would be to play a particular scale at a certain speed or to have a certain number of songs memorized. Another goal might be to perform in a recital. Goals are always easier to achieve when you set a deadline for them. Try setting some goals of your own and watch your progress soar!
3. Make Practicing the Keyboard Easier
As with anything else in life, improving on the keyboard takes practice. One of the main problems with keyboard lessons can be the drudgery of practicing and the ensuing “fight” between parents and students to practice every day. Here are some ways to make practicing the keyboard easier:
- Time. Set the same time aside every day to practice your keyboard so that it becomes part of a routine or habit. This works particularly well for children. Generally speaking, the earlier in the day practicing your keyboard takes place, the fewer reminders are required by a parent to get their child to practice.
- Repetition.
We use this method quite often when setting practice schedules for beginner keyboard students. For a young child, twenty (20) or thirty (30) minutes seems like an eternity. Instead of setting a time frame, we use repetition. For example, practice this keyboard song four times every day, and this scale five times a day. A student no longer pays attention to the amount of time they are practicing their keyboard, but they do become aware that if they are on repetition three, they are almost finished.
- Rewards. This works very well for both children and adult students. Some adults reward themselves with a cappuccino after a successful week of practicing their keyboard. Parents can encourage children to practice by occasionally granting rewards for successful practicing. In our school, we reward young children for a successful week of practicing with stars and stickers on their work, but praise still tends to be the most coveted reward. There is no substitute for a job well done. We also must realize that we are all human and sometimes have a less than stellar week of practice. In this case there is always next week.
4. How Young is Too Young. Starting at the Right Age
Adults can start any instrument at any time. An adult’s success is based on how willing they are committed to practicing. We teach many beginner keyboard students in their sixties and their seventies. For children, starting the keyboard at the right age is a key element to their success. If a child starts keyboard lessons too soon, they may feel overwhelmed and frustrated and want to stop their lessons. The last thing that you want to do is to turn a child off to the keyboard because they had one unpleasant experience (which could have been prevented). Sometimes if the child waits a year to start their keyboard lessons, frustrations may be avoided and progress may be much faster. The following are some guidelines we have found to be successful in determining how young a child can start taking music lessons on a particular instrument.
- Bassoon – age 10
- Cello – age 10
- Clarinet – age 8
- Drums – age 6
- Flute – age 7
- French Horn – age 10
- Guitar – age 7
- Keyboard– age 5
- Oboe – age 10
- Piano – age 5
- Saxophone – age 8
- Trombone – age 9
- Trumpet – age 8
- Tuba – teenage and older
- Violin – age 5
- Voice – age 5
5. How Much Should I Be Reading the Notes?
This is a very interesting topic. There are several different approaches to the study of the keyboards. Some involve pure note reading and rhythms, while others utilize the ability of the ear. The bottom line is how well you play the keyboard. This may be achieved by note reading, using the ear, or a mix of the two. If your keyboard teacher determines that you are a visual learner, an approach based heavily on note and rhythm reading with some ear training mixed in would work well. If your teacher determines that you are an aural (ear) learner, a program based heavily on ear playing tempered with some note and rhythm reading would be appropriate. The right frame of mind is crucial for optimal learning. Therefore, catering to your learning strengths will ensure that you get the most out of your keyboard lessons.
6. Bonus – Have Fun Playing the Keyboard!
Keyboard should be something that you enjoy for a lifetime. Try not to put unrealistic expectations on yourself or your children to learn too quickly. Everyone learns at a different pace. The key is to be able to enjoy the journey.
Music Lessons (click below for the link)
- Bass Guitar Lessons
- Brass Lessons
- Drum Lessons
- Guitar Lessons
- In Home Lessons
- Keyboard Lessons
- Piano Lessons
- String Lessons
- Voice Lessons
- Woodwind Lessons
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Ardmore Location
692 Pont Reading Road
Ardmore, PA 19003
(next to John’s Sneakers)
610-658-5284
Springfield Location
353 Baltimore Pike (2nd floor)
Springfield, PA 19064
(next to Chuck E. Cheese)
610-658-5284
In Home Keyboard Lessons
These Main Line, Delaware County and Montgomery County
keyboard lessons are given in the convenience of your own home.
610-658-5284