Piano LessonsClick photos to view recital gallery (Photos: www.nicolekunzphotography.com) Learn to play the piano with your favorite DWMR pianists! We're pleased to offer a limited availability of private lessons with some of our highly in-demand instructors. Piano training is a natural complement to dance, and recent studies have indicated that learning at an early age may offer many benefits such as developing fine motor skills, aiding in emotional and behavioral maturation, and even helping students focus their attention, control their emotions, and diminish their anxiety. OUR TEACHERS
"Mr. Alex" Baker grew up in Western North Carolina, where he began taking music classes as a young child and quickly developed a love for making music. Those early experiences eventually led him to begin studying piano at age nine. As a pianist, music director, arranger, and recording artist, Alex has performed and worked at such New York City venues as 54 Below, Green Room 42, and Don’t Tell Mama, and has served on the faculty of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He has extensive studio experience, including arranging and recording an album of orchestral pop and rock covers with a professional orchestra in Los Angeles. He also co-wrote, music directed, and played piano on an original musical and led its studio album recording, and has collaborated on writing and arrangements for the Off-Broadway musical Dream On, Bransky!. Alex loves helping young musicians develop their skills, confidence, and love of music.
"Mr. James" Harvey studied music composition at NYU Steinhardt and the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. His original musical, The Crack in the Ceiling, was produced at the New York Musical Theatre Festival and the New York International Fringe Festival. His one-man comedy show, The Bald Faced Truth, continues to play to sold-out audiences in New York City. As an educator, James has worked for such organizations as Tada Youth Theatre, American Musical Theatre Academy, and A Class Act NY, and is experienced in teaching musical theatre performance, songwriting, and piano.
"Miss Gloria" Makino grew up in Maryland and lived in Iowa before moving to New York. She has been singing since before she could talk, and started playing piano at age six. Her first experience playing piano for a ballet class was on Law & Order: Criminal Intent. As a singer, she has performed as a soloist at Carnegie Hall and 54 Below, and was chosen by Hugh Martin's estate to record his last song for the CD Hugh Martin: Hidden Treasures, which has been reviewed on NPR and France Musique. She is also an actress, dancer, writer, and composer, and earned her B.A. cum laude from Barnard College of Columbia University.
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