Piano Lessons for Kids and Teens (Ages 12-17) in Portland

Portland Piano Lab offers lessons for kids and teens ages 12-17 (only at the E Burnside studio).

“Musicianship and Creativity”

Excellent musicianship and artistic creativity and expression are the key elements of the Portland Piano Lab’s approach for kids and teens. Depending on their musical goals and interests, students may choose to:

• Play any piano style, including rock/pop, blues, ragtime, jazz, New Age or classical
• Learn basic chords or advanced/jazz chords
• Learn how to improvise
• Learn how to compose music or write songs
• Learn how to play lead sheets (melody and chord symbols)
• Learn how to accompany themselves singing
• Improve important musical skills such as keyboard technique and reading, rhythm, ear and practicing skills

Performance Opportunities

Instead of studio recitals, students who are eager to perform are assisted in finding performance opportunities in the community. These can be as or more effective and motivating to students’ musical development than the traditional studio recital, and some may offer compensation. Students who are not interested in performing are not pressured to do so.

Scheduling

Lessons for kids and teens are 30 or 45 minutes long. Lessons may be taken weekly (optimal learning experience / faster progress) or every other week (more cost-effective). See below for details.

Tuition

30 minute lessons are $65/lesson (weekly only)
45 minute lessons are $90/lesson (weekly or every other week)