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About Me

Music is from the heart. It is passion, it is natural. Learning music is not about technique. It is about love.​

Have you ever noticed how a great piece of music can turn your whole day around? You might be in the middle of a stressful situation and a song comes on the radio, making you smile, breaking the tension in your day.

Music is the language of emotions—a representation of a feeling that is instantly understood without any need for explanation.

This is how I learned music, and this is how I teach music.

I’m not interested in turning you into a “trained monkey” that can sit down at the piano and only play from memory. I would rather teach you how to infuse your playing with emotion, and give you the tools necessary to learn music on your own.

“Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination not both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius.”—Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

When you understand the cornerstones of creating music, the love and "genius"  will come through. 

My lessons focus on:

• Turning fundamental piano technique into automatic, unconscious skill
• Training you to be independent of me
• Developing your note reading skills
• Keeping the experience fun

You have many choices when it comes to selecting a piano instructor. It’s important that you choose someone who can motivate and inspire you in a way that supports your goals. I invite you to email me at lara@larasmusic.com to see if I'm the right coach for you.