Thank you for visiting The Collierville Piano Teacher!
My Philosophy
I believe that learning to play a musical instrument is beneficial to everyone, young and old, and that lessons should be fun, with lots of positive reinforcement so that a student looks forward to their piano time.
I teach using traditional methods, meaning we learn to read music right away.
I teach performance (how to play), theory (how music is built), accompaniment (working with other musicians), and musicality (expression).
I am as flexible as I can be with my families. I know that having multiple after-school activities can create schedule chaos in the afternoons, so I work with my parents to make scheduling as convenient and flexible as possible.
I specialize in teaching beginners, but also will take more advanced students. Age is NOT a barrier!
Children can begin lessons as early as age five.
I am currently offering online lessons and am very pleased with the results I am getting from my current students.
From the comfort of your home, the student will be able to view multiple angles on Zoom, including a direct view of my piano keyboard, which is very helpful to students who need skills demonstrated. FaceTime and Google Duo lessons are offered as well.
Your student will enjoy live one-on-one lessons with an experienced teacher. I began teaching in the early 1990's and have taught hundreds of children, some of whom are now professional musicians.
SOME MESSAGES FROM CURRENT AND PAST STUDENTS:
I took lessons with her for about 10 years. It was one of the best things I could have done. She showed me how much I really loved music. I stopped taking lessons when I turned 14 and had to start making college decisions. However, this studio left a huge impression on me. Being in her studio helped me realize I wanted to make music my career. Now, I am a music education major at the top of my piano class. She showed me how difficult, but enjoyable music and piano really are. I definitely recommend her to anyone interested in music, whether it is just for fun, or to begin your music career. --GT
Ms Teresa taught my son from the time he was 10 until he was 14. She not only instilled a love of music in him but gave him a strong base in the fundamentals and the ability to read music that ultimately led to him becoming not only a successful pianist, but a strong saxophonist and ultimately earning a college degree in music education. He can play nearly any instrument he picks up and it all started with her! This year he will begin his professional career as a middle school band director right out of college. He built his future on the foundation she laid. -RB
My daughter has taken piano lessons with Ms. Albright from kindergarten through middle school. Ms. Albright’s love for the piano shows through her teaching. She makes learning fun by knowing her students and adapting to each of their learning styles while helping them pick out music they would enjoy playing yet still making it challenging enough to learn from. My daughter has learned piano fundamentals, music theory, to read music and play piano beautifully. Ms. Albright has come along side my daughter in her journey of learning to play through the excitement of “I can’t wait to learn more”, to “I don’t feel like playing” allowing her to be a part of how, when, and what she plays so the want would always be there. Ms. Albright is the BEST! - JG
Ms. Teresa has been teaching <my children> for seven years now. Her kind and cheerful personality helped our children ease into learning to play the piano.
In her Collierville studio Ms. Teresa has created a warm and welcoming environment making her students comfortable and at home. She knows her students really well and how far she should push them in their learning while never being short of praise. She has a wide range of students with different skills and goals, so she adjusts her teaching strategy according to her students’ needs; students with focus problems are as welcome as adults new to piano or students wishing to pursue a musical career. She also listens to her students’ input making sure they have fun while exploring and trying their skills in different genres of music.
Our family thoroughly enjoyed Ms. Teresa’s recitals throughout the years. It is so fun to see our children trying their best year after year on stage. Ms. Teresa makes sure that the students enjoy being in the spotlight and she even gives them a pep talk to make them feel calm and focused.
Several times, Ms. Teresa has shown us how flexible and tech-savvy she is. For example, she was very quick to adapt to the new Covid world by working with her students online. Furthermore, when we moved to a different state last year, we felt extremely fortunate that she agreed to keep being our children’s piano teacher.
We are tremendously grateful for all of Ms. Teresa’s support and teaching and feel very fortunate to have her in our children`s lives. We cannot have asked for a better piano teacher!
IF YOU ARE NOT FEELING SURE ABOUT ONLINE LESSONS,
PLEASE ASK ME ABOUT A TRIAL PERIOD AT NO CHARGE.
Teresa Albright
t_albright@yahoo.com