Brian Pendleton Music Lessons

Brian Pendleton is a wonderful piano teacher. As an adult student, I am very grateful to have Brian as my teacher. He’s conscientious and organized, and brings me great pieces to play that are at my level. Brian loves all types of music,– classical, modern, popular, vintage… He goes to great lengths to help me get the song right, sometimes bringing me CDs to listen to. He even re-​writes some songs so that I can play them! He’s a fantastic composer.
His knowledge of music is profound and he has insight into the tough spots of each piece, whether it’s counting syncopated time or getting the Calypso beat. He helps me understand music theory, a very complex topic!
I love to study piano with Brian, and my son and daughter loved learning from him, too, until they left for college. He’s great with children. Always upbeat and positive. As a parent, I appreciated it very much that he never made disparaging remarks. No drama here! I also appreciated it that he came to our home. We never had to worry that we would be late! So easy on the parents!

My kids have had several music teachers over the years, but Brian is the best by far! Not only does he teach my kids instrumental technique (on piano, flute, saxaphone), but he teaches them to love music. He even adapts my kids’ favorite pop songs from the radio, into versions at their level that they can practice and play. Not just dreary scales and exercises. They actually look forward to their lessons every week. And he comes to our house, so great for a busy mom. I even ended up taking classical piano lessons from him too!

Brian is the best piano teacher I’ve ever had. I started taking lessons from him when I was about 10 years old, and I continued until I moved away for college. He is kind, funny, and encouraging, but his greatest strength is his willingness to tailor his lesson plans to meet his students’ interests. Over the years, he helped me pursue my interests in boogie woogie, pop, and acoustic singer/​songwriter type songs. He can adjust musical arrangements to meet the student’s skill level, which makes learning songs achievable and fun. The positive experience I had growing up playing piano with Brian has encouraged me to continue playing into adulthood. I highly recommend him!