Find A Local Music Teacher
Dr. David Berry
Dr. Patricia Brady - piano, music theory, composition
Doctorate (Indiana University); Professor Emeritus, JMU School of Music
Studio located in Penn Laird, VA
bradypl@comcast.net | 540-434-5910
Sarah Braverman - piano, music theory
Current DMA Candidate at JMU
Central Harrisonburg
muehlbsa@jmu.edu | 612-281-6726
Elena Bright - piano
Studio located on W Beverley St, Staunton
ElenaBrightMusic@gmail.com | 540-688-7800
Tara Davis
Suzuki Violin and Piano Teacher, EMU Prep Program
Musica Style Designs
tdavismusicalstylings@gmail.com | 540-705-6604
Dr. Gabriel Dobner
Natalie Doughty - piano
B.M. & M.M. James Madison University
www.nataliedoughty.com
natalieadoughty@gmail.com | 540-405-2660
Laura Douglass - piano, organ
Central Harrisonburg
lauradouglass@vaumc.org | 540-271-1558
Lacey Johnson - piano
Instructor at Bridgewater College
Bridgewater Area
ljohnson@bridgewater.edu | 540-421-7784
Courtney Joyner - piano, church music*
Music Ministry at Port Republic United Methodist
Grottoes Area
www.joyfulnoiselessons.com
joyfulnoiseteacher@gmail.com | 540-560-6300
Cory Leckrone - piano, accompanying/vocal coaching, church organist/choir director
B.A. in Piano Performance/Emphasis in Piano Accompanying at JMU
Over 20 years piano teaching and accompanying experience
Northern Harrisonburg/EMU campus area
coryleckrone@yahoo.com | 540-908-0252
Dr. Lynne Mackey - piano, harpsichord
Instructor at Mary Baldwin University
Staunton Area
lmackey8@gmail.com | 540-849-8491
Kama Miller - piano, music theory, ear training
Masters Degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy
33 of years teaching experience
Central Harrisonburg
kmiller0957@comcast.net | 540-434-0957
Mark Nichols - piano & organ: accompanying techniques, church music
B.M. Shenandoah Conservatory & M.M. James Madison University
25 years of teaching experience
Broadway/North Harrisonburg
nichols_mark_a@hotmail.com | 540-434-2337 or 540-908-8265 (cell - no texting)
Jeremiah Padilla* - classical piano
DMA in Performance, Pedagogy and Literature at JMU (in progress)
B.M. & M.M. University of Memphis
Central Harrisonburg
padillajer@gmail.com | 305-546-1765
Dr. Lori Piitz - piano
D.M., M.M. (Indiana University); BMus, (University of Ottawa, Canada); A.R.C.T., (Royal Conservatory of Music, University of Toronto), Certificate in Injury Preventive Piano Technique (Salem College)
JMU Associate Professor of Piano, Piano Area Coordinator
Central Harrisonburg
piitzle@jmu.edu | 540-568-6646
Dr. Eric Ruple
Sandy Schaefer - piano, organ
Instructor at Blue Ridge Christian School
Harrisonburg/Belmont
sdwill92@aol.com | 540-421-8777
Kathryn Schmidt - piano
D.M.A. University of British Columbia (Canada)
Instructor at EMU Prep Program, Trinity Western, and Goshen College
Northern Harrisonburg
kathrynnschmidt@gmail.com | 574-218-4086
Anna Showalter - piano
Current DMA Candidate at JMU
Instructor at EMU Prep Program
annashowalter@gmail.com | 717-377-9031
Morgan Showalter - piano*
Mt. Crawford Area (adjacent to Harrisonburg/Bridgewater)
themelodymaker88@gmail.com
Hannah Shultz - piano
Instructor at EMU Prep Program
hannah.shultz@emu.edu | 540-820-1148
Marlene Shumaker - piano, beginner voice
B.M. James Madison University
Harrisonburg/Belmont
brc_mshumaker@hotmail.com | 540-705-4495
Cassie Spencer
Dr. Paulo Steinberg - piano
B.M. Universidade de Sao Paulo, M.M. Arizona State University, D.M.A. Indiana University
Professor of Piano at James Madison University
Central Harrisonburg
paulosteinberg@gmail.com | 540-383-4981
Arielle Sukhram - piano
BM Piano Performance - James Madison University
Teaching Online
www.ariellesukhram.com
joyofpiano@yahoo.com
Jennifer Brooke (J.B.) Taylor - piano, arranging
jbtaylorpiano.com | 651-341-3395
jb@jbtaylorpiano.com
Alan Tunucci - piano
Current MM Candidate at JMU
tunuccar@dukes.jmu.edu | 540-746-1707
Kath Wissinger - piano, handbells
McGaheysville Area
longwalk3@aol.com | 540-289-6973
Ziwei Zhou - piano
Current DMA Candidate at JMU
zziwei@outlook.com | 669-204-6488
Undergraduate Collegiate Teachers
Amy Bondaruk
(540) 560-2269
amy.bondaruk@gmail.com
Dom Fowler
(804) 370-8383
fowlerda@dukes.jmu.edu
* indicates teachers willing to travel to students' homes
Dr. Patricia Brady - piano, music theory, composition
Doctorate (Indiana University); Professor Emeritus, JMU School of Music
Studio located in Penn Laird, VA
bradypl@comcast.net | 540-434-5910
Sarah Braverman - piano, music theory
Current DMA Candidate at JMU
Central Harrisonburg
muehlbsa@jmu.edu | 612-281-6726
Elena Bright - piano
Studio located on W Beverley St, Staunton
ElenaBrightMusic@gmail.com | 540-688-7800
Tara Davis
Suzuki Violin and Piano Teacher, EMU Prep Program
Musica Style Designs
tdavismusicalstylings@gmail.com | 540-705-6604
Dr. Gabriel Dobner
Natalie Doughty - piano
B.M. & M.M. James Madison University
www.nataliedoughty.com
natalieadoughty@gmail.com | 540-405-2660
Laura Douglass - piano, organ
Central Harrisonburg
lauradouglass@vaumc.org | 540-271-1558
Lacey Johnson - piano
Instructor at Bridgewater College
Bridgewater Area
ljohnson@bridgewater.edu | 540-421-7784
Courtney Joyner - piano, church music*
Music Ministry at Port Republic United Methodist
Grottoes Area
www.joyfulnoiselessons.com
joyfulnoiseteacher@gmail.com | 540-560-6300
Cory Leckrone - piano, accompanying/vocal coaching, church organist/choir director
B.A. in Piano Performance/Emphasis in Piano Accompanying at JMU
Over 20 years piano teaching and accompanying experience
Northern Harrisonburg/EMU campus area
coryleckrone@yahoo.com | 540-908-0252
Dr. Lynne Mackey - piano, harpsichord
Instructor at Mary Baldwin University
Staunton Area
lmackey8@gmail.com | 540-849-8491
Kama Miller - piano, music theory, ear training
Masters Degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy
33 of years teaching experience
Central Harrisonburg
kmiller0957@comcast.net | 540-434-0957
Mark Nichols - piano & organ: accompanying techniques, church music
B.M. Shenandoah Conservatory & M.M. James Madison University
25 years of teaching experience
Broadway/North Harrisonburg
nichols_mark_a@hotmail.com | 540-434-2337 or 540-908-8265 (cell - no texting)
Jeremiah Padilla* - classical piano
DMA in Performance, Pedagogy and Literature at JMU (in progress)
B.M. & M.M. University of Memphis
Central Harrisonburg
padillajer@gmail.com | 305-546-1765
Dr. Lori Piitz - piano
D.M., M.M. (Indiana University); BMus, (University of Ottawa, Canada); A.R.C.T., (Royal Conservatory of Music, University of Toronto), Certificate in Injury Preventive Piano Technique (Salem College)
JMU Associate Professor of Piano, Piano Area Coordinator
Central Harrisonburg
piitzle@jmu.edu | 540-568-6646
Dr. Eric Ruple
Sandy Schaefer - piano, organ
Instructor at Blue Ridge Christian School
Harrisonburg/Belmont
sdwill92@aol.com | 540-421-8777
Kathryn Schmidt - piano
D.M.A. University of British Columbia (Canada)
Instructor at EMU Prep Program, Trinity Western, and Goshen College
Northern Harrisonburg
kathrynnschmidt@gmail.com | 574-218-4086
Anna Showalter - piano
Current DMA Candidate at JMU
Instructor at EMU Prep Program
annashowalter@gmail.com | 717-377-9031
Morgan Showalter - piano*
Mt. Crawford Area (adjacent to Harrisonburg/Bridgewater)
themelodymaker88@gmail.com
Hannah Shultz - piano
Instructor at EMU Prep Program
hannah.shultz@emu.edu | 540-820-1148
Marlene Shumaker - piano, beginner voice
B.M. James Madison University
Harrisonburg/Belmont
brc_mshumaker@hotmail.com | 540-705-4495
Cassie Spencer
Dr. Paulo Steinberg - piano
B.M. Universidade de Sao Paulo, M.M. Arizona State University, D.M.A. Indiana University
Professor of Piano at James Madison University
Central Harrisonburg
paulosteinberg@gmail.com | 540-383-4981
Arielle Sukhram - piano
BM Piano Performance - James Madison University
Teaching Online
www.ariellesukhram.com
joyofpiano@yahoo.com
Jennifer Brooke (J.B.) Taylor - piano, arranging
jbtaylorpiano.com | 651-341-3395
jb@jbtaylorpiano.com
Alan Tunucci - piano
Current MM Candidate at JMU
tunuccar@dukes.jmu.edu | 540-746-1707
Kath Wissinger - piano, handbells
McGaheysville Area
longwalk3@aol.com | 540-289-6973
Ziwei Zhou - piano
Current DMA Candidate at JMU
zziwei@outlook.com | 669-204-6488
Undergraduate Collegiate Teachers
Amy Bondaruk
(540) 560-2269
amy.bondaruk@gmail.com
Dom Fowler
(804) 370-8383
fowlerda@dukes.jmu.edu
* indicates teachers willing to travel to students' homes