teaching

“Absolutely terrific with children, and a great teacher too!”

—Pat, mother of three, aged 14, 13, 11

“Megan’s interactive and entertaining teaching methods make taking piano a lot of fun!”

—Virginia, piano student, 15

“a committed, enthusiastic, playful and compassionate teacher…Megan looks to find where the child is as far as readiness and interest to learn and meets them there”

—Jennifer, mother of two

My teaching style draws on all aspects of my music education and my artistic life. I grew up singing around the piano with friends and family. I studied traditional piano lessons (to Gr. 10 Royal Conservatory). I completed a Bachelor of Music (Highest Honors) in Jazz Piano at Carleton University, which included studies in piano pedagogy.

I teach private piano lessons at my home in Ottawa. My emphasis is on a fun, flexible and open approach to playing the piano: reading, playing by ear, theory, composition, improvising, accompanying, developing personal repertoires, songwriting, small private recitals. I incorporate interdisciplinarity into my lessons for fun and to facilitate expression, improvising, and composition/songwriting: writing music for poems, writing songs for paintings, making drawings based on specific sounds…

I aim to provide a foundation in music that will allow my students to enjoy playing the piano for life!