About Wyatt Piano Studio
Each year the Wyatt Piano Studio comprises 25 to 30 students, with a balance of elementary, intermediate, and advanced students. Although many students are musically gifted, there are students of average abilities as well. What all the students have in common is that each one truly enjoys playing the piano, and is taking piano lessons at his or her own desire. This self-motivation helps to provide an atmosphere of positive peer interaction and a feeling of community within the studio.
All students are encouraged to participate in non-competitive festivals and the Wyatt Piano Studio’s annual recitals. A student’s participation in competitive events will be supported as well, if that student can demonstrate ability and preparation that is well above average, along with a temperament that can handle the intensity associated with those events.
Along with repertoire appropriate for each individual, the studio emphasizes the building of basic learning skills, particularly sight-reading and technical development. The studio participates in the annual Virginia State Sightreading Exam. Our technical program follows the Russian regimen known as “Piano Olympics,” culminating in an annual event during which each student displays his technical skills and earns a medal. Music theory is taught through workbooks and analysis of the pieces studied.