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More Keys Please!

I'm ready to teach piano to any eager student, but only have time for 50/week! Solution: Piano lab!

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More Keys Please!

More Keys Please!

I'm ready to teach piano to any eager student, but only have time for 50/week! Solution: Piano lab!

I'm ready to teach piano to any eager student, but only have time for 50/week! Solution: Piano lab!

I'm ready to teach piano to any eager student, but only have time for 50/week! Solution: Piano lab!

I'm ready to teach piano to any eager student, but only have time for 50/week! Solution: Piano lab!

Amy Rasmussen
Amy Rasmussen
Amy Rasmussen
Amy Rasmussen
4 Campaigns |
Andrews, United States
$1,025 USD 7 backers
17% of $6,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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1 month of piano lessons

$100 USD
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Overview
What if piano lessons were available to anyone willing to practice?! Young or old, any budget... I want to open a piano lab at my studio in lovely Appalachia: ..a place where people can sign up for affordable classes or receive sponsored lessons. ..a place where people can come to practice until they can afford their own keys! Grouping students according to skill level will free up enough time to record instructional videos to supplement my classes. These videos will also be available online!

Story of Oh Suzannah Studio

  • I have taught piano lessons for over 16 years, including piano lab classes at West Coast Baptist College in Lancaster, CA.
  • Right now I'm booked to capacity with 50 students a week at Oh Suzannah Music Studio.
  • I have a waiting list of students that I would love to teach, including kids from my network of foster families and students in the Pinwheel Tutoring program.
  • Contributors will make way for at least two sponsored classes a semester.
  • Contributors will also make it possible for me to provide instructional videos for anyone wanting to learn (more) piano for personal enjoyment, church worship, or band/orchestra opportunities.

What We Need & What You Get

  • We need $6,000 for a basic piano lab of 5 student keyboards with headsets, a teacher keyboard and master sound board. You can view the potential labs here:
  1. Suzuki lab 1
  2. Suzuki lab 2
  • Donors of $100 receive one month of lessons in person or online. You can also donate this to anyone of your choice.
  • Contributors of $1000 + receive a year's worth of lessons! Semesters are posted on ohsuzannah.org.

All funds raised will be put toward this piano lab and necessary curriculum and will benefit eager students waiting to learn. Any extra funds will go toward our Sponsorship Fund to help deserving students.

The Impact

  • This is a chance to not only be a patron of the arts, but also to provide a special sort of therapy, discipline, sense of confidence and identity to some of the children who need it most.
  • In the past four years, I have successfully secured sponsorship for foster children as well as students I have met through Pinwheel Tutoring. I look forward to exponentially increasing the number of these students through the lab!

You can see pictures of my students and studio here, and view the student sponsorship requirements on my teaching website here.

The Benefits are Huge!

Many people prefer what they know (private lessons) over something new! Here are the pros I will present in favor of a piano lab class:

  1. The class will be a whole hour, so students will get some of their required practice time in as well as group and personal instruction.
  2. Lower lesson cost, making it more affordable for families!
  3. More potential for duet and ensemble pieces- providing development of group playing skills.
  4. Increased accountability for practice time each week as class members report weekly.

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Thank you for your support and Merry Christmas!

Amy 

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