About the Teacher
I Built What I Wished Existed for Me
I've always had a deep love for music, but traditional piano classes felt designed to whittle out any and all joy I found in playing. Sit still. Count out loud. Use the metronome. Focus. Focus. Focus. The method always came first with disregard for my personality.
VPC grew out of a simple belief: students should not have to become someone else in order to learn music. I've spent years hearing stories from parents of their similar experiences, either for themselves or their kids. Why do we assume it's the student and not the approach itself?
The Story Behind VPC
Virtual Piano Class began in 2018 with a focus on access and stability. I wanted students to be able to continue piano lessons even when life changed, schedules shifted, families moved, or getting to an in-person lesson became difficult. When the world was thrown online during the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual learning was widely adopted for the first time. But for VPC, online classes were not a temporary solution to the pandemic; they were already part of the foundation.
Over time, I learned that online piano could be more than convenient. For many neurodivergent students, it could actually be a better fit. Students could learn from their own homes, use familiar spaces, take breaks when needed, move their bodies, access digital tools, and participate in ways that felt safer and more natural.
I have a Master's of Education with a focus on music education while currently pursuing an Ed.D. in instructional systems technology with a focus on neurodivergent music learners. I've loved getting to use my research every day to shape the way our studio is designed to create feedback routines and continue building support for students between live sessions.
But, beyond the academics, I'm neurodivergent myself and know how discouraging it feels to be "handled" within a system not built for the way your brain is hardwired. VPC stemmed from wanting to provide kids similar to me with a better system, one where they can learn the piano without having to jump through hoops.
Kids don't need to hear "try harder." Families don't need to be told their child needs to focus better. For every neurodivergent musician who was told they weren't cut out for music lessons:
They were. The classes just weren't cut out for them.
Let's See If We're the Right Fit
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