About The Teacher
Jy Gronner studied piano in Oxford, England, and was trained in piano and conducting at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. In addition, Jy earned a Bachelor of Fun Arts at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Clown College in Florida. Jy's Simply Music studio is located in Marin County, just north of San Francisco, where she combines her skill as an experienced teacher of all ages with her passion for music. Most of all, Jy loves to be a regular witness to the almost ineffable joy expressed by students as they find new ways to express themselves emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually.
Please go to http://thepianostudioca.com for more information and to register for upcoming Free Introductory Sessions.
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Jy Gronner
Business or School Name:
The Piano Studio
Address:
PO Box 707 Corte Madera CA 94976-0707 Marin Co. (near S.F.)
Contact Details:
Phone : 415 924 9200
Email : info@thepianostudioca.com
Web Site : thepianostudioca.com
Simply Music Teacher Status:
Senior
Classes Offered:
All ages
Student Testimonials:
Amy Bellin - San Rafael, California
“I wish the Simply Music program had been around when I was taking piano lessons and was so frustrated! It has been so wonderful for my seven-year-old daughter, who started less than four months ago. She can't believe she's playing songs like Fur Elise and Ode to Joy with BOTH hands! The conventional way of teaching piano has students attempting to absorb so many concepts, it's overwhelming. The "playing-based" style of learning piano makes it so easy for children to focus on learning the songs, getting the rhythm, and correct finger placement. Each song they learn prepares them for the next level, since the program so cleverly builds upon the initial set of songs and gradually adds more complexities. There is so much behind the simple format! And Jy is a wonderful facilitator; the children adore her!”
Amy Bellin
San Rafael, California
Beth Greer - Kentfield, California
“Simply Music is an amazing system for learning to play quickly. I've taken 10 lessons and I can play 10 songs, plus arrangements. I'm starting to improvise too. I'm having a blast with this technique, and Jy is a wonderful teacher”.
Beth Greer
Kentfield, California
Esther Marshall, 75 - San Rafael, California
“Jy is the best. She really makes playing easy!”
Esther Marshall, 75
San Rafael, California
Susan Langdon - Greenbrae, California
“I have tried several times to learn to play the piano beginning at age 7. Most recently I was in a class of five-year-olds (my skill level peers) where we didn't touch the piano for the first month as we learned to read music. My classmates had more patience than I did with that method. I quit thinking I'd ever learn. But two months ago I enrolled in a class using the Simply Music method taught by Jy Gronner. I learned to play a song that very first day - now I play twelve songs with additional rich, complex arrangements for many of them. Jy taught me not only how to play the piano, she taught me to love to play the piano. Thank you, Jy.”
Susan Langdon
Greenbrae, California
Michelle Gannon - San Rafael, California
“Jy is immensely patient, warm, enthusiastic, passionate, positively reinforcing, creative, funny and flexible with the children. She gives each child very personalized attention and they learn early on to play confidently in front of an audience. Their pure enjoyment of playing piano and making music is evident early on with Jy. We feel so fortunate to have Jy in our lives! And I have taken advantage of lessons as well -- I always wanted to learn the piano, but was told that learning to play the piano is very hard in adulthood. From the first lesson, I learned a new song every week with both hands! My family and friends are amazed at the progress I have made. I can sit down at any moment and belt out a few tunes! Thank you Jy! You are such an amazing teacher and Simply Music is such an incredible method!”
Michelle Gannon
San Rafael, California
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