Bio: I am a concert pianist & violinist and conservatory trained teacher for over 40 years, 15 of which included online lessons. I was educated by professors at the Eastman School of Music, Juilliard & Northwestern University. Visit my website and YouTube channels. I currently perform in local orchestras, churches & special events.  

Email: QuinnMusic@StephanieQuinn.com

Phone: 828-222-3324

For lessons, contact Ms. Quinn through her website.

Website Addresses:

Stephanie Quinn Website

Student Progress Videos

Masterclass / Tutorial Videos

Studio/Store Location, Serving: Globally. YouTube tutorials also available.

Offering Piano Lessons for: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Young Children, Elementary, Middle/High School, College, Adults

Teaching Styles: Traditional and Suzuki

Offering Other Music Lessons for: Ear-training, Solfege, Theory, Composition, Singing. 

Other Music Related Services: Skilled accompanist and chamber musician.

Address: P.O. Box 8932, Asheville, NC 28804

Bio: Pianist, composer, arranger, teacher.

Email: domraj099@gmail.com

Bio: Studying with Les Downs, after many years of not playing piano.

Email: reynolds.barbara@gmail.com

Phone: 828-768-0537

Address: Asheville

Bio: After completing a bachelor’s degree in piano performance from the University of North Texas and a master’s degree in piano performance from Texas Christian University, Cynthia received a bachelor of science in nursing.  In Texas, she performed chamber music and with orchestra.  Cynthia was a contestant in two of the Cliburn International Piano Competitions for Outstanding Amateurs and was a semifinalist in the Rocky Mountain Amateur Piano Competition. She also studied and performed in Spain. Since moving to North Carolina in 2006, she has given house concerts and performances in retirement homes, country clubs and restaurants.  She also has done benefits for the Hendersonville and Asheville Symphonies.

Email: cynthiarileypianist@gmail.com

Website: https://www.youtube.com/@cynthiariley4033

Phone: 828-447-8886

Address: Lake Lure

Email:  heyjude731@icloud.com, heyjude731@gmail.com

Bio: 1958 B Music Ed degree with piano/organ/voice emphasis. 1968-1971 elementary school music, La France, SC. 1971-1979 private piano in home. 1979-2014 private piano, downtown studio. 2014-present private piano in home

Email: annerogers@gmail.com

Phone: 828-275-1836

Address: Asheville

Email: mjtruiz@gmail.com

Bio: Intermediate adult player.

Email: ashevillesuerussell@gmail.com

Phone: 828-778-7747

Address: Asheville

Bio: Teaches at Piano Lab in Mills River. I have graduates from a music school in Minsk Belarus. During my college years in the US I have taken lessons from Dr. Hwa-Jin Kim at UNCA. I have taught piano for 18 years, beginner through advanced levels.

Email: elena1apc@yahoo.com

Phone: (863) 398-1988

Teaching Locations: Piano Lab, Mills River, NC

Offering Piano Lessons for: Beginners through Advanced

Teaching Styles: Classical

Address: Mills River

Bio: B.S. Music Ed. piano major, U of Illinois; In New York City: Jazz piano and composition studies with Sir Roland Hanna & Jimmy Guiffre; Electronic music studies with Steve Reich & Philip Glass in Steve Reich's NYC studio and on original Moog module synthesizers in Gershon Kinglsey's studio in NYC; Jazz pianist; composer; BMI Publisher & writer; Church organist; 12 jazz and New Age recordings on the CMR Records label; Currently an Adjunct Teaching Faculty member at Mars Hill University working as collaborative pianist in the Vocal Department and with jazz instrumentalists.

Email: marilynnseits@mac.com

Phone: 561-719-4106

Website Address: mseitsmusic.com

Studio/Store Location, Serving: Asheville, Hendersonville, Weaverville

Offering Jazz Piano Lessons for: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Young Children

Teaching Styles: Jazz, Popular, Reading Big Band Charts and Lead Sheets

Offering Other Music Lessons for: Theory and Composition

Other Music Related Services: Jazz Duo or trio available for parties and events; Church organist; BMI Publisher; original music, original children's songs; recording demos; making CD copies & CD graphics

Address: Asheville

Bio: I have been teaching in the Hickory area for 45 years and teach almost exclusively on the Advanced Level. My students have won major prizes in state and national events. I am very active in the NC Federation of Music Clubs and have held numerous offices for the organization. 

Email: robertrichard@centurylink.net

Phone: 828-962-2269

Studio/Store Location, Serving: Hickory, NC

Offering Piano Lessons for: Advanced

Address: Hickory

Bio: Susie Shaw teaches piano to ages 4 and up in the West Asheville area. She holds the Master of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Music degrees in piano performance from the University of Georgia. She is organist at Grace Baptist Church.

Email: srwshaw@gmail.com

Phone: 828-337-2094

Studio/Store Location, Serving: Asheville

Offering Piano Lessons for: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Young Children, Elementary, Middle/High School, Adults

Teaching Styles: Classical

Address: Asheville

Bio: Composer & pianist Nathan Shirley has received over half a dozen national and international awards for his solo, chamber and orchestral compositions since age 21. He is heavily self-taught, but as a teenager was mentored in composition by Olga Harris, the last student of Khachaturian. Mr. Shirley's music has been performed in over a dozen countries around the world. He lives in Western North Carolina with his wife and children.

Email: music@nathanshirley.com

Phone: 828.659.8737

Website: www.NathanShirley.com

Offering Other Music Lessons for: Composition

Address: Marion

Bio: Keyboardist/composer Richard Shulman creates music as a positive influence for himself, audiences and society. -- Richard has recorded 28 of his own albums and collaborated on dozens more. Trained in the classical and jazz fields, he has developed a heartfelt language in these genres while focussing much of his output on music for meditation, healing and inspiration. Shulman has performed at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, the UN, and numerous venues in North America and Europe. Shulman has composed for jazz groups, chamber ensembles, choir, and symphony orchestra and creates Musical Soul Portrait recordings for individuals, couples and groups.  

Read the full bio at https://richheartmusic.com/about/richard-shulman

Email: richheartmusic@frontier.com

Phone: 828-658-9604

Website: https://richheartmusic.com

Studio/Store Location, Serving: Weaverville

Offering Piano Lessons for: Intermediate, Advanced, College, Adults

Teaching Styles: Classical, Jazz

Offering Other Music Lessons for: Theory, Composition

Other Music Related Services: Musical Soul Portraits, Jazz performances, composing, arranging & recording

Address: Asheville

Email: ohthegirl@earthlink.net

Address: Asheville

Bio: I'm a retired amateur who studied piano for many years in school. I haven't kept up my skills as much as I would have liked over the years, but recently started playing more seriously again. I enjoy many types of music -- classical, jazz, old standards, show tunes, and more.

Phone: 202-256-0225

Email: masmithcae@gmail.com

Address: Asheville

Bio: Wayne Smith, DMA is a retired solo pianist, accompanist, teacher and church organist, having moved to Asheville in 2016 from a long musical career in Kansas City, MO.  With the AAPF, Dr. Smith is a board member and a frequently heard pianist on Benefit Concerts and Performance Group gatherings.  He is active as a substitute organist/pianist for many churches in Asheville and surrounding towns.

Email: owaynesmith@att.net

Phone: 816-522-5317

Performers’ Occasions: Classical Solo Pianist, Church Musician

Address: Swannanoa

Bio: I am a jazz aficionado.

Email: halsouthster@gmail.com

Bio: Eunice Wonderly Stackhouse holds piano performance degrees from the University of Kansas (D.M.A.) and Indiana University (M.M.) and a B.M.E. degree from Grace College (IN). She was elected to lifetime membership in Pi Kappa Lambda Music Honor Society by the Indiana University chapter. Her career began in Indianapolis as an independent piano instructor, where for 13 years she taught 30-45 students. Prior to her move to NC, she taught at several colleges in adjunct or FT sabbatical replacement position;: including the University of Indianapolis, Tabor & Bethel Colleges (KS), Grove City College (PA), and Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She has been active in various music organizations and served for several years as a state officer for NCMTA. She has performed extensively in solo and chamber recital settings, including solo recitals recorded and broadcast by WQED Pittsburgh and Radio Kansas. Her article on Louise Talma’s Soundshots was published by Clavier in November 2002, and she edited the first publication of Talma’s Three Bagatelles in 2003 for Hildegard Publishing Co. As Professor of Music at Montreat College, she taught all of the Piano, Music Theory, and Keyboard Pedagogy courses there from 1996-2019. She now continues to teach piano privately in Black Mountain, to adjudicate piano competitions and festivals, and to perform in various settings.

Email: eunice.w.stackhouse@outlook.com

Phone: (828) 669-5479

Website:  https://ews-piano-studio.com/

Studio/Store Location, Serving: Black Mountain

Offering Piano Lessons for: Beginning through Advanced

Specialties: Classical, Sacred, Piano Pedagogy, Theory

Address: Black Mountain