Bio: Annelinde Metzner studied music education at Furman University, then got a masters in Music Composition at the University of South Carolina, and did doctoral work at Florida State. She founded the community choir Womansong of Asheville in 1987, and now directs Sahara Peace Choir and the UUSV Choir in Black Mountain where she is music director. She has a small studio of piano students, and performs her compositions and arrangements regularly.

Email: annelinde@hotmail.com

Phone: 828-712-6745

Website: AnnelindesWorld.blogspot.com

Address: Black Mountain, NC

Bio: Timothy Shepard earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey, and a Master of Sacred Music degree from Emory University in Atlanta. Over four decades, he has served churches in South Carolina, Georgia, and North Carolina. From 2008-2025, Tim served as Director of Music and Organist at First United Methodist Church in Brevard, North Carolina. During his time in Western North Carolina, he has presented many recitals at churches throughout the region. Notably, he performed the Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony with the Brevard Philharmonic and was a featured organist during the Brevard Music Center’s noon-time recital series at Brevard 1st UMC . Timothy Shepard is an arranger and composer of sacred music. In 2000, he developed and published his music on www.SacredMusicDownloads.com. He also has wide experience conducting community choruses, handbell groups, and workshops. Mr. Shepard is the second and fourth dean of the Blue Ridge Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, and was recently elected Southeast Regional Ambassador for the National Office. Tim lives in Mills River with his partner and enjoys exploring the beautiful mountains and waterfalls of WNC. He looks forward to supporting and collaborating with the musicians of the AAPF.

Email: TimShepardNC@gmail.com

Phone: 828-577-9900

Website: http://SacredMusicDownloads.com

Bio: Jeremy Walker is a composer and pianist. His album of original jazz art songs, Haunted Blue (heard on American Public Media’s Composers Datebook and New Classical Tracks), features award-winning mezzo-soprano Clara Osowski. Walker’s suite 7 Psalms, performed at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis, launched American Public Media’s Radio Choir conducted by Tesfa Wondemagegnehu. In 2014, Walker founded Jazz at Orchestra Hall in the Target Atrium where he served as Artistic Director until 2019. Selections for Haunted Blue, 7 Psalms-Live at Orchestra Hall, and Walker’s latest EP with Clara Osowski, Like the Water can be heard at bandcamp.

Performance Preferences: Jazz piano, composition for small and large ensembles, art song. Solo jazz is a speciality. I prefer venues have a piano but I can perform on digital piano. 50 minute sets.

Email: jeremywalkermusic@gmail.com

Phone: 917-767-0562

Website: http://jeremywalkermusic.com

Bio: I have played the piano since I was a young child and am in love with Chopin.

Email: slrosen3434@gmail.com

Bio: Amateur pianist looking for a community that enriches and encourages pianists.

Email: zagami@mindspring.com

Phone: 404-84-5208

Bio: I only have one student at this point, an adult student whose primary goal is to master hymn playing in order to accompany church services intermediate to early advanced classical solo piano I am preparing to tune and service pianos under the supervision of Keith Freeburg and hope to join his team by 6/1/26 Happily married with five adult children. Fell in love with piano early in life and completed an undergraduate degree in piano performance before deciding to pursue a career in healthcare. Now 26 years into nursing and 5 years into nurse practitioner work, I am responding to a heart tug back to music which in some ways I wish I had never left. I decided recently to learn the piano technician trade and to switch to this as my life work for the remainder of my working years. As an amateur pianist who is eagerly desiring to get back to some of what I meant to do in life, I am interested in opportunities to perform, both as a soloist and as a collaborator.

Email: caneybrook@hotmail.com

Phone:828-513-4240

Studio/Store Location, Serving: Hendersonville

Offering Piano Lessons for: Intermediate to Advanced

Teaching Styles: Classical

Bio: 17-year-old piano student of Ms. Boyd. I enjoy Romantic-era repertoire and regularly participate in local recitals and competitions,

Email: rosemarymexum@gmail.com

Address: Asheville

Bio: Ivan Seng is a performer, composer, teacher, and collaborative pianist based in the Asheville area. He holds degrees in Piano Performance from Oberlin Conservatory and University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

He has performed with various ensembles throughout the region, including Pan Harmonia, the Dead Eduard’s Trio, and as a soloist with the Blue Ridge Orchestra. In addition to his solo and chamber work, he collaborates regularly with numerous Suzuki studios.

With over two decades of teaching experience, Ivan currently serves on the adjunct faculty at UNCA and maintains a private studio at the Asheville Music School.

Email: ivans112358@gmail.com

Phone: 828-713-9837

What age/level of piano student do I teach? Ages 10 and up

Where do I teach my students? My home or on Zoom

What genres of piano music do I teach? Classical

What other lessons do I offer? Theory, Electronic Composition

Address: Asheville

Bio: I am a former competitive pianist looking to regain my skill after a few years of minimal playing and get involved in the piano community here in Asheville.

Email: madeline.bauer2014@gmail.com

Address: Asheville

Bio: Monique is an instructor and the Assistant Director for Piano Lab of Asheville. With a passion for early childhood music education, she pursued her Kindermusik teaching license in 2019. She is currently teaching piano, voice, guitar, ukulele and Kindermusik classes.

Email: moniquemccreary1@gmail.com

Phone: 828-575-8055

Website Address: pianolabasheville.com

Studio/Store Location, Serving: Asheville

Offering Piano Lessons for: Beginner, Intermediate, Young Children, Elementary, Middle/High School, Adults, Lessons in your home (teacher will travel)

Teaching Styles: Classical, Jazz, Popular

Offering Other Music Lessons for: Voice, Guitar, ukulele ; Kindermusik

Address: Asheville

Bio: I am a professional musician. Although the piano is not my instrument, I have studied it adjunctively for my education. I live in the Asheville area.

Email: websterwilliams@hotmail.com

Address: Asheville

Bio: I am a semi-retired performer. All non-classical styles, although I play a lot of classical piano at home. I have played professionally since about 1968. All non-classical styles. I have worked as a studio musician and producer in the SF Bay Area. I have taught music in public and private K-12 schools and college. Graduate degrees in Music Education (Boston University) and Musicology (UCLA).

Email: newdansom@gmail.com

Address: Asheville

Bio: Lauren Cason is a life-long pianist who had her first piano lesson at age 3. She continued her piano studies through high school then went on to earn a BA in Piano Performance and an MM in Piano Pedagogy. She has taught private lessons for twenty years and loves understanding the unique qualities of each student she teaches. She is an active performer with a solid resume of piano work over her career. Currently, she accompanies Asheville Chorale Society's select ensemble, Tempus. She is also co-founder of the musical nonprofit, For the Folk and makes up half the roots music duo, Songs of the Folk.

Teaching: I teach students from age 7 to young adult. I teach all skill levels and teach in student's homes or online. My husband is a piano tuner if that service is needed.

Teacher Specializations: Classical, Music History, Pedagogy, Popular, Religious, Theory, Virtual

Performing: I am available for full wedding ceremony music and have my own keyboard and sound equipment. I am also available for background piano music at events for 1-2 hours of music.

Performance Styles: Classical, Religious, Improvisation

Email: lpmusic85@gmail.com

Website: Facebook Page

Phone: 803-640-2321

Address: Columbus, NC

Bio: Aaron Evans is a Pianist, Music Director, Teacher and Composer with a degree in Piano Performance from the University of North Carolina at Asheville. Aaron has played for singers, instrumentalists and musical theater projects all over the world. Having a passion for travel as well as music, Aaron performed and witnessed music around the world with the Holland America Cruise Line. As a composer, Aaron has focused mostly on new age piano music and is a successful piano teacher to many young musicians. At the core of his musical self, Aaron would like to take people on a musical journey through his playing then bring them home again.

Email: theajevans@gmail.com

Address: Asheville

Bio:   I'm a pianist and a composer, have a masters degree in music and have performed solo and duets,accompanied chorus and singers and played for various organizations and events. At this point I'm interested in keeping up my skills and meeting other pianists. Wouldn't mind finding another pianist to play duets with

Email: Pcosier1@gmail.com

Address: Asheville

Phone: 345-521-3739

Email: wbares@unca.edu

Web Site: baresmusic.com

Studio/Store Location, Serving: UNC-Asheville

Offering Piano Lessons for: College Students

Teaching Styles: Jazz

Performers’ Occasions: Recitals, Jazz Events

Address: Asheville

Bio: Dr. Andrew Adams is Professor of Piano and former Director of the School of Music at Western Carolina University. He earned degrees in piano from the Kansas City Conservatory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and University of Colorado at Boulder. He is the author of A Shifting Canvas of Expression: Analytical and Critical Commentaries on the Études by Philip Glass (available at Amazon.com), was the editor of Resource Handbook for Academic Deans: The Essential Guide for College and University Leaders (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2023), numerous articles for Piano Professional (England), and approximately two dozen peer-reviewed articles. Does not have a private studio.

Email: aadams@wcu.edu

Phone:  828-550-0404

Address: Cullowhee

Bio: More of a teacher than performer, I have over a half century (1971 – present!!) of experience: piano lessons, classroom teaching (Pre k -  6th ), church organist/pianist.   References available upon request. 

Email: frank_argento@hotmail.com

Phone: 828-280-1307

Studio/Store Location, Serving: Serving South Asheville, Fletcher area

Offering Piano Lessons for: Beginner to Advanced, all ages. 

Teaching Styles: Classical, Popular, Religious, Lead Sheet reading (chords, accompanying), classical improvisation, sight reading skills. 

Offering Other Music Lessons for: Theory

Other Music Related Services: Play piano for special occasions

Address: Asheville

Bio: Will Baunach is a past President of the Asheville Area Piano Forum. He has been a dedicated pianist since childhood. After a career in high-tech, in the 1990s he took further music studies at Portland State University where he subsequently taught piano. Today he teaches using an innovative lab-based approach combining computers, keyboards, and pianos.

Email: willbaunach@yahoo.com

Phone: 828-687-9075

Studio/Store Location, Serving: Asheville, Arden

Offering Piano Lessons for: Beginner, Intermediate, Middle/High School, College, Adults

Teaching Styles: Classical

Address: Arden

Bio: Dr. Deborah Belcher holds degrees in piano from Winthrop University, Indiana University and Michigan State University, and has performed as recitalist and collaborative pianist throughout the Eastern U.S. and in Canada. She has appeared as soloist with the Blue Ridge Symphony, the Converse College Chamber Orchestra, the Elmhurst Symphony, the Sammartini Chamber Orchestra and the Windermere Chamber Orchestra. Her solo & chamber music performances have been heard in public radio broadcasts throughout the Midwest and the Southeast. She is a member of the music faculty of UNC Asheville and is in demand throughout the Southeastern states as facilitator of the “Instant (Pop) Piano for Hopelessly Busy People” seminar. Dr. Belcher developed an affinity for the music of Latin composers including Astor Piazzolla, became an aficionado of Argentine tango and sometimes performs tangos joined by dancers on stage.

Email: deborah.belcher@icloud.com

Phone: 828-230-7343

Website Address: deborahbelcher.com &/or https://www.facebook.com/AshevillePianoExperience/?ref=bookmarks

Studio/Store Location, Serving: Asheville, Hendersonville, Weaverville, Black Mountain, Canton, All of Western NC, WNC & upper SC

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

Teaching Styles: Classical, Popular

Offering Other Music Lessons for: Theory, Music History. Piano Pedagogy.

Address: Asheville