Bio: When I play on my old Baldwin Baby Grant (beside open windows) birds come to sing! They particularly sing along with Debussy, Ravel. Mozart and Bach! Thinking about closed windows (due to air conditioning or seasonal changes) I thought of the Asheville Piano From, which I have never joined, tho' I've played piano for 75 year!. I'd like to join the Amateur Piainists Monthly Meeting group and offer my home for meeting.
Email: mms@mhu.edu
Phone: 828-254-0943
Address: Asheville
Bio: Pianist, Composer and “Steinway Artist,” Michael Jefry Stevens is currently on the music faculty of ETSU and the Asheville Music School. He has released over 100 cds and has performed and/or recorded extensively with many of the top names in Jazz, including Dave Liebman, Oliver Lake, Dave Douglas, Matt Wilson, Han Bennink, Mark Feldman and many others. He was the “Margaret Lee Crofts Fellow” for 2000-2001 at the MacDowell Colony, was a Centrum Arts composer fellow (2004) and is currently on the Virginia Museum of Fine Art’s Touring Artist Roster.
Email: mjsjazz@mac.com
Phone: 917-916-1363
Website: www.michaeljefrystevens.com
Studio/Store Location, Serving: Asheville, Black Mountain
Offering Piano Lessons for: Middle/High School, College, Adults, Lessons in your home
Teaching Styles: Jazz, Popular
Offering Other Music Lessons for: Theory, Composition, improvisation
Address: Black Mountain
Bio: Primarily an organist and secondarily a pianist: Church musician, School accompanist, Organ recitalist, Teacher of organ/piano, including college for 50 years. Now retired.
Email: stewart.smith@att.net
Phone: 816-305-1038
Address: Swannanoa
Bio: Laura Chu Stokes, a nationally certified teacher of music, has been a pianist and music educator for more than forty years. A graduate of Indiana University Jacobs School of Music in piano performance, Laura has taught hundreds of students in her private studio and as the director-instructor at Appalachian State University’s Community Music School (CMS). She is a contributing author to the Alfred Music blog https://www.alfred.com/blog/ and Coordinator of the Hayes School of Music Piano Competition for pre-college pianists each fall. As a performer, Laura has been a staff accompanist at ASU and collaborative artist with her husband, trumpeter James Stokes. She has performed numerous recitals, both solo and chamber, and been featured as a soloist with the Columbus and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestras. Laura also enjoys serving as an adjudicator at MTNA state competitions and performance festivals. Since 1989, Laura has conducted hands-on workshops for www.e-znotes.com, a full line of music learning tools developed by her mother, Lucy Chu. She has been invited by professional music teacher associations and music dealers/retailers nationally as a clinician and featured speaker.
Phone: 614-657-6685
Email: eznotespianostudio@gmail.com
Web Site: eznotespianostudio.com; e-znotes.com
Studio/Store Location, Serving: Boone NC
Offering Piano Lessons for: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Middle/High School, College, Adults
Offering Other Lessons for: Theory, Pedagogy, Mentoring
Offering Other Piano Services: Music Educational Learning Tools
Teaching Styles: Classical, Jazz, Popular
Performers’ Occasions: Recitals, Jazz Events
Address: Boone
Bio: I am an accompanist for classical soloists and choirs. I am a classical pianist who works with singers and choirs. I have worked in the past with the Hampton Choral Society on Long Island and the New York Choral Society in Manhattan. I attended Oberlin College for two years and finished my bachelor's at SUNY Stony Brook. I have been a musical director for amateur musicals as well.
Phone: 828-484-9897
Email: tipikoda@protonmail.com
Address: Weaverville
Bio: Dr. Judy Sullivan is an active piano teacher and accompanist in the Asheville area. Joining the AAPF in the fall of 1994, Judy has served on the Board of Directors for five years, as President for three years and Member Activities Chair for two years. She currently works with membership for the Forum. Judy's education degrees are from James Madison University, the University of Virginia, and The College of William and Mary.
Email: jsullivanpiano@gmail.com
Phone: 828.298.8037
Studio/Store Location, Serving: Asheville, Weaverville, Black Mountain, Canton
Offering Piano Lessons for: Beginner, Intermediate, Elementary, Middle/High School, College, Adults, Lessons in your home
Teaching Styles: Classical, Jazz, Popular, Religious
Offering Other Music Lessons for: Theory, Composition
Address: Asheville
Bio: Dr. Teresa Sumpter is currently the Chair of the Department of Music and Coordinator of Keyboard Studies at Mars Hill University where she teaches applied piano, group piano, piano literature, piano pedagogy, and music history. She holds a Ph.D. in Music Education with an emphasis in Piano Pedagogy and a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Oklahoma. Her Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance is from Ball State University. She also holds a Masters in Business Administration degree from West Virginia University. Teresa has performed, adjudicated, and presented throughout the country. Recent performances include recitals on the Pianoforte Series in Asheville, NC, Carson-Newman University, Winthrop University, and Friends of Music Concert Series at Montreat College. She has been a frequent adjudicator for the North Carolina Music Teachers Association district and state piano contests since her arrival in the area in 2008.
Email: tsumpter@mhu.edu
Phone: 828-689-1308
Website: www.mhu.edu/music
Studio/Store Location, Serving: All of Western NC
Offering Piano Lessons for: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Young Children, Elementary, Middle/High School, College, Adults
Teaching Styles: Classical
Offering Other Music Lessons for: Theory
Address: Mars Hill University, Box 6693, Mars Hill, NC 28754
Bio: ADULT STUDENT 2 YEARS, I AM LOOKING FOR A PIANO TEACHER
Email: jeanettesyp@gmail.com
Phone: 828-273-6068
Address: Asheville
Bio: Christopher Tavernier made his orchestral debut with the Tar River Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of thirteen, where he performed Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1. In addition to being a solo performer, he is also a dedicated chamber musician. Christopher has won numerous competitions throughout the Appalachian region and Southeastern US, including the young artist division at the state MTNA competition in Florida. Christopher received a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from Florida State University in 2023, studying with Dr. Read Gainsford, before going to New York to study for a year with Rieko Aizawa at Brooklyn Conservatory, the pianist of the widely acclaimed Horszowski Trio. He is currently pursuing a Master of Music in Piano Performance & Literature degree from the Eastman School of Music, studying with Dr. Douglas Humpherys. Outside of the practice room, Christopher enjoys being outdoors and playing chess.
Email: tavernier.pianoman@gmail.com
Phone: 828-707-3543
Website: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3atoGLS1O2acfz50_HqUcg
Performers’ Occasions: Accompaniment, Collaboration, Chamber Music, Classical, Orchestra, and Popular
Address: Hendersonville
Bio: A graduate of prestigious The Gnessins State Institute of Music in Moscow with MM in piano performance, chamber music and pedagogic.
Teachers: Profs. B.M. Berlin (links to K. Igumnov and A. Siloti) and A. Stoliarevich (links to F. Blumenfeld and A. Rubinstein). Concerts in USA, France, UK, Canada, Israel, Ukraine, Australia, Russia., People's Republic of China. A piano duet/duo partner of Judith Burganger. Former Professor of Music at Florida Atlantic University. NCTM/MTNA, YouTube.
Email: ltreer@comcast.net
Phone: (828) 505-0412, (561) 235 -1187
Studio/Store Location, Serving: Asheville
Offering Piano Lessons for: Intermediate, Advanced, Middle/High School, College, Adults
Teaching Styles: Classical
Offering Other Music Lessons for: performances : chamber music
Address: Asheville
Bio: Brian Turner is a pianist who has been thrilling audiences throughout North America for 30 years. From solo concerts to an arena tours, he brings a unique passion to playing piano. Brian began performing at age 12, earned piano degrees at Ohio University, and relocated to Asheville, NC, where he performs and teaches privately. His compositions have been featured in podcasts, online radio, and film and he has shared the stage with KISS, Sammy Hagar, Joan Jett, Cheap Trick, Jason Bonham, Michael Anthony, Meat Loaf's Neverland Express, Michael Bolton, Clay Aiken, Caleb Johnson, Warren Haynes, Cliff Williams and others.
Email: brianturnerpiano@gmail.com
Phone: 828-279-9729
Website: www.brianturnerpiano.com
Studio/Store Location, Serving: Asheville, Hendersonville, Weaverville, Black Mountain, Canton, All of Western NC
Offering Piano Lessons for: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Young Children, Elementary, Middle/High School, College, Adults
Specializations: Classical, Jazz, Popular, Religious, Theory, Composition
Other Music Related Services: Performance as soloist or group
Bio: Hello! I am an instructor within the Conservatory Prep program at Piano Lab Studios. I teach a variety of styles, and my degree is from The Manhattan School of Music.
I am available for performances. Please reach out to Piano Lab directly to inquire!
Email: petervindia@gmail.com
Website: AshevilleConservatory.com
Address: Asheville
Bio: My daughter, 14, has played piano off and on for about 8 years. She is taking lessons from Ivan Seng and loves piano!
Phone: 704-661-6976
Email: evolutionbanjo@yahoo.com
Address: Asheville
Bio: Adult learner after many years of absence from playing the piano.
Phone: 646-717-2432
Email: awwnyc77@gmail.com
Address: Asheville, NC
Bio: I am an amateur pianist. I play piano and classical guitar.
Email: leahwhitten@sbcglobal.net
Phone: 713-377-8791
Address: Asheville
Bio: I studied piano as a child and am currently working with John Cobb and Brian Turner. I am enjoying my piano playing in retirement more than I ever dreamed possible and enjoy playing with the Amateur group of AAPF in an attempt to become more comfortable playing in front of an audience.
Email: janetiwrightemail@gmail.com
Phone: 618-558-0705
Address: Asheville
