Alex Balsley | Piano

As an instructor, Alex desires to instill in her students a love and enthusiasm for learning and playing the piano. Her hope is that it will develop into a passion that they can enjoy and express for the rest of their lives. She makes learning fun by giving her students music they like while teaching mindful and efficient learning strategies that help her students quickly progress and develop their skill. She works with students of all ages and teaches beginning to advanced piano.

Alex began playing piano when she was 6 years old. As with many students Alex did not always enjoy learning, so she understands and can sympathize with students who struggle with the learning process. Alex’s favorite part of teaching is helping her students cultivate a growth mindset when it comes to learning. Teaching her students to be determined, think critically, and enjoy the learning process – even when it is hard – is a valuable skill that bleeds over into every other aspect of life to its benefit. Students can expect to work on sight-reading, technique, and theory each lesson.

Alex’s favorite music to play ranges from works by Chopin and Debussy to difficult anime arrangements by the Youtube composer, Animenz. Her current “work in progress” is The Lark by Glinka/Balakirev. When she isn’t working, she can usually be found reading (or waging war against deer) in her garden.