What Will You Learn?

Having Fun While Playing Piano

Using The Correct Technique 

Sight Reading Music

Practice For  Results 

Practice Daily  (even if it’s just 15 minutes) 

Regular Piano Lessons Should Be Both Fun And Provide Real Value

Should Adults Take Lessons?

Playing Piano As An adult Is A Good Way To Relieve Stress

Regular Piano Lessons Should Be Both Fun And Provide Real Value 

TESTIMONIALS: 

" I played the piano as a child and quit when I graduated from high school because I was bored with the music and the strict, conventional method of teaching. Thirty years later, I found Tom and have renewed my love for the piano and especially classical music. His style of teaching is relaxed and inspires you to practice and want to learn. I recommend Tom Penders for anyone, any age, at any level, who would like to begin taking lessons or, like me, would like to return to taking lessons, but is afraid of becoming bored and quickly losing interest. Call Tom. Once you've had a lesson or two with him, you will become hooked ".- C. Huygen - Petaluma, CA

" I returned to the piano at the age of 56 after an absence of more than 30 years. I first began on my own, but soon found that I had great difficulty progressing. After 2 years, I decided I needed a teacher who was comfortable working with someone my age. I chose Thomas because he was the only teacher in the North Bay who showed his own performances on his website. After my first lesson, I knew I had found the right teacher for me. He has been patient while at the same time encouraging and prodding me to go far beyond what I thought possible at my age. I am now playing at a level that I thought would forever remain a dream, and I continue to make much greater progress than I had imagined possible. He has transformed my playing, not just technically but aesthetically, and I am now playing not just notes, but music. Words can't express the joy this has brought me."- C .Harris- San Rafael

"  I am so glad to have found Thomas Penders!  I started playing piano as a kid but truly despised theory work and practicing songs that I thought were the most boring and repellant tunes- I could not bring myself to play. But I always longed to be able to play piano. After having experienced so many of the same repetitive lessons as a kid, I was delightfully surprised by my first piano lesson with Thomas. He is so encouraging, knowledgeable, and makes learning feel easy and effortless in a way no other piano teacher I've had has been able to. Thomas has a real knack for finding exactly challenging enough pieces so that I never feel bored, but never feel overwhelmed. For the first time in my life, I actually am enjoying music theory, technical practice, and reading music. I never thought I’d be able to say that! Getting to learn pieces by Bach and Chopin, and finally being able to play real, beautiful music, keeps me motivated to continue far beyond the levels I reached as a kid. I feel so grateful to have piano back in my life, I only wish I had met Thomas many years ago ". - K. Moody - San Francisco, CA

" I first met Mr. Thomas Penders three years ago when he hired me to tune and regulate his piano. After hearing him play the piano, I was so astonished by his ability that I asked him to perform for an audience of professional pianists and musicians in my home, which he graciously agreed to do; I had never done such a thing before. After that, I arranged several public performances for him because I strongly believed his extraordinary playing should be heard by as many music lovers as possible. Together, we also made recordings of his piano performances on my Yamaha concert grand. I also became familiar with Mr. Penders's musical compositions, and am equally impressed by his abilities in this field. Further, I took piano lessons from him and have recommended him as a teacher to several friends and customers of mine. I have found his abilities as a teacher at the same high standard of his other accomplishments ".- L. Lobel, RPT member of Piano Technicians Guild - Bay Area

" I have studied music for over 25 years and have been active in many symphonic associations. I believe Thomas Penders is a very talented composer and will develop into a great composer. I have listened to some of Thomas's compositions. To me they are wonderful and exhibit a style that is both modern and historically classical. Thomas has written for Piano, orchestra, cello and vocal ". -P. Paisley - Mill Valley