Piano Lessons

Karen Hall graduated from Crane School of Music in Potsdam, NY in 1978 with a degree in Music Education and performance concentration in piano and French Horn. She went on to study piano with teachers from the Buffalo Conservatory of Music and then with Bruce Sutherland and Howard Richman in Los Angeles, CA. For over 40 years, she has maintained a very busy private piano studio in LA’s San Fernando Valley teaching performance, theory and composition. Until moving with her family to beautiful Jaffrey, NH in November, 2024, she was a very active member of The Music Teacher’s Association of CA (MTAC) serving on the local Board of Directors for many years as well as on countless committees and as Chairperson for countless MTAC programs.

Her students have excelled in annual evaluations through MTAC’s Certificate of Merit Program and the National Piano Guild Auditions. They have performed and competed regularly in local, regional, and state recitals and events, including Jr. Bach Festivals, Contemporary Music Festivals, Local Honors Recitals, MTAC Convention recitals, and the Composer’s Today State Evaluations.

In addition, Mrs. Hall has followed her passion for music education through directing and coordinating various local church and school instrumental and vocal groups. She has a passion for teaching people with special needs both in her own studio and as a volunteer for many years at a local Activity Center. Her specialty is in working with people of all ages and abilities, creating individualized learning programs for each, and giving them all a lasting love for music.