Studio phone number (919) 942-6536 with a digital answering machine: leave a message anytime, with your name, the student's name and age, a good contact number and I will call you to arrange a Zoom or Google meet session
Email: schaeferpianostudio@fastmail.fm To easily send me an email please click on CONTACT ME at the top of this page.
Welcome to the Schaefer Piano Studio! I follow a balanced curriculum which includes keyboard musicianship, ensemble playing, and creative work. A new interest I have is exploring electronic music and improvisation. I have been teaching private and group lessons for over 30 years. I love working with all ages and levels.
WHAT DO I OFFER IN THE LESSONS?
Freelance Music Teacher and Pianist, Chapel Hill, NC, 1987-present.
Faculty Instructor, Creative Arts Program, Bowling Green State University, 1982-1987.
Master of Music in Piano Performance and Pedagogy, Bowling Green State University (BGSU) Ohio, 1984.
Full Assistantship Teaching Private and Group Piano, BGSU, 1982-1984.
Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance, UNC-Chapel Hill, 1982.
Elected to Phi Beta Kappa, UNC-CH, 1982.
Membership and Certifications:
Member Chapel Hill Music Teachers Association (CHMTA), 1987- present
Member Durham Music Teachers Association (DMTA), January 2012-present
MTNA Permanent National Certification (Permanent Professional Certificate), obtained 2006.
MTNA National Certification renewed 1996, 2001, 2006.
Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), National Certifcation, obtained 1991.
North Carolina Music Teachers Association (NCMTA), Standard Certification, transferred 1987.
Member North Carolina Music Teachers Association (NCMTA), Chapel Hill 1987-present
Member Ohio Music Teachers Association (OMTA), 1984-1987.
Ohio Music Teachers Assiciation, Standard Certification, obtained 1986.
Member Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), joined 1984.
Schaefer Piano Studio
Frances Heutte Schaefer
Teacher and Freelance Pianist
Address:
805 Tinkerbell Rd. Chapel Hill, NC 27517
Located less than one mile from Durham county, off Ephesus Church Rd.
Landline (studio): (919) 942-6536
I have digital voicemail, please leave a message anytime.
Please include your name and contact number with a brief message and I will get back to you ASAP!