Open up your Heart.   Fire up your brain.  Soothe your soul.

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   Piano lessons are a classic character building activity.  It is a perfect "biofeedback" system where the more effort you put in (practice, routine) the better the sounds that come out.  

 

Some studies have shown that music lessons do have actual physical effects on the body, including the brain stem, and students of music have also shown increased language learning abilities.  Music lessons heighten awareness of sound, which can make students more aware of inflection of speech, making you a better listener and a better speaker,  with better comprehension.    (Kraus Studies)  Ultimately as an outlet, piano lessons can help you feel more balanced and relaxed, truly getting you away from work for a short time. 

 

Playing Music also just makes you feel good.  Playing the piano is truly rewarding and I doubt that any study is really going to describe what it is you feel when things are going right and music is coming out of your fingers.  It 's really neat.

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We have two recitals per year.  This is in line with our philosophy that recitals make you a better performer,  that students crave challenges (which create confidence),  and that they are just waiting to prove that they can do it! 

 

The Jordan Studio is now open and accepting new students.  You no longer have to look for a place, worrying about whether it is the right place for you or your children.  This is it!

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When you take piano lessons at the Jordan Studio, we use a 6 foot, 4 inch Boston grand piano in a wonderful high ceiling room to create a fantastic aural experience for our piano students.   We also have recording equiptment to save those really special performances for posterity!  Located right in downtown Hillsboro, it is a convenient location for busy parents.

 

The best place for effective, elite piano lessons is right here at the Jordan Studio.  Why don't you come in for your free lesson and see for yourself why the Jordan Studio is the best place to take your music to the next level.

Now that sounds nice to me!

                   

                                                 This is it!  Nows the time!

   By the way, we love adult students!  If you think that you are too old to learn how to play the piano, think again.  Our adult students are playing things they never would have imagined that they could play.  Don't count it out, you can do it!  It's a great way to relax and get your mind off work and you will have a skill that will impress your friends or that you can enjoy in your own time.  Don't wait, just do it!

Call or email now and we can get started.  I think you'll see that you made the right decision.

 

 

THE REASON YOU SHOULD CHOOSE ME.  

 

Experience counts. 

I remember clearly my upbringing in piano.  I was an american male who began piano lessons beginning at 8 years old.  I grew up in a culture of  sports and fashion.   Piano lessons seemed for the wimpy.    I found it was not always fun to be home inside practicing when all the "cool kids"  were outside playing hockey in the streets until dark in the suburbs of Boston.  It was painful.  It seemed needless.  But,  I always enjoyed every piece I ever learned.  EVERY ONE! 

 

I REALIZE NOW THAT LEARNING THOSE PIECES WAS THE FRUIT OF MY LABOR,  AND THAT YOU ALWAYS ENJOY THINGS THAT YOU PUT WORK INTO.

 

As I got older I realized that it helped me in so many ways, including not overreacting to fight or flight situations (performing under pressure), and that effort equals outcome.  I did work hard I have an ability now that serves me.  I learned that trying things is important.  How to make a strong effort is important irrespective of the outcome.  New music is always ready to recieve a strong effort. 

 

Piano lessons are LIFE lessons. 

 

In these days of video games and youtube I now meditate with Falun Gong, which is basically what learning how to play the piano is, a meditation, (ever hear of the TAO of Piano?)  I see ever more clearly why pushing yourself is healthy.  So I have painstakingly studied and have come up with a balance of challenge and praise that is wrought through my own experiences with my teachers, juxtaposed with my efforts in overcoming shortsightedness in what is "important".    Students KNOW that I know their pain when they "have to practice" and I make sure that they know that I appreciate them for their work, ever gently pushing  for more.  The results will speak for themselves.