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I have been teaching piano for 20 years in the Boston area and Michigan.  As well as teaching the foundations of note reading and technique I strive to have my students understand the language of music and be able to express something meaningful in their performances.  My focus is classical piano; and I also incorporate jazz, improvisation, rock and pop music if students are interested.  

 

I am an active performer as soloist and chamber musician and am a member of the Thoreau Piano Trio.  My recent performances outside the Boston area include chamber music festivals in Vermont and Michigan, as well as performances in North Carolina (UNC), and New York City (Lincoln Center and Queens Library).  To hear samples of my performances and recordings, visit http://www.jpauljacobs.com/#!recordings/c1yi7

 

  • Artist Diploma (AD) in piano

         performance, Longy School of Music

  • Master of Music (MM) in piano

         performance, Michigan State University

  • Bachelor of Music (BM) in

         piano performance, Hope College

  • Former Faculty at Concord Conservatory

         of Music, Concord, MA

  • Former faculty at Brookline

         Music School, Brookline, MA

  Yilin You    
  Paul Jacobs     
 

I have been teaching piano both in the United States and China for the last 25 years.  The main focus of my teaching is to help my students play the piano with ease, both musically and physically. Building from basic note reading to understanding structures and styles, combined with a good body alignment and solid technique, students at any level will learn to play with a free musical expression.  I teach in fluent English and Mandarin.

 

  • Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) and Master of Music (MM) in piano performance, Michigan State University

  • Bachelor of Music (BM) in piano performance, University of Texas at Austin

  • Former Faculty - Concord Conservatory of Music, Concord, MA

  • Music Director - Belmont-Watertown United Methodist Church, Belmont, MA

  • Winner of the 2004 Michigan State University Honor’s Concert Competition and the 1998 Young Artist Competition in Seguin Texas

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