Piano without Pain

Susan Montross and Dodie Brueggeman are offering Simply Music instruction in College Place.
For reservations to FREE Introductory Sessions on Sunday, November 13 at 2:00 and 5:00 pm call 509-529-1784.

Simply Music® is a remarkable, Australian-developed piano and keyboard program that has beginning students, playing great-sound-ing pop, blues, classical and accompaniment
pieces - immediately - from their very first lessons!

In contrast to traditional methods, the Simply Music program
uses an entirely new and far more natural approach, and focuses on the sheer fun of playing music.

The method employs a unique 'playing-based' approach that
can be easily understood by children, teens, adults and seniors alike. Gone is the need to endure years of lessons, boring
practice sessions and relentless hours of drills.

Think of Simply Music as being like learning to talk. We all
talked for years before we learned how to read and spell. It’s the same with our program. We temporarily delay the
music reading process, and begin by firstly translating
pieces of music into physical 'sentences' and simple concepts
that unfold directly onto the keyboard.

Beginning students, with no attention on having to read
music, are free to relate directly to the piano, and within
months easily and naturally begin to establish a 'hands-on'
and personal 'feeling' for the instrument as they build
a play-list that includes popular, classical, blues and jazz styles, as well as develop the ability to play chords and
modern accompaniments.

After building a repertoire of 30 to 50 pieces covering a
broad range of musical styles, students go on to learn
how to read music, their ability to play so well providing
a powerful foundation for learning the more formal
aspects of music education.

Students of the method, that were total beginners, including children, teens, adults and seniors, are passionate and staunch supporters of the program. Here are some of their comments:

"After two years of being very frustrated with other programs,
we have found one that works and that my daughter enjoys tremendously. The results are wonderful."
Tammie Duke

"My daughter is only 7 years old with no previous music knowledge. Our experience has absolutely surpassed our expectations. Recently she played a well-known song in front of 100 people and she brought the house down."
Marsha Goodstein

"I am 58 years old and have always wanted to play the piano. In one month with Simply Music I’m able to play five songs on the piano! I wake up each morning and play."
Lloyd Rich

"My boys are 8 and 10. They’ve had just 12 lessons with
Simply Music and already they know 12 songs. Not just
'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star' and 'Mary Had A Little Lamb',
but real music. The boys are already playing the blues.
They think they’re hot stuff." Rebecca Neis

"I want to express what a joy it's been taking lessons with
Simply Music. I feel so privileged to have come across
this method. I have learned songs that I thought would be
impossible when I first heard them played, but now I amaze my friends and family." Amber Lewis