Upcoming Events

We have some exciting Piano Events coming up!  Studio Masterclass will be in April-date TBA.

Piano Ensemble Concert: February 1st 7:00pm at Mountain View High School

EVMTNA Piano Competition: March

Prize Performers Recital: April

Studio Masterclass: April

Studio Recital: May

Arizona Study Program: May 16-17

Three Spots Open in Arizona Studio

I am opening three more spots in my Arizona Piano Studio.  If you know someone that would like one, please refer them!  I will arrange to meet them in person and go from there.  Your referral is your kindest compliment!

While music should be enjoyed at every age, I will be accepting students age 5-adult. Here is a little more info about me:

I received my degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from BYU and have taught lessons for 14 years. I am located off Broadway and Val Vista.   I love teaching music and am a Nationally Certified teacher for beginning through advanced players of all ages.

 More information about me my Piano Studio is included in my Studio Policies, including my rates, which I will email to prospective students.

Recommendations from Michigan Students

I am blessed to have many wonderful families in my Michigan Studio and will miss you.  To help other students and families know what kind of Piano Studio I have, two families have shared a recommendation for me to put here:

From Jenny L (mother of 2 children in my studio):

"Jedda has been a fantastic teacher to my eleven-year-old daughter and eight-year-old son.  Both have taken from her for the past two-and-a-half years and have made great progress.  Jedda is kind, gentle, and patient and at the same time has high expectations for her students' practice and performance.  She exposes them to a variety of music genres and concepts through instructive emails containing youtube clips and games and masterclasses as well as Piano magazine and written theory assignments.   During the summers she has explored themes such as improvisation, duets, and Disney music.   She holds regular recitals and encourages the kids to perform often in preparation for the recitals.   Jedda is truly a rare and gifted teacher and we are so sad to lose her as she moves away!!"

From Abby C. (a student who is 11 years old):

"Mrs. Newton is fantastic.  I guarantee that you'll love her.  She does so many activities and she's easy to get along with.

First she helps teach piano in all areas.  Most teachers would just help you learn songs.  Mrs. Newton does do that, but she also does scales and arpeggios, theory practice, sight reading, and other things like listening links.  Listening links are emails that she sends every week on cool piano things.  One time she sent a video on a new kind of piano.  Another time she sent a bunch of clips on these comedian men that made weird sounds with the wrong part of their instruments.

Mrs. Newton also does lots of performing things.  First, she tries to set up four concerts a year with her students.  In the past we have also done KeyboardFest (ask her about it), a piano test called the SAT, and she has even let her students plan solo recitals!  It's awesome!

Finally, Mrs. Newton is totally flexible.  You can ask her to play songs, do events or other things.  We have fun working on chords and playing with songs we've gotten so good that we've composed our own before.  

In conclusion, Mrs. Newton gives you great skills, great opportunities, and a great time.  I would strongly recommend her for a teacher."

Closing Michigan Piano Studio, Opening New Studio in Arizona

Our family is moving to Arizona and I will be leaving my students in Michigan when we move.  We are all very sad about this.  I have loved every minute of teaching and coaching you in your musical journey!

 I will miss having you in my studio and I hope you will keep in touch and let me know about all the music you are making!

I am looking forward to meeting many new students in Arizona and continuing the fun of teaching and coaching students in my new Piano Studio there!

Solo Recitals!

We just celebrated 4 Solo Student Recitals!

This is a wonderful accomplishment for you!  Each student gave a solo recital that was 20-30 minutes long.  You all performed so well and grew so much in your preparation!  

I am so proud of you all!

Abby:

Jacob:

Beth:

And Anna too (no photo).

I am a very lucky teacher to have such wonderful people for students and who have been working so hard!

Congratulations on a job well done!!

Composition Recital!

We have had so much fun learning about composition and jazz.  As well as chord reading and how to improvise at the piano.  You all have improved so much!  

And I love seeing you create your own arrangements of your favorite pieces as well as write your own music.  You love it too!

We celebrated all of this fantastic music at our recent Composition Recital and you were all amazing!  A highlight of the night was our Heart and Soul Grand Duet!  Everyone took a turn playing both the lower and higher parts of that piece but improvised their own part.  It was a great success!

Congratulations!

Some of the artwork the students created to go along with their compositions.  You are great artists in many ways!

Recital before SAT Testing

We had a great Recital celebrating all the great memorizing you have done to prepare for the SAT testing.  You all have prepared so well and your musicality and technique has grown tremendously. 

 I am so proud of all the hard work we have done together and the wonderful musicians you are  becoming!

KeyboardFest 2013

We had a blast at the KeyboardFest-literally!  With so many pianos on stage and students playing it was a lot of GREAT music!  You all played so well and had such a great time!  You also learned a lot about how to play at the same time as other musicians, which is a very important listening skill.

All your hard work paid off with a wonderful concert and fantastic ensemble music!

From the Newspaper:

 


Practicing the day before in the concert hall:

 All the pianos on stage!

The night of the concert: some students waiting their turn to play:

As a teacher and performer on stage, this is was my view looking into the audience!

The teachers that made the KeyboardFest happen!  

(I'm on the right, 3 rows back with a beige sweater and black shirt.)

What a fantastic night of fun music making!

Holiday Art Fest Performance

The Holiday Arts Fest was a great opportunity for my students to share their talents in an open environment.  It wasn't so much a concert as some great music to add to the feel of the event.  People stopped to listen so some pieces and your talents added so much to the event. 

The students also practiced playing without getting distracted and playing through outside noise.  I don't think those things bothered any of you.  You did great!

Thanks for sharing your music!

Lots of artists were on hand to show and sell their work.  You were in good company as artists yourselves!

Congrats on SAT testing!

Congratulations to all of my students for their fabulous work and determination in preparing for the Music SAT testing.

You did a fantastic job and learned soooo much!

Now get ready for to pick out some fun music for summer learning!
It's going to lots of FUN!

Ensemble and Duet Recital!

Yay! I loved all of the costumes the students came up with to go along with the title of their duet. What fun ensemble music!

What a fun way to finish off our summer of duet learning fun!

New Students Recital

I'm excited to have a new full studio of fantastic piano students in a new state!

We celebrated by sharing our music at a local retirement center where the students had a captive audience and could share their music with a truly appreciative group of people.  

What a wonderful opportunity to share your talent.  And you all played so well!

More FUN Music Time!
I'm the Music and Movement Feature Writer for the blog:
ABC's and 123's.

I'll be writing a monthly blog post for them with fun ideas to include even the youngest in the fun of music and movement.

Stop by and check it out HERE!

Performance!

Thanks to all who shared their music with the residents at Bell Trace! It was a wonderful performance and a great finale for me to see you perform one last time before we leave Indiana. Keep making music!

Free Music Bag with Registration!

Music lessons are so exciting! Let's add even more fun! Right now students will receive a free music bag with registration! It is the perfect size for keeping track of music books, pencil, metronome, and more. Hurry, get yours before they are gone!

Music enriches our lives for music sake. But there are other benefits too:

Click here to see more.

Summertime Ensembles and Recital

With school out I encouraged my students to work in groups doing ensembles and duets. We had so much fun playing together! The recital in July that we had to celebrate and share what the students had accomplished was a great success. Students dressed up to show what their duet was all about which added an extra element of fun!

How to Register for Lessons

New Students: Registration fills on a first come basis. Please let me know ASAP what time/day of the week is best for your schedule. Returning students have priority in scheduling if registered early!
Contact via email: jnewtonpianostudio@gmail.com
Phone: 989-698-1511

Location-My Piano Studio

My Piano Studio is equipped with a beautiful grand piano and music library to enhance learning. It is located in Midland, Michigan. For directions please email jnewtonpianostudio@gmail.com

Why choose Jedda Newton's Piano Studio-what other parents have said:

Some comments from other parents of students in my studio:
"Jedda Newton is a fabulous teacher.  I have recommended her to many other friends who are looking for a quality piano teacher.  Jedda is able to teach beginners as well as very advanced students.  My daughter, Kathryn, was motivated to work hard to perfect her pieces as she worked towards recitals and festivals.  Jedda also had her practicing easier pieces so that she could practice her sight reading.  Kathryn was taught to work on scales and techniques as well as fun songs and classical pieces.  Jedda is able to find a very good balance between being strict and being easy going.  Jedda is good at seeing what level you play on week one, so that you can start progressing right away, rather than weeks of evaluation.  She has an amazing ability to motivate and help you progress.  Jedda sets high standards for herself as well as her students."

--L. Hansen

"My 8-year-old daughter has taken piano lessons from Ms. Newton for 2 1/2 years.  She really enjoyed her as a teacher and so did I.  Ms. Newton is very patient and soft spoken so my daughter never felt talked down to.  I think Ms. Newton does a really good with knowing how to say the right things or asking the right questions to get the student(s) to think, learn, and answer.  If there was a week of "not too many" practice days or not a lot of progress in playing a certain piece, Ms. Newton would not make my daughter feel bad but would ask the right questions to help her understand the importance of practicing and encouraging progress for the following week.

Ms. Newton takes the time to encourage my daughter to enhance her music understanding by listening to classical radio stations or CDs and informing her of concerts or professional piano concerts we can attend to motivate her to become an even better piano student.  She is very well rounded in her curriculum making sure to teach sight reading, theory, how to write notes (copying lines of music), and adding additional music of classical, duets, and even fun songs that are age specific.  She encourages festival performances where my daughter has had the opportunity to be critiqued on her performance and holds recitals and master classes where the group met together for a chance to play for one another.  Ms. Newton is very encouraging and always positive."  

--P. Sintay