Welcome to my piano studio!
Hello there and welcome!
I am Shelly Davis and I offer customized piano lessons for children in the East Texas area.
This website is designed to keep current students informed about studio happenings and practice incentives. (Here is a quick link to the studio calendar.)
I will also help future students get more acquainted with me and my studio. (Click this link to inquire about joining the studio.)
Why piano?
Playing the piano is an activity that is so simple anyone can enjoy it. No matter how big or small, anyone can press the piano keys to make beautiful music.
At the same time, learning to make music is an extremely complex endeavor. Active listening, learning musical notation, coordinating eyes and hands, navigating piano geography, understanding the nuances of musical expression all take a high degree of concentration.
For this reason, many parents want their children to learn to play the piano. Along the way, children also cultivate wonderful life skills such as managing public performance anxiety, overcoming challenges, self discipline, setting and achieving goals, just to name a few.
Meet the Teacher
Shelly Davis, NCTM
I began learning to play piano at my father’s request when I was in kindergarten and continued lessons through high school and college. I even continue lessons for myself from time to time now! (You never stop learning!)
My studio started in 1990 and I have loved teaching and learning from my students ever since. To keep my performance skills challenged and in good condition, I often accompany other musicians for local schools and churches. This helps me remember and appreciate what my students deal with when they learn new music and perform for other people.
In addition to teaching private lessons, I also enjoy producing a weekly podcast designed specifically for piano parents.
Click any link below to listen or visit www.PianoParentPodcast.com to search for topics that interest you.
Piano Parent Podcast
- PPP 376: When Piano Lessons Click: Jazz, Storytelling, and Helping Kids Fall in Love with Music with Susan Staples BellHave you ever wondered what to do when your child just isn’t connecting with piano lessons? Maybe they’re capable, but not motivated.Maybe they practice, but without joy.Maybe they say they’re “bored.” In today’s episode, I’m visiting with composer and teacher Susan Staples Bell, and we talk about the moment piano lessons click — and how […]
- PPP 375: Raising Independent ChildrenWe all want our kids to grow into confident, capable adults. But independence doesn’t suddenly appear at age 18; it’s built slowly, in small everyday moments. In this episode, we’re talking about simple, practical ways to raise independent children in daily life, and how piano lessons can naturally support those same life skills along the […]
- PPP 374: Make Music Doable: Group Piano with Dorla AparicioIn this conversation with Texas piano teacher Dorla Aparicio, we dive deep into a different way of approaching piano study — one that embraces group learning, multilevel classes, and supportive family involvement. Listen to the full episode here Watch on YouTube Dorla Aparicio Dorla Aparicio was born and raised in Costa Rica, where she began […]
Piano Mania Smackdown!
So much of piano study is done one-on-one between the student and teacher. It’s fun to get together with other piano students for a little friendly competition and good, clean fun (sprinkled with games that reinforce music theory…..shhhh).
Every July, SDPS competes in the Piano Mania Smackdown against our rival studio, led by my good friend and fellow piano teacher, Stephanie Johnson. Last summer we took home the trophy! Way to go, blue team!
Texas Piano Convention
Texas Music Teachers Association hosts its annual convention every June. The convention is full of rejuvenating lectures and workshops offered by world-renowned teachers and musicians which educate and encourage music teachers.
In addition to the teacher activities, the convention offers a wide variety of musical events and activities for students. Students may present music projects, perform in the All-Star Festival, jam with the Digital Keyboard Orchestra, perform with their piano team in the grand ensemble concerts, as well as volunteer as convention pages.
Students are also recognized for achievement in music theory, publication articles, original composition, and more.
Just minutes away from Tyler
My home studio is located in Whitehouse, Texas, just a few miles south of Tyler.
Lessons are offered Monday – Friday.
Teaching hours
Monday - 2:30 - 7:30
Tuesday - 3:30 - 7:00
Wednesday - 1:30 - 7:00
Thursday - 3:30 - 7:00
Friday: 2:30 - 6:00
We are here
104 South Rainbow, Whitehouse, Texas 75791
Phone: 903-520-6465
Email: shellylovespiano@gmail.com