Teacher Sharla's Music Studio - Piano, Early Childhood Music, Ukulele

Welcome to Accelerated Piano Lab - where students come and work on music curated for the individual, at their own pace, under my watchful eye, for 50 minutes a week. I teach them how to learn their pieces and practice in real time. Post-pandemic, this seems to be striking a chord (pun intended). No parent attendance required.

At APL, we do group keyboard and rhythm projects, duets, solos, composing, mini-recitals and music games/off the bench activities. I currently teach ages 6 to 40-ish (parents and children can learn in the same class, if desired).

In Fall 2026 classes will be held after school on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays with one class on Saturday mornings. There are 5 students in a class.

Students finish the year with a certificate of completion for a job well done!

This is so true! I have about 12 spots left for the fall - maybe you or your child (or both!) would like to register for this brain friendly activity that can unlock academic and sport potential! Message me today 🎹

Playing an instrument is one of the most complex things the brain can do. 🧠

Research highlights that learning an instrument, particularly the piano, requires remarkable coordination between multiple motor systems. Every practice session strengthens the brain's ability to plan, coordinate and refine movement.

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The answer is…music! Classes begin September 1st. I have room in weekday and weekend classes. Message me today or go to www.sharlaquantz.ca

Good for adults, too! 😊
“Want young people to work together?
Put them in a music ensemble.
Want them to listen to each other?
Put them in a music ensemble.
Want them to learn the importance of personal responsibility?
Put them in a music ensemble.
Want them to connect?
Put them in a music ensemble.”
~ Vaughan Fleischfresser

Good advice!

At some point, every piano parent will have to wrestle their children out the door when it’s time to go to piano lessons.

And when this happens, many piano parents will all be thinking the same things: Why doesn’t she want to go? Is forcing her out the door turning music into a bad experience? Should I let her quit or should I tough it out?

As piano teachers, we do not want our parents asking themselves these questions because they arise from the assumption that piano lessons are the problem. In reality, however, piano lessons are rarely the reason for a student’s reluctance to get in the car and head to the studio.

So, to keep your studio growing strong and to make sure piano lessons don’t take the blame for what’s really going on, today we’re sharing five things piano parents should do before bringing children to lessons.

https://www.teachpianotoday.com/2018/03/19/5-things-piano-parents-should-do-before-driving-to-piano-lessons/

This is good advice.

A small thing I keep telling piano moms in June:

The kids who keep playing through summer are not the ones whose moms have the perfect routine. They are the ones whose moms didn't quit on the routine when it broke (which it will, by the second Wednesday in June — I'm just being honest).

If you take a week off because the schedule got weird, that is not the end of piano. It is just a week off.

Did you know? Learning music can prevent cognitive decline! I have a few spots for adult learners this summer and fall - daytime or weekend available. What are you waiting for? Message me today…or share this with a friend who might be interested 🎹❤️🎶