B Sharp Piano Lessons & Academic Tutoring

Our Thanksgiving “thankful pumpkin!”🙏🏼

Our Halloween composition performance costume party was a blast!!

We feel so lucky to have found Laurie through word of mouth — she was exactly what my 1st grader needed at a time when his confidence around reading had taken a hit. Laurie is kind, warm, and wonderfully welcoming. She created a safe, encouraging space where he could build skills without fear of failure. Her strong focus on phonics, coupled with her patient and diligent approach, helped him regain his footing and start to believe in himself again.

Laurie also quickly recognized his aptitude for math and supported his early interest in multiplication and division as well. She was just the right mix of supportive and structured — a steady, positive presence when he really needed someone in his corner.

I can’t recommend her enough.

These boys had so much fun playing our 88 Keys game on this hot summer day!

Does your child struggle with reading/spelling/writing? Take a listen!

I've been listening to this incredible podcast about how kids were taught to read in the US over the last 50 years and how the Cueing System and Whole Language took over, even though the evidence later debunked its underlying principles and proved that phonics was the way kids learn to read. It's really fascinating and heartbreaking at the same time. Here's the podcast...

Sold a Story Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Millions of kids can't read well. Scientists have known for decades how children learn to read, but many schools don’t know about the research. They buy teacher training and books that are rooted in a disproven idea. In Sold a Story, Emily Hanford ...

What a talent!

Jon Batiste Hears Green Day For The First Time Take a sneak peek into the mind of Jon Batiste. Watch as he listens to Green Day for the very first time and attempts to play along. How does he instantly cr...

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According to Dr. Francis Collins, music gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Dr. Collins’s book, “The Road to Wisdom,” is out now! #Colbert

I’ve been having so much fun preparing students for a successful start to a new school year this month. This soon-to-be 2nd grader is proving to be an amazing writer. Look at his handwriting and spelling! Bravo!!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Happy Birthday, dear Margot!!🎶🥳 Check out this amazing piano cake her mom made!!🎉