Piano Teachers' Forum of Grand Rapids

Check out this webinar with Randy Faber!

Welcome, Music Lovers! You are invited to join a webinar: The Intermediate Turning Point: Introducing The Grand Level 4. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Teachers, please join Randall Faber for a special webinar introducing The Grand Level 4, our new all-in-one intermediate course. We’ll explore The Grand Level 4 together through a guided tour. You’ll see the Technique Secrets for Artistry in action and discover how theory, performance, and impro...

Gift: Player Piano
Player piano in great working condition, piano bench, and many rolls of music! Piano and music rolls must go together. Pick-up is at his house in Caledonia near 76th and Kraft. It is on the main floor of his home with a concrete ramp up to the front door (no stairs for moving/pick-up). PM Yelena Wells for contact info.

Please congratulate our Teacher of the Year, Andrea Johnson!

Andrea has been a member of the Piano Teachers’ Forum since 1999 and has served in various roles over the years. In addition to serving as president not once, but twice, Andrea also served as SAT chair for 10 years. Andrea is always highly organized and professional, giving generously of her time out of a deep love for our members. She is wise beyond her years. Andrea is also an excellent pianist and a wonderful piano teacher.

We are so grateful to Andrea for her gracious gift of service to our Forum.

Kawai 6’10”. Used in my studio for the last year; truly beautiful instrument with amazing touch and tone. Used daily, tuned three times annually. Model: NX-50 built in 1994, restored in 2025; precursor to the well known RX line. $15,000

Please inbox Ryan Holley-Mallo for viewing.

Thank you to Dr. Nicholas Susi for his informative and helpful presentation today on Tobias Matthay, and also teaching a masterclass!

We are heartbroken to share the passing of Ann Schein, a beloved member of our piano faculty and a cherished presence in the Peabody community for decades.

An internationally renowned soloist and one of the great Chopin pianists of her generation, Ann brought the same devotion to her students that she brought to every stage she graced. Her teaching was full of warmth, rigor, and genuine care for the artists in her studio.

Ann was also a Peabody alumna, a 2012 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, and the unforgettable performer at a special concert we were honored to celebrate with her here in Baltimore in 2019. Her husband and fellow faculty member, Earl Carlyss, passed away earlier this year.

We hold their daughters, loved ones, and especially Ann's current students close in this moment. Her bright smile and brilliant artistry will be deeply missed. 🕊️