11/27/2025
With Motown Museum – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉
Spreading the gift of music. Learn to play your favorite song! I love playing the piano. I also give lessons; my students have ranged in age from 7 to 70.
I started playing from the moment my parents first brought a piano into our home and have been playing ever since. My first teacher provided me with excellent classical training, plus taught me how to improvise from a hymn book and introduced music theory. As a young adult, I made friends with other musicians and from them I learned how to play from lead sheets and chord symbols. Classically train
11/27/2025
With Motown Museum – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉
11/27/2025
With Joe Louis Southern Kitchen – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉
10/05/2025
🚗 Come along for the ride - my new blog on the musical field trip I took to the Motown Museum is live!
We also checked out both Michigan Central and Joe Louis Southern Kitchen.
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Field Trip to Motown - 8/23/2025 - Music With Mary A Field Trip in 3 parts to Michigan Central Station, The Motown Museum and Joe Louis Southern Kitchen.
Come see me present on Thursday for LABP!
05/09/2025
Come check it out!
This gala, you can experience Music with Mary as she tickles the ivories with style! Mary Simmons is an experienced accompanist, event pianist, and teaches people of all ages who want to learn how to play the piano or better understand music. Let Music with Mary sway you over at this year’s gala!
https://www.musicwithmary.online/
For gala information and tickets, click here: https://www.leagueofenchantment.org/gala
05/08/2025
I will be there performing live at the pre-dinner. Come enjoy a fun way to contribute to your community! Help us orchestrate a symphony of smiles by supporting their mission of creating lasting memories for children and their families as they face the toughest battles.
Our ToonTown Jubilee's silent auction is only two days away! We're looking forward to auctioning off some fabulous prizes, including signed memorabilia, themed baskets, handcrafted items by local artisans, and vouchers for unforgettable experiences, all to raise funds towards our outreach efforts. Remember: bid high, bid often!
For more information about our gala, please visit https://www.leagueofenchantment.org/gala
05/04/2025
Piano Retreat 2024, Complete -
One of the things I most enjoy as a Piano Teacher is helping my students discover and express the creative spark hiding within, and in so doing, spreading the gift of music.
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04/21/2025
Piano Retreat 2024, Day Three -
“What if our students could create and improvise regularly and freely?
How would that impact them as musicians and human beings?"
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Retreat at Piano Manor 2024 - Day Three - Music With Mary we began our final day of the retreat by discussing skills and mediums for improvisation and Edwin E. Gordon’s thoughts on teaching vs. learning
04/13/2025
Piano Retreat 2024 - Day Two- “Don’t get hung up on what method you should use to teach. Just know how children learn and there’s no ‘wrong’ way to teach.”
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04/08/2025
Mid-day on an August Monday, I said “see ya later” to my family and hopped into my PT Cruiser...
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Retreat at Piano Manor 2024, Day One - Music With Mary Day One of Piano Manor Retreat 2024
03/29/2025
Music with Mary is celebrating !
Share the gift of music with the child in your life who has a budding interest in and/or .