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"My children have been taking virtual lessons with Joy of Piano Studio and have learned so much. Miss Joy is patient with each of my children and recognizes their different learning styles. She keeps them motivated throughout the lesson. I would definitely recommend Joy and her piano studio!" -Megan, parent
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“Hello! I was skeptical getting into piano at such an age in my 20s and I thought it was too late for me to learn. Though a friend recommended Joy and honestly I'm so glad I took the lessons. Joy is very patient and thorough in her teaching. She takes great care into helping you along your journey to learn piano. I got frustrated with playing sometime and she guided me perfectly! I would recommend Joy for any and all piano tutoring!” - Joshua, adult learner
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"Miss Joy has many ways of teaching so that if one way does not work out she comes up with another way of coming about a technique which is very helpful!" - 16-year-old student whom has taken lessons from Joy for 6+ years
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"Joy is exceptional and so very good with children! We do our lessons remotely via Zoom. Surprisingly, they are very engaging for my 7 yo and he is progressing!" -Brenna, parent
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"Joy is an amazing teacher!" -Carley, parent
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“My kids started piano lessons with Joy at ages six and four. Four seemed a bit early from my perspective, but it was clear after the “trial lesson” that he was ready and responded well to the teaching methods Joy implemented into her studio. I was pleasantly surprised! Joy is an exceptional teacher to young kids. She follows their speed while balancing fun with musical discipline. Joy is intuitive to my kids’ spectrum of emotions and responds with appropriate encouragement and grace. Piano, in general, has become an integral part of our family culture. I am no longer surprised by what Joy and my young kids can accomplish together. I am, however, continually impressed that Joy can translate her curriculum to distance learning (we live 300 miles from her) with no loss in caliber.” -Erin, parent
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“Joy, [is] a friend of mine since her childhood. As a retired piano teacher, I have followed Joy's career as a piano teacher with a great deal of interest and pride. Joy has the unique gift of understanding and relating to children in a most mature way. Combine this with her love and knowledge of music, it is no surprise that parents of the children Joy teaches are very pleased with the progress they see from month to month in piano lessons.” - Jo Ann Noble, retired Piano Professor of Greenville College
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“Ms. Joy is an amazing piano teacher! She started teaching my son with special needs, and she was so patient, kind, and went with the flow to help piano lessons be fun and engaging for him. Since the Covid pandemic prevented us from going in-person, my older son whom has never played before, started taking online lessons. I was concerned about the online lessons at first since I don’t have any piano experience and wouldn’t be able to assist, but I found out quickly that Ms. Joy can deliver her lessons just as good online as in-person! He is learning how to play quickly, and having so much fun at the same time!” -Kelly, parent
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“Joy’s love of music and of teaching, is evident in everything she does. She has thrown herself into learning the best methods of teaching children the joy of music. She makes lessons fun and engaging! We have been so happy to keep her as our piano teacher even when we moved.” -Christina, parent
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“Joy does an excellent job engaging our busy 5 year old in learning to play piano. Our daughter delights in weekly piano lessons as Joy makes it fun and uses an age appropriate curriculum. Our daughter eagerly anticipates each recital. I’m very happy that we found Joy of Piano Studio for our daughter’s first experience with music lessons and an instrument.” -Kelli, parent
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“I have my three kids enrolled in piano with Joy of Piano Studio. My kids love it! They have learned so much and Miss Joy is very patient with them. I would recommended her for piano lessons.” -Ivan, parent
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“I’ve known Joy as my student at Greenville University, my colleague at Greenville University (she was staff accompanist and I was music department chair), and now as a colleague as a studio teacher. Joy is organized, enthusiastic, focused, student-centered, and passionate about her piano studio. She has a great moral compass and treats her students and their parents/guardians with utmost respect and care. Joy cares about her students’ musical development, but also cares about their development as whole, creative persons.” - Louise Weiss, retired music professor of Greenville University ________________________________________________________
“Joy has been our piano teacher for 2 1/2yrs now. She is GREAT with our daughters. Our daughters have two different personalities and ways of learning. Joy adapts to each one of their personalities and learning styles. For example, our one daughter sometimes has a hard time paying attention and sometimes likes to do things different then what Joy might have planned for her. This daughter likes to compose music, so Joy adapts the lesson to help her enjoy the art of music. Joy is very patient with our girls! We highly recommend her to be your piano teacher!“ -Andrea, parent
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“Joy is a knowledgeable piano teacher who’s committed to helping students of every age and background. She’s very personable. Her energy keeps the student engaged. She knows how much to challenge a student to keep them learning but not frustrated. Love her!” -Elisabeth, parent
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“Classical training, great with kids, understands different learning modalities, love of music” -Vickie Bacon, owner of Highland Nutrition Center in Highland, Illinois
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”Joy has inspiring enthusiasm, inventive teaching tools, and a sincere commitment to her students and their learning.” -Alexandria LaFaye, author, educator, and parent
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