Welcome

Here at Folsom Piano Academy, we believe that music can have a positive impact on your life. We believe that learning the piano can be a fun and enjoyable experience. Our students learn valuable life skills like perseverance, patience, attention to detail, confidence and a greater ability to communicate.

We have served the greater Folsom area since 1996. We take pride in teaching students how to read music and become proficient piano players. Our staff consists of dedicated teachers with advanced degrees in piano performance and pedagogy. Each teacher is encouraged to collaborate with their co-teachers to provide students with the best experience possible. We tailor our methods so that each student can enjoy a lifetime of music and reach their full potential.

With the advent of group lessons, hundreds of students have been able to experience the joy of learning how to play the piano Folsom Piano Academy. By using a digital piano lab with headphones, students receive individualized instruction in a group setting and develop confidence in playing for others.

Whether the lessons are for an adult or a child, you have the choice between several different options for piano lessons. We invite you to tour our studio and come experience the excitement of music!

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Jeanette's Corner: Teacher Tips

My Story (Part 2)

I got the opportunity to attend Santa Clara University after auditioning there for Hans Boepple. Little did I know at the time that I'm now part of lineage that dates back to Beethoven and Haydn! I majored in Piano Performance and graduated in 1985. The highlight of my years at Santa Clara was when I got to perform Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 in it's entirety with the Santa Clara University Orchestra.

I didn't really know what I wanted to do after college. Performing was hard for me. But three years later, I decided to go back to school to pursue a Master's Degree. Since I had just broken up with my boyfriend, I wanted to leave the area and ended up in San Fernando Valley at CSU-Northridge. I started out as a Performance Major because I didn't know what other options I had. The vision for the rest of my life began to crystallize when I took a class as an elective called "Piano Pedagogy." That class literally changed my life, how I taught, and gave me new direction. I immediately changed my major and graduated in 1990 with a Master's Degree in Piano Pedagogy and a desire to someday open my own piano school.

While I was in graduate school, my parents moved to El Dorado Hills which is what brough me to this area. I loved driving through Folsom. Loved it's energy and knew that this is where I wanted to start my piano school. So in September of 1996, I opened Folsom Piano Academy on South Lexington Drive. After moving several times around town, we settled into our current facitlity in 2007. I am grateful everyday for all the wonderful students and teachers and parents that touch my life. I'm grateful for the positive impact we have been able to have on this wonderful community. And, yes, I'm eternally grateful to my dad for his determination to have his first born learn how to play the piano!

Ms. Jeanette

Director Jeanette Munroe

Director Jeanette Munroe holds a Bachelor Degree in Piano Performance from Santa Clara University and a Masters in Piano Pedagogy from CSU-Northridge.

Each of the private instructors at Folsom Piano Academy are members of the Music Teachers Association of California which maintains high membership standards and enables our teachers to offer the Certificate of Merit program. More information about MTAC can be found at their website www.mtac.org

Our group instructors have at either a Bachelor Degree in piano and/or many years of playing/teaching experience including extensive training with Jeanette.

750 Oak Ave Pkwy Suite 170, Folsom, CA 95630 FolsomPianoAcademy@gmail.com 916-985-9443