About Us
Current students:
- Sunny D. a 16 year old from Lenexa has taken lessons for 10 years and with his
good attitude and consistent practice habits has completed 6 levels of our piano
course and has played pieces as high as level 8. Sunny demonstrates what any
student can accomplish when they properly implement what we teach. In our
spring 2010 piano recital Sunny played classical and pop music, including:
Mozart's Sonata No. 16 (MVTs I, II, III), J. S. Bach's Invention No. 12, Can You Feel
the Love Tonight?, Iron Man (played on synthesizer as a duet with another
student), Don't Matter, and Circle of Life in which he accompanied a children's
choir on piano. The pop songs he learned by either using lead sheets (a basic
sketch of the melody and chords) improvising his part and solos or by creating
arrangements from sheet music that went far past the original version.
- Caleb T. a 15 year old from Overland Park has played piano for 10 years and
trombone four years. Not only is he becoming a good classical and pop/jazz
pianist he also plays trombone in "Kansas City Youth Jazz" and participates in
band in school. In our fall 2009 piano recital Caleb played the classical pieces
The Little Beggar by Gretchmaninoff and Solfeggietto by C. P. E. Bach. He also
played the Broadway ballad I Dreamed a Dream and Elton John's Circle of Life in
which he played two synthesizers while accompanying another student playing
the melody on piano. He demonstrated his knowledge and musicianship when
he played a method book piece called Winter Celebration that he arranged into a
more advanced version through the use of transposition and thematic
development; and when he played the jazz standard Autumn Leaves by reading
standard music notation and improvising using chord symbols.
Former students:
- Chris H. from Overland Park took lessons for 14 years from ages three - 17. In
our spring 2009 piano recital he performed solo, duet and larger ensemble
pieces in a variety of styles of music. He played a J. S. Bach Invention, Lee Evans'
contemporary jazz suite "Water Colors," David Lanz' tribute to the inventor of the
piano "Cristifori's Dream," and an original composition he titled "Time Away." He
also played the Beatles' song "With a Little Help from My Friends" with his 12 year
old brother Cullen (who is a current student and has taken lessons since he was
3) and a group of students singing. He improvised his part using only a lead
sheet (basic sketch of the melody and chords) of the song. Chris also
participated in the jazz program at Rockhurst High School and received a score of
1 (highest) for his performance of a Mozart Sonata.
- Grant and Laura P., siblings from Kansas City, Missouri, both took lessons for 6
years during the 1990s successfully learning to play the piano. With the extensive
music background they attained they were able to transfer that knowledge when
learning to play other instruments (tuba and clarinet) and performed in "The Youth
Symphony of Kansas City." Their mother Kay drove them the distance to our
studio every week because she appreciated the quality education her children
received and told us, "My kids really respect you and what you say and always try
to do what you tell them to do!"
These are just a few of our success stories. We have taught over one thousand
students in the past 24 years to play the piano. Whether it was to play at an easy
level and learn the fundamentals of music (which also prepared them to learn to
play other instruments or sing); or to play at a higher level and learn their favorite
pop songs, classical pieces, and jazz standards we have helped our students
realize their musical aspirations.
You or your child can become our next success story!
- Sunny D. a 16 year old from Lenexa has taken lessons for 10 years and with his
good attitude and consistent practice habits has completed 6 levels of our piano
course and has played pieces as high as level 8. Sunny demonstrates what any
student can accomplish when they properly implement what we teach. In our
spring 2010 piano recital Sunny played classical and pop music, including:
Mozart's Sonata No. 16 (MVTs I, II, III), J. S. Bach's Invention No. 12, Can You Feel
the Love Tonight?, Iron Man (played on synthesizer as a duet with another
student), Don't Matter, and Circle of Life in which he accompanied a children's
choir on piano. The pop songs he learned by either using lead sheets (a basic
sketch of the melody and chords) improvising his part and solos or by creating
arrangements from sheet music that went far past the original version.
- Caleb T. a 15 year old from Overland Park has played piano for 10 years and
trombone four years. Not only is he becoming a good classical and pop/jazz
pianist he also plays trombone in "Kansas City Youth Jazz" and participates in
band in school. In our fall 2009 piano recital Caleb played the classical pieces
The Little Beggar by Gretchmaninoff and Solfeggietto by C. P. E. Bach. He also
played the Broadway ballad I Dreamed a Dream and Elton John's Circle of Life in
which he played two synthesizers while accompanying another student playing
the melody on piano. He demonstrated his knowledge and musicianship when
he played a method book piece called Winter Celebration that he arranged into a
more advanced version through the use of transposition and thematic
development; and when he played the jazz standard Autumn Leaves by reading
standard music notation and improvising using chord symbols.
Former students:
- Chris H. from Overland Park took lessons for 14 years from ages three - 17. In
our spring 2009 piano recital he performed solo, duet and larger ensemble
pieces in a variety of styles of music. He played a J. S. Bach Invention, Lee Evans'
contemporary jazz suite "Water Colors," David Lanz' tribute to the inventor of the
piano "Cristifori's Dream," and an original composition he titled "Time Away." He
also played the Beatles' song "With a Little Help from My Friends" with his 12 year
old brother Cullen (who is a current student and has taken lessons since he was
3) and a group of students singing. He improvised his part using only a lead
sheet (basic sketch of the melody and chords) of the song. Chris also
participated in the jazz program at Rockhurst High School and received a score of
1 (highest) for his performance of a Mozart Sonata.
- Grant and Laura P., siblings from Kansas City, Missouri, both took lessons for 6
years during the 1990s successfully learning to play the piano. With the extensive
music background they attained they were able to transfer that knowledge when
learning to play other instruments (tuba and clarinet) and performed in "The Youth
Symphony of Kansas City." Their mother Kay drove them the distance to our
studio every week because she appreciated the quality education her children
received and told us, "My kids really respect you and what you say and always try
to do what you tell them to do!"
These are just a few of our success stories. We have taught over one thousand
students in the past 24 years to play the piano. Whether it was to play at an easy
level and learn the fundamentals of music (which also prepared them to learn to
play other instruments or sing); or to play at a higher level and learn their favorite
pop songs, classical pieces, and jazz standards we have helped our students
realize their musical aspirations.
You or your child can become our next success story!
About Us
Tim De Atley - Piano Instructor, Piano Technician, Pianist, and Composer
Studied both classical and jazz piano at the Conservatory of Music at the University
of Missouri-Kansas City. This extensive background allows him to teach classical
and popular music styles equally well. He teaches piano lessons to students
ages 7 - adult.
Kimberly Eichman - Piano Instructor and Early Childhood Educator
Specializes in teaching piano lessons to students ages three - 12. With an
education degree and over 24 years of piano teaching experience she
understands how children learn and how to teach them on their level.
Tim and Kim have developed a highly effective lesson program for any age
student. Both are dedicated to the belief that anyone can successfully learn to play
the piano and that this process should be an enjoyable, positive and life changing
experience!
Studied both classical and jazz piano at the Conservatory of Music at the University
of Missouri-Kansas City. This extensive background allows him to teach classical
and popular music styles equally well. He teaches piano lessons to students
ages 7 - adult.
Kimberly Eichman - Piano Instructor and Early Childhood Educator
Specializes in teaching piano lessons to students ages three - 12. With an
education degree and over 24 years of piano teaching experience she
understands how children learn and how to teach them on their level.
Tim and Kim have developed a highly effective lesson program for any age
student. Both are dedicated to the belief that anyone can successfully learn to play
the piano and that this process should be an enjoyable, positive and life changing
experience!
Success Stories
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