Update on Lessons During Stay-At-Home Order

Hello dear students and families,

I miss you SO much!  I miss making music with you, seeing your faces, and having you in my home every week and in my life!  I want you to know that you are all so very special to me, and bring such joy to my life!  It is really hard for me not to see you regularly. 

How are you doing?  Have you been using your gift of music during this time? I have to admit, I am struggling sometimes; I feel very "non-essential." But, I do find that when I make time to sit down and sing, play, practice, or even just listen to music, it helps me feel much better.  I hope you have been doing the same, and using your music to help you get through this time.

I have been thinking of all my students, praying you are well, and trying to figure out a way to continue making music with you... I have tried a couple of live online lessons with one student, and I have to say it's not great. With my husband working from home, a college student and 2 high school students doing all their schooling from home, and 15 devices in our home that can connect, our WiFi signal is very tired.  It is just not feasible for me to try online lessons in real time with all 16 of my students right now, which makes me really sad.

There are online resources out there, but music is so personal...I feel like there is no real replacement for one-on-one in-person lessons. However, I feel like there are some ways we can try to connect and move forward with your personal music study if you would like to. Please contact me if you would like to try some different kinds of lessons.

Above all, I pray you are safe, healthy, and enjoying some of the blessings that are coming along with this strange time in life. I know I am truly am happy to have my whole family at home every day, around the table more in a week than we have been in months. I am thankful for time to rest and relax, read, pray, be creative, and catch up with friends on the phone since we are not running, running, running here and there like we usually are. I'm grateful for the coming of spring (even with today's return of winter!) and I look forward to spending more and more time outside in the fresh air.

I would love to hear from you--whether you want to try some kind of continued music lessons or not.  I would love just to hear how you are doing and what you are up to. Feel free to contact me anytime, via email, phone call, text, or social media. 

I miss you and am praying for you!

Taryn

Lessons Canceled Due to COVID19 Stay-At-Home Order

Dear students and families,

I’ve been thinking of you all so much and praying for you as our world navigates the threat of this virus. For now, I’ve decided to cancel all lessons. I’m very sorry, and I hope we will be able to resume soon. If you have questions about my decision, please feel free to ask. 

I truly hope you are well, and will really miss you and making music with you in these next weeks. 

God bless you! 

Taryn

P.S. - If you might be interested in trying lessons online, I’d appreciate hearing from you as I consider if this is something I want to offer in the future. A 2-way lesson would require me to be able to clearly see and hear you at your piano and you to see and hear me at mine via FaceTime, Skype, or another video app. If that’s something that might work for you, let me know.