https://emgstudio.net/about daily 0.75 2026-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609079902fcb32355b0f8081/61a27225-2851-434f-82d3-6513851cbea7/mich_2023.jpg About - About Ms. Emily Ms. Emily comes from a large, musical, homeschooled family, and has been making music as long as she can remember. She began taking piano lessons at age 4, and later went on to earn a B.A. in Music from Coastal Carolina University in Conway, SC with a concentration in piano and music education. She is trained in the classical style, but can also teach pop/contemporary styles. She has over 10 years of experience teaching private piano lessons and 4 years teaching voice (most recently with Bach to Rock in South Riding, VA and Rocky Mountain Academy of Music in Colorado Springs, CO), and loves sharing the gift of music with all students. Ms. Emily believes in the student-centered approach to teaching, using whichever method books fit the student best, supplemented with other pieces depending on the needs of the student. She believes in giving each student a strong theory foundation, as well as technique, practice strategies, ear-training, and performance opportunities to become a well-rounded musician. But above all, she likes to make sure her students have fun, as it’s called playing music for a reason! In her free time, she enjoys playing video games with her husband, riding her motorcycle, having tea, reading, caring for her reptiles/bugs/tarantulas/houseplants, and spending time in nature. She is a TopMusic Certified Teacher. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609079902fcb32355b0f8081/89a0c1a9-e967-4f9f-bad7-4c8296bd8979/Darla.jpg About - About Darla Darla is the resident cat here at Em/G Studio! She can be wary of strangers (less so now that she’s getting older,) but it’s likely you’ll catch a glimpse of her now and then playing with twist ties, sleeping in the sun, or dramatically asking to be fed. She particularly enjoys the music of Beethoven, and will often come sit in the studio during lessons to listen. https://emgstudio.net/home daily 1.0 2026-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609079902fcb32355b0f8081/1620344307578-WXO623GOMJAE66RA3SZW/Em%2FG+Studio+Logo Home https://emgstudio.net/policies daily 0.75 2026-01-06 https://emgstudio.net/contact daily 0.75 2025-03-13 https://emgstudio.net/lessons daily 0.75 2025-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609079902fcb32355b0f8081/1620151909190-7WOPAMXVPD6W4ZH0X9L8/unsplash-image--TxL1NXXvoM.jpg Lessons https://emgstudio.net/resources daily 0.75 2021-05-28 https://emgstudio.net/2024-holidays daily 0.75 2024-12-06 https://emgstudio.net/portal daily 0.75 2022-12-29 https://emgstudio.net/reviews daily 0.75 2025-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609079902fcb32355b0f8081/1631900091062-VBU3ZERBLT9H2MYLNIAK/unsplash-image-ITQVgbjG-q4.jpg Reviews - “When I hit a rough patch in my attempts to re-learn piano after 30 years, I tried a few different teachers before settling on Emily as my instructor. I decided on Emily because she seemed to be the most willing to tailor the lessons to my strengths, weaknesses, and musical interests. I'm so glad I did because she has taken the time to give me exercises that are filling in the gaps in my knowledge without making me work on things that I'm already capable of doing. I feel like she's helping me find the shortest path to playing the music that I'm interested in playing rather than just taking a one-size-fits-all approach. In addition, she maintains excellent notes on the student portal so if I forget what I'm working on or whether or not I've paid I can quickly log in to see all the relevant details from my last lesson. The combination of a personalized approach with an organized place for everything we're working on has been extremely helpful. I highly recommend her to anyone of any age or experience level who is interested in learning how to play piano.” — Rich, student https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/609079902fcb32355b0f8081/1639768259990-DCFCG279GE5G8CGNZ6VD/unsplash-image-rPOmLGwai2w.jpg Reviews - “Emily is great working with both my beginner child and my child that has been taking lessons for years. She encourages her students to learn music that they enjoy in addition to what's in the lesson books, which keeps the learning fun. It's a very positive, encouraging environment for my children to expand their musical ability in. Best of all, they look forward to their lessons each week!” — Elizabeth, parent https://emgstudio.net/write-a-review daily 0.75 2021-09-29 https://emgstudio.net/recitalsclasses daily 0.75 2026-03-19 https://emgstudio.net/2026-holidays-1 daily 0.75 2026-03-19 https://emgstudio.net/csmta-2025 daily 0.75 2025-10-14