Andante Studio

Studio Update: 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR

Update: Only a couple of openings left. If you are interested in piano lessons for the 2024-2025 school year, please get in touch: I have early evening slots on Tuesday and Thursday and a possible afternoon slot on Wednesday. Please use the contact form on this website to reach me: It will get to my email, and I will call you or write you back immediately.

I also have some morning and early afternoon slots for adults and home-schoolers.

I have a few loner keyboards available that are suitable for beginners. If you don’t have a piano, but your child would like to try lessons you can borrow one. It’s not suitable for long-term, but it’ll help you get started.

In addition to piano lessons (all ages, all styles, all levels), I am also offering a basic piano proficiency course for instrumentalists and vocalists who are planning to major in music. Basic piano proficiency is a requirement at almost all music major programs, and passing this class in college can be a major hurdle for students who have no prior piano experience, My preparatory curriculum (taught in private lessons) can get students ready for this challenge — or even help them pass out of it. My course is available in my studio for local (Berkshire County) students, and virtually for those living elsewhere, It can be taken during the summer, or during the school year. The length of the class depends on the student’s skill level and which skills need development. Get in touch using the contact form on this page.

NO REFLECTION ON YOU….

“No Reflection on You” by Kathy Reichert. David Hodge, vocals and guitar. Karen Berger, piano

I’m updating my websites, and just stumbled on this clip David and I did a while back of a song written by our friend Kathy Reichert. It grew out of a songwriting class David Hodge taught where students were asked to write a song about something without saying what the subject actually was. “No Refection on You” is Kathy’s song about vampires. We interpreted it as a tango. It’s always fun to play this one.

About me

I’m a pianist, teacher, and writer based in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts , serving Great Barrington and South County since 2003. I also have students from the Hillsdale/Copake NY area and from the Lakeville/Salisbury area in Connecticut.  I work with David Hodge, who teaches guitar, bass, banjo, mandolin, and ukulele.

My goal is to teach students so they can enjoy music making throughout their lives.

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Above all, we learn music for the joy it brings us throughout our lives.

This site contains information for pianists, piano students, piano parents, and my fellow piano teachers.  In the sidebar to the left  (or at the bottom of your screen if you’re using a mobile phone or a tablet), you’ll find links to the most recent posts, as well as posts organized by topic.

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If you’re looking for the Karen Berger who is a travel and adventure writer, that’s me, too. (Yes, I’m a Gemini!) But that’s a whole different job with a whole different website.