Teaching Philosophy: "In my lessons, I place a lot of importance on fundamentals such as reading music and understanding music theory. A great foundation is necessary for enjoyment at the instrument. I also place equal importance on student enjoyment during lessons. I do not like to force things on a student. Although we do follow method books and have assignments, I also inquire about the student's particular musical interests and tailor lessons towards them. This allows the student to be working on music they actually enjoy, maybe we transcribe a famous song they like and work on playing and understanding it. I've found that this keeps students engaged and looking forward to working on the instrument."
Biography: Dan Pappas received a B.A. Music from Westfield State University in 2014. He has extensive training in both classical and jazz piano as well as composition. Since graduation, Pappas has worked professionally as a jazz and classical pianist. His music performances have taken him to 11 countries to date. Pappas has also been working as a private piano instructor since the Fall of 2011.
Dan was teaching ensembles at Berklee College of Music during the Summer 2021 semester to incoming freshmen. He has experience teaching all ages and skill levels, and has been teaching at Note-worthy Experiences since January 2020.
Biography: Dan Pappas received a B.A. Music from Westfield State University in 2014. He has extensive training in both classical and jazz piano as well as composition. Since graduation, Pappas has worked professionally as a jazz and classical pianist. His music performances have taken him to 11 countries to date. Pappas has also been working as a private piano instructor since the Fall of 2011.
Dan was teaching ensembles at Berklee College of Music during the Summer 2021 semester to incoming freshmen. He has experience teaching all ages and skill levels, and has been teaching at Note-worthy Experiences since January 2020.
Two months ago, my daughter started piano lessons with Dan Pappas. On the first day, Dan arrived at our house and immediately my daughter felt comfortable working with Dan. My daughter is a rambunctious six-year old. Since the lessons are at home, my daughter can become easily distracted by her surroundings. Dan is very patient. He finds a proper balance of learning and having fun. Now that we are doing lessons remotely, we are doing two shorter meetings a week. This has helped increase my daughter’s engagement. Overall, the lesson quality remains great. As a family, we appreciate Dan’s flexibility. We have had to move lessons around to accommodate our schedules. Dan has always been very flexible. Despite the chaos (both from a rambunctious six-year old and current life changes), my daughter has progressed rapidly and really enjoys playing the piano.
Finally, I asked my daughter why she likes Dan. She said that Dan is nice and is patient. He lets me learn at my own pace.
- Ryan from Natick
Finally, I asked my daughter why she likes Dan. She said that Dan is nice and is patient. He lets me learn at my own pace.
- Ryan from Natick