Introduction: Bio - Christie has been teaching piano since 2007. She loves working with aspiring musicians of all ages, helping them find their own unique style and favorite genres of piano playing. She loves highlighting students' achievements each year with fun, themed recitals, and often uses a second piano to add digital effects to students' performances, enhancing their overall music experience. Christie is also a published composer and singer-songwriter, and has been writing and producing music alongside Kevin Memley- a world renowned composer- since 2006. She loves sharing her knowledge of songwriting with her students, in addition to traditional methods of note reading. She has a degree in Psychology from Cal State Fresno, and believes it has helped tremendously in simplifying the way students think about different patterns in music. Many of Christie’s students have gone on to perform in their school jazz bands & talent shows, community & church events, and write & record their own music. One student performed at Carnegie Hall with her high school this past Spring. Christie was named a Steinway Top Teacher in 2017.
Styles Christie teaches include classical, jazz & blues, pop/rock, chording, contemporary, and songwriting.
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