Our philosophy is that every student should invest in their success through consistent practice. We recognize that students are often busy and appreciate your choice to make music education a priority. The rewards of consistent practice will be reflected in students who possess confidence, discipline and poise!

The Piano Prep School welcomes adults of all backgrounds and abilities including adults who have never studied music. Our instructors make every effort to tailor lessons to your interests while including the basics of note reading, rhythm and technique. With more flexibility, private lessons are a good fit for busy adults or adults interested in specific musical goals.

Highlights and features

Strings, Violin, Voice, Piano, Guitar

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Sarah Bucher

Voice

Sarah graduated with a Masters degree in Performance from Wright State University in 2011. Her expressive, lyric soprano voice has led to the roles of Lisa in La Sonnambula, Geraldine in A Hand of Bridge, and Lucy Lockit in John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera.

Leslie Dragan

Violin & Viola

Originally from Baltimore, Maryland, violist Leslie Dragan is a member of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra. She holds music degrees from the Eastman School of Music and the Cleveland Institute of Music, achieving a Masters Degree from the latter.

Heather Goertemiller

Piano

Heather Goertemiller received a Bachelor degree in Music Education from The University of Dayton where she studied piano with Elizabeth Vandevander and Phillip Farris. While at UD, she taught private piano and was an active accompanist.

Greg Jones

Guitar

Greg has been teaching private lessons for almost twenty years. He plays guitar, keyboard, bass, drums, violin, sax and mandolin. Greg has served as music director at various churches in the Dayton area and is former adjunct professor of Guitar at Cedarville University.

Stephanie Lytle

Voice & Music Together

Soprano Stephanie Lytle earned a Master of Music degree in Voice Performance from Kent State University, where she was Graduate Assistant in Voice and Opera. She received a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education in 1999 from the University of Dayton.

Jennifer Shoup

Jennifer graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree in Performance from the University of Dayton, a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance and Certificate in Piano Pedagogy from Carnegie Mellon University and began Doctoral studies at Arizona State University

Benjamin Kalis

Feb 12, 2020

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Absolutely beautiful building, and they have educated my brother wonderfully!

Eric Schwartz

Apr 06, 2017

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We have been very pleased so far with the Piano Preparatory School. We have a child enrolled that is just starting to learn piano and a younger child interested that is having a blast in the Saturday morning Music Makers class.

Christine G.

Oct 10, 2011

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My daughter has been here for 6 years and my son just started guitar. So far matt is a very patient guitar teacher and my daughter has loved working with the owner Jennifer Shoup and her new teacher Christine (no not me but same name )

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