Lessons
Beginners
Introductory path focusing on note reading, rhythm, posture, and establishing a confident home practice routine.
Start from the very beginning with clear, encouraging guidance that builds solid habits and musical curiosity.
Adults
Flexible adult lessons tailored to your pace, musical interests, and prior experience, including complete beginners.
Learn favorite styles, revisit past study, or explore new musical goals in a low‑pressure environment.
Children and Teens
Supportive coaching for busy teens balancing school, activities, and expressive, goal‑oriented piano study.
Focus on technique, musical expression, and repertoire that motivates ongoing practice and progress.
Online or in person
Choose the lesson format that works best for your schedule and learning style. Enjoy the flexibility of online instruction or the personal connection of in-person lessons.
Whether you’re learning from home or at the piano studio, each lesson is thoughtfully tailored to help you build confidence, technique, and a lifelong love of music.
Why Choose Heather?
Joy! Music brings beauty and depth, healing and confidence, discipline and fun. I want that for you. My job is helping the unique person you are unlock all those possibilities in your own practice.
The nature of the arts provides an aesthetic, qualitative experience of life that is unrivaled. To engage students’ role in the elevation of the human spirit is a powerful intrinsic motivator that is critical to my concept of student-centered learning.
I bring you not just degrees and years of classical and modern training and performance. I bring a global, humanized perspective to your musical education. I have taught and collaborated with all ages of local and international students as well as neurodivergent and differently abled learners.
Learning piano is not mere mechanical repetition. It involves higher-order thinking, individuality of expression, autonomy in your relationship to music, and connection to a whole world of musicians through musicianship. These ideas inform what we do together, how I tailor lessons to align with your personal motivations. This combination of technical expertise, cultural adaptability, inclusive pedagogy, and a focus on cognitive growth makes me the best choice to guide you on a transformative, long-term, joyful music journey
Reviews
Silvia Askenazi – Adult Online Student
“Heather makes learning piano fun and clear; I look forward to every lesson and practice independently at home.”
Zoe – Teen Student
“Heather’s the best piano teacher I have ever had!”
Carla Pool – Co-worker
“Our school music programs reached levels that were well above and beyond anything that was accomplished in the past. Heather is a caring and thoughtful teacher with high standards who works hard to help her students reach their greatest potential.”
Amy Delzer – Student Parent
“Heather teaches each student excellent piano technique but doesn’t stop there. They learn practice technique, improvisation, sight-reading and learn to compose their own original pieces as well. She has a wonderful ability to tailor her teaching technique to the individual student, finding the style and type of music to capture and hold their interest in learning. Heather is able to cultivate a lifelong love of music in her students, working with their vocal music interest and studying their other instruments of choice also.”
Tuition
Weekly Lessons
$37.50 per 30‑minute lesson
Private basic lesson
Beginner friendly
Studio recitals
Weekly Lessons
$56.25 per 45‑minute lesson
Private lesson
Beginner friendly
Studio recitals
creativity/improv
Intensive Study
$75 per 60‑minute lesson
Longer lessons
Goal planning
Festival prep
Advanced coaching
Heather Yonker Piano Studio in Madison, Wisconsin 