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I teach
Local/In-person
Availability
I teach between 10 AM and 10 PM from Monday to Thursday. Friday I have openings until 4, the rest of the weekend is booked.
Rates
$25 per lesson
I have been teaching piano and improvisation (jazz, rock, R&B, country and gospel) since 1972. I have been performing in rock and jazz bands since 1968. For more details on my background and teaching philosophy, visit my website, or contact me (use the big green button on the right side of my profile page, or on my class listing!)
My studio motto is 'You set the goal, I'll take you there'.
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Rock, Blues and Gospel Piano and Keyboards
Mountlake Terrace, WA
Learn how to solo in these piano styles with a group, or how to arrange songs for solo piano or keyboard. Two keyboard jamming, and learning to work with recordings are a core element of my approach to teaching piano. Piano Lessons are designed for each and by the individual student - you choose the style we will work it, the goals you want to achieve, and I…
1 session available for $25.00 | Piano
Qualifications
Certificates, Licenses
- I have been a member of the Music Teachers National Association since 1991, and have served as Yearbook Editor for the Seattle and Edmonds chapters, and as Theory Chair for the Edmonds chapter.
Experience
- My background includes work in R&B, jazz, salsa, country rock, and cabaret bands, as well as accompanying singers in cabarets and at the Lee Strasberg Acting school in Hollywood (1984-1992), and teaching college courses in rock history and rock piano (Cal State Northridge,1981-1992; South Seattle Community College, 1993-1996).
- I have studied and played music on both the West and East Coasts. I have also done studio recording work in Boston and Los Angeles.
- I moved to Seattle from Los Angeles in 1992, and now play every Sunday at Bethesda Lutheran Church, Mountlake Terrace (piano and church band leader). I have made 3 CD's with my own jazz group Creation City, one CD with the Bethesda church musicians (Bethesda Gospel), and perform occasionally with other jazz bands.
Awards
- Several of my students have won the piano spot in Seattle area school jazz bands (Ballard High School, Brier Crest Middle School); some have won college scholarships in music (Cal State Northridge, North Texas State).
Publications
- Students are given opportunities to perform, at the two recitals that my studio presents every year, and at recitals produced by the Washington State Music Teachers Association.
Contact Me 
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Keeping the Music Alive
Lee Chronbach is a knowledgable, humourous, and enjoyable piano/theory instructor. Lee's taste in music...
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Sharing a lifetime of musical knowledge
I took piano lessons with Lee for 8 or 9 years, and one thing that always impressed my was the immense...
– Wesley Dawn
