Powell Ohio Music Store, Music Lessons, Instrument Rental
Piano Lessons
MUSIC ROYALE PIANO LESSONS
Piano is one of the most commonly played instruments in the world and learning the piano provides a great foundation for all other musical pursuits. People take piano lessons for many different reasons, some may want to study advanced classical music, some may want to learn jazz improvisation, while many others are beginners looking to improve their skills and have fun. With there being so many different styles of teaching and types of piano playing it is important that you find an instructor to fit your needs. At Music Royale we have more than ten piano instructors with a wide variety of backgrounds and music degrees. We have students studying classical, blues, jazz, pop and even music recording with Garageband. Our piano lessons are customized to help achieve the personal musical goals of each student. We believe that anyone with a passion for music should have an opportunity to play, including students with physical disabilities or special needs. Every student is unique and your lessons should be too.
At Music Royale, we offer many performance opportunities throughout the year for our students. We have recitals and informal performances, as well as open mic nights and our very popular Rock School class. Our rates are very competitive and all of our lessons are scheduled month to month, with no long term contracts to sign. Music Royale is an independent music store owned and operated by local, professional musicians. We are located just 3.5 miles north of 270 in Powell, Ohio at the intersection of Sawmill Parkway and Powell Road. We are just minutes from Columbus, Worthington, Dublin Lewis Center and Delaware and we have plenty of parking. Please check out the bios and videos of our piano instructors below.
Our lessons are customized to each student and we do our best to fit each student with the appropriate teacher. We believe this approach best serves our students and creates a fun and relaxed learning environment. Please contact us for teacher recommendations and available lesson times!
Instructors
Abbey Bechtol
Instruments Taught: Piano, Woodwinds, Bass
Abbey was born and raised in Coshocton, Ohio and developed a love for music at an early age. She started out on piano, and then picked up a saxophone in elementary school. Later on, she started playing bass guitar, singing, and writing original music.
Caleb Hutslar
Instruments Taught: Piano
Caleb Hutslar, native of Worthington, Ohio, graduated from the Fort Hayes School of Music with the State Board of Education Award of Distinction for musical excellence, and obtained a Bachelor of Music degree from OSU in piano performance in 1993, under scholarship.
Carolyn Cline
Instruments Taught: Piano, Strings
Christian Bechtol
Instruments Taught: Piano, Drums, Woodwinds, Brass
In 2013, he received the North American Scholarship Award to attend the Berklee College Of Music. While at Berklee, his main focus was music education.
Daniel Winfield
Instruments Taught: Piano, Strings
Daniel was a member of the Columbus Symphony Youth Orchestra from 1996-2000 seasons, where he participated in two European tours, and an invitation to the International Festival of Youth Orchestras, as well as the orchestras’ first commercial recording of Dmitri Shostakovich’s 5th Symphony.
David Swank
Instruments Taught: Piano
Dr. Antoine Clark
Instruments Taught: Piano, Woodwinds
Dr. Antoine T. Clark earned his education and performance degrees from Virginia Commonwealth University, The Cincinnati-Conservatory of Music, and The Ohio State University.
Jackson Neesley
Instruments Taught: Guitar, Piano
Jackson began his teaching career for guitar and piano in 2014 at various studios around the Columbus area. Jackson studied under multiple guitar instructors, including Andrew Hartman at Music Royale.
Kelly McLennan
Instruments Taught: Piano, Voice
Originally from Defiance, Ohio, Kelly McLennan holds a Bachelor of Arts – music education degree from Bowling Green State University. She has been professionally singing for 30+ years.
Michelle Ishida
Instruments Taught: Piano
Michelle sings and plays keyboards professionally in several Columbus bands and has been doing so since 1991. She has extensive recording and touring experience, as well as vintage and modern electronic keyboard knowledge.
Nick Labita
Instruments Taught: Piano
Nick studied jazz piano at Capital University under the late and great Mark Flugge and graduated with a B.M. in Music Industry/Media. He is currently the bass and keyboard player for the Dirty Money Live Karaoke Band.
Paul Baker
Instruments Taught: Guitar, Piano, Ukulele, Bass
Primarily a bassist, Paul graduated from Otterbein University in Spring 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts in Music – Jazz Studies Concentration.
Phil Smith
Instruments Taught: Guitar, Piano, bass
Rob Cave
Instruments Taught: Piano
Rob Cave has been playing classical piano since the age of four, and studied piano performance under Juilliard graduate W. Eugene Hudson at Jacksonville University.
Sydney McSweeney
Instruments Taught: Piano, Voice
