"Music to me is the perfect expression of the soul." - Robert Schumann       
  Ford Barker
 Welcome!

"The Piano Lesson" by Henri MatisseFord Barker is a pianist and teacher. All ages and levels (including beginners, adults and senioirs) are welcome to enjoy private lessons in the comfort of your home or in a piano studio.

Rationale for Music Education:

  1. Music is worth knowing.
  2. Music conveys our culture heritage. It is as important to know about Beethoven and Louis Armstong as it is to know about Newton and Einstein.
  3. Music is an inherent intelligence in all people and deserves to be developed.
  4. Music is creative and self-expressive, enabling the expression of our noblest thoughts and feelings.
  5. Music teaches students about their relationships with others, in both their own and foreign cultures.
  6. Music offers students avenues of success they may not experience elsewhere in their educational curriculum.
  7. Music enhances learning throughout all subject areas.
  8. Music helps students learn that not all life is quantifiable.
  9. Music exalts the human spirit.

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