Experienced tutor in Piano in South Burlington, Ellen offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

She is patient with her students. She provides strong knowledge in beginning to read notes and uses a system of Faber & Faber for earliest beginners (my youngest really likes this) and Teaching little Fingers to play for older students just beginning to learn to play. She focuses on the whole student and helps them build confidence as they approach their learning and practicing! We love her!

Excellent piano teacher to my daughter- we’ve been with Miss Ellen for more than one year now- and enjoy the progress my daughter makes.

I have been taking upright bass lessons from Ellen for over 2 years in her home based studio. During that time, I have established a very trusting relationship with her. She has led me into the world of improvisation and musical mindfulness, at the same time boosting my confidence to expand my skills and knowledge. Each time I come away from a lesson, I feel infused with her knowledge and encouragement. Her teaching style is a direct no nonsense fundamental/theoretical approach combined with compassion for the student. She enjoys watching the learning unfold. She gently encourages you to reach her expectations and your goals. In my opinion, Ellen is the best. Each week, I feel fortunate to be in the same room and learn from her.

Very encouraging with our young daughter. A little eccentric but what artist isn't?

Ellen is a true gem. There aren't enough words to describe how talented, patient, and amazing she is. At nearly age 40, I decided to start taking bass lessons. I have not taken an instrument since elementary school and have never really considered myself musical...but Ellen has helped me find and let loose my inner musician. From the moment we spoke on the phone, she was inviting, knowledgeable, and overall a pure joy to speak with. When our lessons began, I instantly felt put at ease and comfortable. When I first met Ellen I didn't realize what a tremendous and respected musical reputation she has. I've since encountered multiple musicians, all of whom know her and respect her undisputed talent. As one local bassist recently told me, "If you want to learn bass, learn from the best. And Ellen is the best."

As a teacher myself, I am picky about teaching, and Ellen is absolutely fabulous. She always gives just enough structure, and she could easily find my weak points and work on them in a supportive yet challenging way. I have enjoyed every lesson with her and as a real beginner on the bass, I actually felt like I understood what I was learning while working with Ellen.

Ellen is awesome! I approached her as an amateur jazz upright bassist and she really accelerated my learning. It became the highlight of my week over the last 3 semesters at SUNY Plattsburgh (she drives over every week! I'm not a student there, just take lessons) to spend an hour with her. She is a gem of theoretical and practical knowledge about the bass and jazz in general. This stuff totally applies to other musical styles, too. What's really special about her (aside from being a kind-hearted, fun person to be around) is her considerable experience being a jazz bassist--she knows every obscure (and not) jazz tune I brought up, and we covered a lot of ground throughly. She also coached me a lot with some classical repertoire I was working on, which has been invaluable. She can make this stuff so simple and is as approachable as they get.