Studio PlayForte

Sara Gonsalves at Piano Forte just may the BEST children’s piano teacher ever!
If you live in Portland (or Milwaukie like me) and have a child who wishes to learn piano, I am 100% confident that Sara will sweetly and effectively teach your child proper piano theory in a fun and upbeat way!
My son was 7 – 8 while taking lessons from Sara. He is not the most cooperative kiddo and Sara was always so graceful and encouraging in her teaching technique. She really opened up a world to him and let him navigate his lessons in a fun way while actually giving him a solid foundation in music theory. If he was having a bad day, she always made the most of their time and he would walk away feeling accomplished and supported.
Sara teaches from her home which I think is very neat. It made me happy to give my business to a local, capable individual, rather than pay more and get a less personal experience at a music school.
We are taking a break from lessons while other aspects of life take center stage, but I really hope to resume sometime later. Meanwhile, my son has so much material to work with, including Sara’s individualized lesson notes made just for him. Practice, practice! ;-)