Piano Lessons by Mary Jo Pena

Specialties

I teach piano lessons to children. In a caring space, we explore our connection to sound and share it at the piano. Though the teaching is classically based, we also explore improvisation and movement at lessons.

History

Established in 1997.

I taught piano for 18 years in New York City — from beginners to advanced students, children and adults. In 2015, I moved to Palo Alto. I’m interested in meeting people in the Bay Area, creating a caring studio environment, exploring and sharing sound.

Meet the Business Owner

Mary Jo P.

Business Owner

Mary Jo Peña, pianist, earned her Bachelor of Music Degree in Piano Performance from Northwestern University in Chicago then moved to New York City where she earned her Master of Music Degree at Manhattan School of Music. She has inspired audiences as a soloist, chamber musician, lecturer and accompanist throughout Asia, Europe, and the United States.

Ms. Peña has recorded pieces for baritone and piano based on poetry by Pablo Neruda for Capstone Records, as well as contemporary vocal and chamber music for CRS records. Ms. Peña has appeared in Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, on Vermont Public Radio and has toured in Japan and South America. Her current project is creating viaSoul — a collective of artists, musicians, dancers, writers, digital media artists from around the world and a performance platform for projects involving experimentation and cross-​media collaborations.

Ms. Peña relocated to Palo Alto, CA in 2015.