Piano Lessons with Frank King

As a piano instructor, Frank King is “Second to None.” I recommend him to anyone looking for the best and most accommodating in a piano teacher.

Frank King was my piano instructor for several years, but now since I have initiated my college career, I have decided to share the good news so that others can benefit from his superlative teaching qualities. Mr. King calls his unique teaching method: individualization. He tailors your lessons to fit your personal musical aptitude and interests thus maximizing your motivation. Mr King is consistently good natured and concerned about your comfort. He holds firmly to the belief that if you are comfortable, his teaching techniques will be most effective. This quality makes for consummate professionalism. His patience is inexhaustible as is his willingness to explain something repeatedly until you fully understand the subject matter thoroughly.

Availability is not an issue. If you require additional assistance, he is always on call at no expense to you. Scheduling is scarcely a problem. If you can’t make your appointment and would like to try for a make-up, if he has a cancellation, it is yours. I could wax on, but suffice it to say, if you are looking for excellence in a piano instructor, Frank King is your man. I wish I could give him TEN STARS. Thank you, Mr King!!!

Mr. King is a very knowledgable instructor, but he has a very nasty attitude. When we first began lessons, I informed him that I was a full time adult student and that sometimes class could fall on the night and during the time frame that he had me scheduled for piano lessons. This January (2022) I sent him a message to let him know that one of my classes for school would fall on the night of my scheduled piano lessons and this would last throughout the month of February. I asked him how he'd like to proceed. He called me with a bit of an attitude, but said that for the month of January we could be on a temporary lesson because a spot just happened to open up for the month. During our last January lesson, we forgot to discuss what the way forward for February lessons, so I sent him a text today (1Feb 2022), letting him know that we forgot to arrange lessons for the month of February. In the text, I also asked him if we needed to just resume our regularly scheduled piano lessons for March, because I knew how much of an issue it had been for him with changing my lesson in January. I got a phone call from Mr. King today that was unpleasant, to say the least. He yelled and talked over me as I tried to explain to him the context of our previous conversations about me being a student and the possibility of me having class scheduled during lesson time. If I'd known, when I started working Mr. King, that he could be so unprofessional and unwavering, I would have definitely searched elsewhere for lessons. As I stated, he is a knowledgeable teacher but after the huge lack of customer service (as his piano lessons are a service to students), professionalism, and consideration that he displayed to me, not once, but twice, I strongly do not recommend anyone who could have the slightest schedule change try to get lessons from him.

Frank King has instructed my son for many years. He individualizes lessons to the student's musical aptitude to bring about maximum productivity. His patience and instructive sticktoitiveness know no bounds.
Frank uses several well-proven instruction books simultaneously all while modifying pieces to make them more pianistic, creating remarkable arrangements, composing original pieces, such as my parents wedding song that my son played for them at their 50th anniversary party.
Frank stresses repertoire development, what a wonderful plus.
I feel extremely fortunate to have Frank instruct my son for all of these years and I
highly recommend him to anyone that wants to learn how to play piano.

Frank is not an ordinary piano teacher by any stretch. If you are looking for a boring teacher that just assigns scales and simple songs over and over again, you probably need to keep looking as those are a dime a dozen. If your student isn’t open to being taught by a true musician with decades of no-kidding experience, then you should probably also move along. But if you are looking for a true world-class musician and music professional who loves inspiring young students to achieve their true potential with a perfect balance of fun, accountability, sternness, compassion and just a dash of eccentricity, then you won’t find anyone better. I can’t say enough great things about Frank as a music instructor. Frank has worked with our son for a little over a year and the progress he has made is nothing short of incredible. Frank doesn’t just teach scales and rote memorization of songs from a lesson book. Although he does use tried and proven teaching materials, he also gets a feel for his student and tailors his instruction to the genres of music that most excite his pupils. He teaches his students to be true musicians, not just instrumentalists. My son is 10 and Frank has worked with him to create new arrangements of pieces and to create medleys and mash-ups in a true collaborative fashion. My son can play things like Great Balls of Fire, Flight of the Bumblebee, and Walking in Memphis. At 10 years old. Because of Frank’s instruction.

Frank has been our daughters piano instructor for 6 years now. We have been impressed with all that she has learned in that time. It is not just working through simple instruction books either. He customizes her lessons, composes songs, modifies songs to make lessons more engaging and personal. She has worked on technique, calisthenics and building a repertoire. He adds in arpeggios, walking baselines, jazz riffs, and interpolations to increase the difficulty of pieces and to make them sound amazing! We didn’t miss a beat when Covid halted our in person lessons as Frank continued to provide virtual lessons on a weekly basis. He can watch her finger placement and can hear when a note is missed or something needs a tweak. He is so encouraging and knows just what to say when she’s being too hard on herself. We feel so fortunate to have him as our daughters teacher!

This is a review for Frank King piano teacher extraordinaire. Frank opened my child’s mind to the beauty of the piano. My son has been taking lessons from Frank for about a year. Our lessons are being done online due to the impact of covid and even through all this, I am amazed about how much my son has progressed. Frank uses Google Duo for the lessons, and he can watch my son’s hand placements, just like if he was there in person. He took the time to listen to my child’s concerns and taught him at a pace that fostered energy, excitement, and enthusiasm. Frank brought an individually based teaching style that really help my child develop and learn without frustration. It’s because of Frank that my child continues to want to learn to study piano and perfect his craft. Frank is extremely patient, understanding, and flexible. He is an awesome teacher and I highly recommend him regardless of level.

Mr. Frank has been providing lessons for my daughter for about four years. She has showed a love for the piano, skill in reading music, an appreciation for a variety of music genre's, and confidence in performing in school talent shows. We appreciate Mr. Frank and his love for teaching and his ability to create an individual plan for each student so they will thrive. We thank him and look forward to continuing lessons with an excellent teacher.

My eleven year old has been studying piano under the instruction of Frank King for over two years. Mr. King has an amazing ability to tailor his lessons to all ages and skill levels. My child struggles academically and behaviorally and all the while Mr. King remains steadfast in his commitment to my child's growth. He knows exactly when to advance in studies and when to pull back. He commits a considerable amount of time to incorporating character development into his lessons. He undoubtedly has the experience and proficiency to produce high quality musicians but he also rises to the occasion when presented with a difficult student. His love for music is such that he trains any student willing to put forth the effort. He's available for questions anytime and as an added bonus, I can now play a piece or two. It has been a pleasure knowing Mr. King and I anticipate working in partnership with him as a parent for many years to come.

Frank King is a wonderful piano teacher with effective teaching methods. Our daughter has been taking piano lessons with Frank King for the past 12 years. Along the way, Frank has always shown immeasurable and unwavering patience and kindness, and has always kept our daughter engaged and wanting to learn more.

It's been a pleasure to have a front-row seat to this 12 year journey. Frank has always prepared lessons that are age appropriate: starting out fun when she was younger and getting more and more (and more) challenging as she got older. I have always been amazed at how Frank helped her quickly develop her piano skills. From the very first lesson, you could see the progress.

Now that our daughter will soon scuttle off to college, her lessons with Frank may soon be coming to their natural conclusion. But it's no overstatement to say that Frank had a large part in shaping our daughter into the determined, successful individual that she now is.