About me
Reno Piano Lessons & Teacher ~ Beginning to Advanced Level instruction. Please read about me and sign up for a free lesson! Also please contact me to play piano or sing for your special occasion.
Hello! My name is Richard. I have been a piano and voice teacher for about 18 years. 
I started piano playing piano when I was seven years old. During my youth I lived in Europe for a few years and I studied with piano instructors in Holland and England. I also traveled in Europe regularly.
In the early 1980's I moved back to the USA and while in high school studied with a piano teacher from California State University, Fullerton (CSUF). When I moved to Northern California I studied with teachers in the Bay Area and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM)
After high school I was accepted into the Conservatory of Music at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California (UOP). While at UOP I earned a Bachelors Degree in Piano Performance in 1996.
At UOP and beyond, I studied vocal opera and theater song. As First Tenor I traveled on tours throughout Europe with a competitive choir and performed in concerts with opera and orchestra.
In 1990 I began teaching private piano lessons. I was studying at UOP at the time and I gained interest in teaching as a full-time occupation.
In 1993 I began teaching at a music store in Stockton California for about 12 years. I enjoyed being able to teach at my home and in a music store.
In 1993 I began teaching voice. I also became a Cantor (singer with regular weekly position) and performed vocal song for weekly events and special occasions including Weddings. I have sung an average of 2 or 5 Weddings and memorial services a week over a span of 12 years (about 1500+ services). I continued as Cantor until I moved from Stockton to Reno Nevada in 2004.
While still in Stockton, I regularly accompanied vocalists, instrumentalists, dancers in occasional concerts, theater events and played piano at special occasions on piano.
I also held a position as afternoon pop/classical pianist in the Sherwood Mall in Stockton CA. I played for about two or three hours weekly. I also worked as sales represetative in a Stockton Mall at Sherman Clay Piano & Organ in the early 1990's.
For years I worked in a recording studio as sound/mixing engineer, composer and editor. I worked regularly with MIDI digital synthesizers, audio equipment and MIDI programming on computers.
To try something new, I worked at a trendy pop radio station conducting marketing research and learned about jingle ads and promo spots. I gained a first-hand view of how music is marketed and distributed. I interacted with the audiences who enjoyed various styles of music.
In 2004 I decided to move to Reno. My folks had lived in Reno for 15 years so I decided to make the switch. When I first arrived in Reno I started working as part-time teacher at a music store and part-time salesperson in a furniture store.
My hobby is computers and technology. While at the furniture store part-time, I built their website and became their computer Network Administrator. I have since left the furniture store to be a full time piano and vocal teacher as before. I still build and program websites, so please contact me if you would like a website built. My rates are very reasonable.
I have continued to build my studio up while teaching at a Music Store here in Reno.
Thank you for reading about me!
Sincerely,
Richard Baldwin
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