Enhance Technical Skills & Artistic Development
KHCS also offers private instruction in piano, voice, woodwind, brass, percussion, and string instruments to students. Students are taught one-on-one during the school day (missing no academic instruction) or before or after school. Lessons consist of 30 or 45-minute segments once per week and are customized to the individual student’s abilities and needs. These private lessons are designed to enhance technical skills, artistic development, and overall musicianship. Students who take private lessons are given the opportunity to perform in festivals and assessments through the National Federation of Music Clubs and the National Piano Guild as well as competing in fine arts events through the Georgia Association of Christian Schools and at nationals through the American Association of Christian Schools. Students also have a variety of other outlets for performance including annual recitals, school concerts, chamber groups, and other ensembles.
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2024-25 School Year Lesson Fee Information
***All private piano students must own a standard acoustic piano or a full-size digital piano (not a keyboard) with 88 weighted keys including a pedal before lessons begin.
MEET OUR Music instructors
MARCIA RYGH - Piano and Flute Teacher
Marcia Rygh holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education with concentrations in piano and flute and a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance. She has been teaching private piano and flute lessons for over 35 years and has trained hundreds of students for festivals and competitions. Her students have been winners at the state and national level for competitions in the Georgia Association of Christian Schools, American Association of Christian Schools, and Georgia Music Teachers Association. She has also served as an adjudicator for the National Federation of Music Clubs and the National Guild of Piano Teachers. She currently accompanies our school choirs, programs, and productions and serves as a church pianist.
JILL PARRY - Music, Band, and Orchestra Teacher
Jill Parry was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. She attended a Christian elementary and high school before earning an undergraduate degree in music education and a master’s degree in horn performance. Before coming to teach at KHCS, Ms. Parry taught in Indiana where she was also involved with the girls basketball and volleyball programs. In her spare time, she enjoys watching the KC Royals and KU Jayhawks, playing sports, and staying caffeinated.
DEANNA PETERSON - Voice and Piano Teacher
Deanna Peterson grew up in Alberta, Canada, but has lived in the States since 2015. At the age of seven she began taking piano lessons and in high school took private voice lessons. Mrs. Peterson has a bachelor’s degree in voice pedagogy and a master’s in voice performance. She has taught private lessons since 2011 and has worked with singers and pianists from seven years to over sixty years of age. She loves teaching one-on-one and developing the individual talents and techniques of her students. Mrs. Peterson and her husband, Seth, have three children who are students at KHCS. In her free time, she loves exploring new places, riding bikes, camping, and playing board games with her family.
Contact
Marcia Rygh
Piano and Flute Teacher
770-921-3224
mrygh@khcs.org