Melanie is truly a piano guru and knows how to help you unlock your potential. You’ve got to have one-on-one time from somebody with her grasp of the fundamentals to really move forward – you are never going to get it right from watching “how-to” garbage on YouTube. For example, is your wrist too tense? Is your tempo out of whack? Most importantly: do you sound musical, or just robotic? Why would you not want feedback on things that really matter? Melanie has the real-life experience and pedigree to show you how. She can tailor the lesson material to tackle your weaknesses, and if you work at it your playing will improve – as has mine. She does not beat around the bush about telling you if you did something awful – but trust me, that’s what you need! What I love about her is she does it with a sense of humor, understanding and encouragement. – Jason Louis Cox
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I am very fortunate to be one Melanie’s students.  My skills and technique have dramatically improved.  Melanie loves to teach and is almost bursting with knowledge about the music, the history, the theory, the languages, various technical styles, and the composers.  Every lesson is excellent.
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I studied piano my whole life including some time at University of Louisville School of Music. After a ten year hiatus, I realized that music as a creative outlet was too important to abandon.
I am very fortunate to have found Dr. Taylor. My playing has improved significantly because of her valuable insight and experience. And from the perspective of taking lessons as an adult, she is very understanding that it is not always possible to practice as much as one might want to in a perfect world.

My lessons are my favorite day of the week and I would recommend Dr. Taylor to anyone of any skill level!

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Melanie Taylor is a great teacher. She enriches her lessons with extensive knowledge, humor, and constructive criticism. As a person she is lively, fun, and a pleasure to be around. You never feel like she is slapping your wrist with a ruler when she is helping you. She has a great Steinway piano that is fun to play on. I have had 3 other piano teachers in my life and she by far has been the best. I love it!

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I am very pleased with the quality instruction provided by Dr. Taylor of Taylor Piano Studio. I wish I had the opportunity to begin studying with Dr. Taylor as a child, as I am certain there would have been no limits to my advancement.A bit about me to give context to this review – I am an adult student who taught herself to read music and play basic songs – I am a beginner. I imagine the self-taught are a nightmare to piano teachers. But Dr. Taylor balanced my need to go back and properly learn basics (for example technique and a better way to read music) with my need to feel that I could play “real” songs and was progressing.

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I interviewed several potential teachers before beginning my study with Dr. Taylor. I choose her for the following reasons – her professionalism, her individual approach to each student, her emphasis on technique in piano study, her thoughtful and enjoyable manner with students which creates an excellent learning environment, her common sense approach with adult students, and her performance skills. A bit about technique – she is the only teacher I interviewed who insisted I start learning technique immediately. And after three months of study with her I understand why that is critical. After only 5 weeks with Dr. Taylor, friends and family began remarking my piano playing was significantly improved. This was in large part due to the techniques I learned in those weeks. Folks would say to me ,”I have heard you play that song before and now it sounds like MUSIC.” I now have an understanding of the quality of sound that can be coaxed from this instrument.

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Melanie Taylor is a great teacher.

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Dr. Taylor is an excellent teacher! She is motivating, caring and makes you want to play better. Without a doubt the best teacher I’ve ever had!