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Joel Carpenter

Owner of Cedar Hill Piano Studio

  • Name

    Joel Carpenter

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  • Phone

    315.777.3345

  • Address

    360 Cedar Hill Rd., Wappingers Falls, NY
About Me

Piano Instructor and Tuner

I am passionate about playing and teaching piano.

Joel Carpenter is from Adams, NY and graduated from SUNY Fredonia with a B.A. in Applied Piano and a B.S. in Business Management. At Fredonia, he studied with Dr. Anne Kissel and Mary Cobb. He has been playing piano for 24 years and teaching for 10 years. He has been teaching, performing, and accompanying in the Hudson Valley since 2018. For the past 6 years he has been teaching under Maria Peterson at the Peterson Studio in Highland, NY as a group and private lesson instructor of all ages. This year he has taken up piano tuning and restoration, working as an apprentice under Jeremy Duckles at Supreme Pianos of NY.

Resume

Education, Experience & Skills

Education

  • Advanced Regents Diploma

    South Jefferson HS
    2013

    In high school, I completed advanced regents courses, continued my passion for piano and music and swam competitively.

  • Bachelor's Degree Piano Applied

    SUNY Fredonia
    2013 - 2017

    In addition to knowledge and skills obtained from the music core curriculum courses (theory, music history, etc.) upon graduation piano majors are expected to have acquired fluency in playing scales, arpeggios and cadences in all major/minor keys.

  • Bachelor's Degree Business Management

    SUNY Fredonia
    2013 - 2017

    Fredonia’s Management program has the prestigious accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Fredonia teaches how to lead, manage and support organizations of all types.

Experience

  • Piano Teacher

    SUNY Fredonia
    2015 - 2017

    Piano instruction for non-majors at SUNY Fredonia.

  • Piano Teacher

    North Country Music
    2017 - 2018

    Piano instruction in Northern New York.

  • Piano Teacher

    Renaissance Kids
    2018

    Piano instruction in the Hudson Valley.

  • Camp Councelor & Piano Teacher

    Camp Winadu
    2017- 2021

    Summer camp piano counselor and band leader.

  • Piano Teacher

    The Peterson Studio
    2018 - 2024

    Piano instruction in the Hudson Valley. Group and private lessons.

  • Piano Tuner & Repair Technician

    Supreme Pianos
    2023 - present

    Piano instruction for non-majors at SUNY Fredonia.

  • Ski Instructor

    Dry Hill Ski Area
    2010 - 2015

    Ski Instructor 3 year old - adult.

  • Substitute Teacher

    Multiple Districts
    2014 - 2021

    K-12 substitute teacher.

Sample Work

Take a listen

  • Prelude Op. 23 No 4 in D major

    Rachmaninoff

  • Highschool Lover

    Air

  • Take My Hand

    Matt Berry

  • Amsterdam

    Coldplay

  • Comptine d'un Autre été: L'Aprés-Midi

    Yann Tiersen

  • Waltz Op. 69 No. 2

    Chopin

  • Lucky Southern

    Keith Jarrett

  • Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2

    Chopin

  • Reverie

    Debussy

Services

Learn piano and keep yours in tune

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  • Lessons

    $35 for 30 minutes

    $70 for 60 minutes

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    Private Lessons are offered to adults and children age 5 and up. Learn how to play Classical, Jazz, Blues, Pop, learn how to read music. how to improvise, how to play duets, and how to understand and implement music theory.

    Pricing $35 for 30 minutes, $70 for 60 minutes, more time variations and scheduling information available upon request.

    Please give more than 24 hours notice of cancellations, cancellations within 24 hours will be charged, no makeup lessons.

  • Tuning

    Price available upon request

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    Price available upon request

    If you need a new piano or repairs to your current piano, please contact Supreme Pianos of NY in Fishkill at (845) 298-8872

    Supreme Pianos


Please give more than 24 hours notice of cancellations, cancellations within 24 hours will be charged, no makeup lessons.

If you need a new piano or repairs to your current piano, please contact Supreme Pianos of NY in Fishkill at (845) 298-8872

Supreme Pianos

Testimonials

What people say about me

Joel is an incredibly patient, warm, engaged and talented piano teacher. He’s been my older son’s piano teacher for 5 years (he’s currently 11) and is now also teaching my younger son (age 6). He creates the perfect balance of teaching the fundamentals while interested in what the kids are inspired by musically and incorporating that into their lessons. We work with him over zoom, since we moved out of state, and it’s worked out very well. I highly recommend Joel for piano instruction for all ages.

Rachelle T.

Parent

Asher's favorite after school activity lately is piano lessons at The Peterson Studio. Joel is doing a fantastic job. He's so patient and makes piano fun! I highly recommend him!

Casey H.

Parent

I didn't know how it was going to go....but after seeing one lesson with Joel I think it's amazing! Kieran was focused the entire time!

Crista B.

Parent
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