Carol Comune is a piano teaching authority with a sharp mind and she’s always quick to
give excellent direction. She really cares about her students. It’s obvious her passion
for teaching is clear, and passion is infectious to her students. Of course, parents need
to make practice routines and encourage their children, but Carol will sculpt them into
great musicians.
As a father of two piano lovers ages twelve and ten, it is very pleasing to know the
compassion and confidence building that we found in Carol Comune’s teaching.
Without exaggeration, and in less time than any instructor prior she took both of our girls
further in their understanding and technique in piano. Our experience is clear in the
performance of the children. What I noticed, most of all, were positive critiques that
made corrections constructive, more successful, enhancing self esteem and enjoyment.
Jasmine is able to play better than before and with more confidence in all of her recent
venues: Carnegie Hall, NYC, Miller Chapel (Princeton, N.J.), and the Zimmerli Museum
(Rutgers University). At the Zimmerli, both girls did a 45 minute concert of their best
work, with Carol there for encouragement.
Ginger quit piano for a couple months, not wanting to return, until I asked her to try a
new instructor. She always had motivation, but she needed a friendly teacher that also
encouraged sight reading and playing lots of four hand pieces for sisters to develop a
lasting bond while making the counting very essential to perform nice duets.
She helped Ginger improve her reading skills and count with assurance and no guilt. If
something was tough, Carol gave her the “you can do it”.
In Jasmine’s words, “My newest piano teacher, Carol Comune, has turned out to be a
great selection, and one that my sister and I have never doubted or had second
thoughts about. With great counseling, lessons, and technique, she’s pretty much better
than any teacher you could ask for. She even built up my younger sister’s confidence
after an unfortunate accident crushing her finger with a car door, to enable her to play
better than she had ever done before.”
Bill Meyer