Kathy Carpenter

Kathy achieved a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Mansfield University, PA, with a minor in Music Education (piano focus). Her experience includes 27 years of private piano instruction as well as teaching preschool music classes at early childhood centers. In addition, she served as a preschool Director for 22 years and a children’s choir director for 5 years.

She enjoys teaching students of all ages, from younger children (ages 4 and up) to adults. Kathy is skilled at adapting her teaching style to match each student’s learning style and stage of development. She keeps lessons fun and motivating, with lots of praise and positive encouragement.

“Vada very much enjoyed her first piano lesson with Miss Kathy. We are very grateful to have her as Vada’s teacher. I was very impressed with how welcoming and accommodating everyone was. The atmosphere is very calming and accepting. We are excited about Vada’s new piano adventure and look forward to her progress.”

“Kathy is a fantastic teacher for my 7-year-old daughter! She brings enthusiasm and dedication to every lesson. It is clear that she cares about her students’ success with learning to play the piano. My daughter also has a lot of fun with her!”

"Ms. Kathy has been teaching my 9-year-old daughter for almost two years & I have only compliments to give!!! Our daughter has shown consistent growth and she looks forward to her weekly Zoom lessons. I enjoy hearing Ms. Kathy & my daughter playing through the tricky parts of a piece together; sometimes there is giggling involved. (And with virtual lessons there is no Dunedin traffic.) In summary, Ms. Kathy is exactly the gentle & experienced teacher that we wanted!"

If you are looking for exceptional instructors that meet your needs, look no further! We have received nothing but the best service from Creative Keys. My very first interaction was phenomenal. I was asked what we were looking for in a teacher and the possible times of availability. I was emailed a few names and descriptions of instructors that Haley thought would best meet our needs. They sounded so great that it was hard to choose. We chose Kathy Carpenter and we are so glad we did! She has been and continues to be a wonderful teacher for my 11-year-old. Before coming to Creative Keys, my child was in piano for one school year and her previous teacher had her work on the Faber primary piano books for the entire school year and she was not enjoying the transition to the COVID style online piano classes. My child wanted to move at a faster pace and was feeling like it was hard for her teacher (at a different business) to see and hear what she was doing. So, when we started with Kathy, I told her my child taught herself the level one books in the summer and asked if there was any way she could see if she learned the information in those books. So, the instructor had her play some pieces, asked her some questions, and determined she was ready to move on. Since she started taking lessons with Ms. Kathy at the beginning of the school year, my daughter has made tremendous progress; she completed 2A and 2B and is currently working on 3A and they did it all online but it felt the same as in person. My child likes to move ahead in her books and try to figure them out before a lesson. Kathy is so patient with her, so good at giving her feedback, and great at moving at my daughter’s pace while also helping her continue to work on something if needed. Creative Keys really keeps my child engaged. Currently, they are doing a composition contest and as soon as my daughter heard this she excitedly started on hers. We are very happy with Creative Keys!