HOW TO PLAY THE PIANO BY EAR:
FIFTY KEYS THAT WILL UNLOCK THE MYSTERY
BY MARK PAULSON
Copyright © 2024
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
When he was five, Mr. Paulson began music studies at his father's music store. He studied church music at Crown College in Minnesota. Mark received an Associate of Religious Arts degree from Northeastern Bible College in Essex Fells, New Jersey, and a degree in piano performance from Montclair State University. Over the past forty-four years, he has performed popular and sacred music at over 2000 events such as parties, weddings, fundraisers, assisted living residences, and churches. Mr. Paulson was the Director of Music at the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in West Orange, New Jersey, for thirteen years. He is an adjudicator for The National Piano Guild. Mr. Paulson is a former music educator at Addenbrooke Academy, Lacordaire Academy, Montclair Kimberley Academy, and Glen Ridge Public Schools. Mark was recently elected to be the Columbine Music Teachers Association President.
Mark has written four books. The first book is God's Cycle of Music: A Musician's Explanation of God's Purpose and Meaning for Our Lives. His second book is Piano Moments: 100 Reflections That Can Make Your Life Better. Mark's third book is The Piano Guidebook: Essential Information That Every Piano Teacher and Student Should Know. These three books are available on Amazon. Mark recently wrote a fourth book entitled How To Play The Piano By Ear: Fifty Keys That Will Unlock The Mystery. This book is available for free on the Internet at
www.howtoplaythepianobyear.com.
Mr. Paulson has studied piano with Miss Ruth Slattum, Mrs. Rhoda Nelson, Dr. Paul Satre, Eleanor Statmore, Dr. Ruth Rendelman, Professor Edmund Battersby, and Dr. Beth Gigante Klingenstein.
Mark teaches piano in his or his students' homes, primarily in Littleton, Colorado, and some surrounding communities. He also teaches online to students all over the world. For most of Mark's career, he has taught piano lessons in Northern New Jersey. Mark has taught over 82,000 private piano lessons during his career. Mark teaches adults and children at every level. Some of his students are just beginning, while others perform the highly advanced repertoire. Each student who studies with Mr. Paulson is taught differently. Mark does not use a piano method to teach his students. He prefers to adapt his lessons to all individual's unique interests and needs. Students desire to study with Mark for many years because of how he teaches. His approach has made him a highly respected teacher. Almost all his students come from referrals.
Teaching people to play the piano has never been Mark's only goal. Mr. Paulson has used piano lessons to help his students become better individuals in many ways when they are away from the piano. He considers himself blessed to share the gift of music with everyone he encounters. Mark's website is www.pianocanbefun.com.
Mark currently lives in Littleton, Colorado, with his wife, Sondra. They have three children: Marshall, Elliott, and Heidi.
FIFTY KEYS THAT WILL UNLOCK THE MYSTERY
BY MARK PAULSON
Copyright © 2024
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
When he was five, Mr. Paulson began music studies at his father's music store. He studied church music at Crown College in Minnesota. Mark received an Associate of Religious Arts degree from Northeastern Bible College in Essex Fells, New Jersey, and a degree in piano performance from Montclair State University. Over the past forty-four years, he has performed popular and sacred music at over 2000 events such as parties, weddings, fundraisers, assisted living residences, and churches. Mr. Paulson was the Director of Music at the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in West Orange, New Jersey, for thirteen years. He is an adjudicator for The National Piano Guild. Mr. Paulson is a former music educator at Addenbrooke Academy, Lacordaire Academy, Montclair Kimberley Academy, and Glen Ridge Public Schools. Mark was recently elected to be the Columbine Music Teachers Association President.
Mark has written four books. The first book is God's Cycle of Music: A Musician's Explanation of God's Purpose and Meaning for Our Lives. His second book is Piano Moments: 100 Reflections That Can Make Your Life Better. Mark's third book is The Piano Guidebook: Essential Information That Every Piano Teacher and Student Should Know. These three books are available on Amazon. Mark recently wrote a fourth book entitled How To Play The Piano By Ear: Fifty Keys That Will Unlock The Mystery. This book is available for free on the Internet at
www.howtoplaythepianobyear.com.
Mr. Paulson has studied piano with Miss Ruth Slattum, Mrs. Rhoda Nelson, Dr. Paul Satre, Eleanor Statmore, Dr. Ruth Rendelman, Professor Edmund Battersby, and Dr. Beth Gigante Klingenstein.
Mark teaches piano in his or his students' homes, primarily in Littleton, Colorado, and some surrounding communities. He also teaches online to students all over the world. For most of Mark's career, he has taught piano lessons in Northern New Jersey. Mark has taught over 82,000 private piano lessons during his career. Mark teaches adults and children at every level. Some of his students are just beginning, while others perform the highly advanced repertoire. Each student who studies with Mr. Paulson is taught differently. Mark does not use a piano method to teach his students. He prefers to adapt his lessons to all individual's unique interests and needs. Students desire to study with Mark for many years because of how he teaches. His approach has made him a highly respected teacher. Almost all his students come from referrals.
Teaching people to play the piano has never been Mark's only goal. Mr. Paulson has used piano lessons to help his students become better individuals in many ways when they are away from the piano. He considers himself blessed to share the gift of music with everyone he encounters. Mark's website is www.pianocanbefun.com.
Mark currently lives in Littleton, Colorado, with his wife, Sondra. They have three children: Marshall, Elliott, and Heidi.