Downtown Piano Works

Relaxed atmosphere, no high pressure sales people, great prices and wonderful pianos.  And it's in beautiful, downtown Frederick.  After our daughter started writing music on a broken keyboard we had laying around, we thought maybe we should sign her up for some piano lessons and buy a keyboard that actually had all of the keys in place, or a piano.  We met with a local, well-respected piano teacher who listened to the music our daughter was composing, without any lessons, and she immediately sent us to Theresa Shykind at Downtown Piano Works.  Sometimes in life, you just get lucky!

We went to the store, met Dan and Theresa Shykind, talked to them about our daughter and asked whether we should buy an electric or an acoustic piano. Theresa listened to our daughter play and without hesitation said, "She needs an acoustic piano and I'll take her as a student."  They did not pressure us in any way.  They just found out what we were thinking about in terms of a piano, told us which pianos fit our needs, then let us decide. They gave us a great deal on the piano, it was delivered and tuned within a week, and it looks fantastic in our living room!  

Three years later, my daughter still loves the piano, plays it every day, and can't wait for her piano lesson each week with her piano teacher, therapist and good friend, Theresa Shykind.  My daughter just played for the second time at the Maryland State Composer's Symposium at the University of Maryland, has medaled with honors at each of her piano adjudications, and is working on her Beethoven Sonata and some other pieces to be ready for college auditions in the Fall.  I am 100% positive she would not be at this point without Theresa's very inventive teaching methods and open-mindedness in piece selections.

And then there are the free concerts!!!  My whole family has had the benefit of attending multiple, amazing concerts at the studio, sitting in the same room with internationally renowned performers and then speaking to them afterwards.  Each time we are overwhelmed.

Whether you are looking to purchase a piano, or looking for a teacher, or both, I highly recommend Downtown Piano Works!