Stephanie Chang opened this new music school this year. It's in a wonderful location in downtown Danville, walking distance to all the quaint town has to offer (shops and restaurants). Stephanie Chang is a wonderful teacher; patient and knowledgeable. She has taught my 7 year old daughter and I the violin since last year at another music school in Danville. She also teaches piano. This new school is so fabulously decorated, too! I highly recommend Stephanie and Music Corner. read more

Ms Stephanie is a great teacher. My daughter loves and enjoy her lessons very much. Every week I see progress with my daughter's skill. Highly recommended. read more

I can't say enough about what Stephanie at Music Corner has done for my son! After over a year with another teacher his playing hadn't excelled much. But after a few short months with Stephanie, he totally excelled! Plus she makes it fun for them. I would recommend her to anyone! Karen E, Danville read more

My 8 son has been taking lessons from Stephanie for almost a year. Stephanie pushed my son to go beyond what he thinks he is capable of playing. Each week she exposes him to new music that he gets excited about. He never complains about going to piano lessons and often practices during the week without me having to remind him. Over the holidays my son begged me to buy the sheet music for a Maroon 5 song that he likes. I reluctantly bought it for him thinking there was no way he would be able to play it. He tries everyday and is slowly picking it up. She has really created a love of piano in my son. It's so exciting for a parent to see this kind of excitement. read more

Stephanie is a wonderful teacher. I'm so thankful I found Music Corner. My daughter has grown leaps and bounds in the short amount of time she's worked with Stephanie. She fixed a couple fundamental problems that my daughter had at the first lesson. My daughter had been playing in public school for 4 years and these things were never addressed, just simple things like how she holds her instrument. I'm thankful for the confidence my daughter has gained from playing with Stephanie. read more

3/24/2014 Edit " I am an adult student of Stephanie's at Music Corner, who has been instructing me in beginning piano for the past year. I have taken lessons from other instructors in the area but have not moved forward as quickly and proficiently as I have with Stephanie. She is professional, knows her music, patient ,and makes lessons and practices fun. I have recommended her for children and adults at any level. I love her location and studio much more than going to someone's home to take a lesson. Stephanie is a gem in Danville and I can not "sing" her praises enough. Gail in Danville read more

We love Music Corner! My son has been taking piano lessons for almost a year and my daughter will start this month. Stephanie is a wonderful teacher who knows how to keep the kids motivated and on track. In addition, my son is taking voice lessons from Stephanie which is a wonderful compliment to his piano performances. I've recommended friends to Stephanie and will continue to send referrals. Thank you Stephanie! read more

My 7 year old son has been going to Ms. Stephanie for 6+ months now and he's advanced so much in such a short period of time. He's had no prior experience with playing any musical instrument. I really respect the philosophy of Ms. Stephanie's way of teaching children how to play the piano. Ms. Stephanie has a way of teaching children to want to play the piano and not be "forced" to play it. My son practices piano on his own without complaining. She makes learning to play piano fun. Ms. Stephanie is very caring and nurturing and just knows how/when to push for someone to get to the next level. I don't want my son to hate playing the piano. I've heard so many horror stories about so many kids who have grown up saying how much they hated practicing piano. Ms. Stephanie has a refreshing way of teaching and I'm glad that my son goes to her. read more

My son has taken piano lessons for four years with Stephanie. She taught him to read music, and encouraged him to learn and love a variety of music and arrangements. He always looked forward to his weekly lesson and wants to tell her about his school band concerts. She enjoys her students and enjoys teaching -- I can't say enough good things about her and her lovely space. read more

Stephanie is a sweet, funny and kind natured woman who is very patient. She encourages kids to learn at their own pace. She is a great teacher and very trustworthy. read more

Ms. Stephanie is a fantastic teacher. She's very professional and loves her art of teaching very much and it clearly shows. Both my kids have been going to Music Corner and we are really impressed by Ms. Stephanie's dedication. We were referred to her by our friends who basically said the same about her. My daughter is now 11 and she's been learning violin while my son who's 7 has been learning piano. We can see that our kids have advanced very much. We whole-heartedly recommended Music Corner! read more

Hey... miss seeing when when I take Apple for a walk...miss seeing u working with the kids...let me know how u are doing in ur new spot...I know u will do well wherever u go... you seem to love what u do, and are so good with the kids...email me...khogan321@gmail.com read more

Ms. Stephanie is welcoming, educated, motivating and as a parent, love to hear the stories she shares about the music and musicians that she naturally shares with the students as they are learning, priceless. read more

I cannot speak highly enough about the Music Corner in downtown Danville! My husband and I walked past the new studio with our dog daily. I procrastinated about taking piano lessons and finally stopped by to talk to the owner/instructor Stephanie. Being recently retired at 60, I played piano as a child, because my parents "made me", but I hated it (I was frightened by my instructor because I never practiced!). I have been taking piano now for almost 6 months and I LOVE IT and I am excited to see Stephanie each week. She is very personable, professional and motivating. I am most impressed by her ability to challenge me weekly with new music. When Stephanie recognizes I am becoming frustrated or discouraged, she offers encouragement and I leave excited to tackle my new music. We are very fortunate to have such a wonderful music studio, a welcomed addition to Danville. If you have ever thought about taking up lessons, Stephanie offers a free trail! read more

Stephanie is a wonderfully encouraging, enthusiastic teacher. My children love learning with her. She combines learning to play pieces of music the kids like with the necessary discipline to make sure their music education is well-grounded. I would recommend her to anyone. read more

Ms. Chang is a great music teacher. My 8 year old has improved greatly under her instruction. We have gone through over four piano teachers over the last 4 years because most of them just seem to go through the motion without much investment in the students. Ms. Chang incorporates a variety of classical pieces that fits with students current standing and the kids are both challenged and motivated by what they play. Ms. Chang emphasis on teaching note sight reading creates a quicker progression. Ms. Chang does give more homework than other teachers we have known but the variety keeps the kids reading lots of notes. It is just like learning to read books, the kids need to read as much as possible to become more fluent in their reading so that they can read at a higher level. If you want to see real progress in your child's music skills, Ms. Chang will deliver. read more

I had several beginner lessons for adult with Ms. Chang last year. I first signed up for the monthly package with her to save on the tuition but due to my schedule, I had to reschedule a couple of times and she told me the monthly package was just for people who could come in regularly and that I needed to switch to one by one lesson, when I could make it. I agreed and that was my understanding. A couple weeks after that, I was busy and could not take the lesson previously scheduled with her, so I cancelled and did not contacted her again to schedule any further lesson. Neither did she contact me again even though I had given her the check for the whole package amount and if deducting the one by one lesson rate, she might still owe me money. About her teaching, I did not learn much, and I concur with another parent who gave review here that she just gave me practices then asked me to play during the lesson, without a lot of instructions and it was overwhelming for a beginner like me. I hesitated to give negative rating before because I thought maybe I didn't have enough time for her style to work. Fast forward to now, I contacted her again and our conversation was immediately heated. She blamed me for not following the policy of giving 2 weeks notice, I told her it was her who asked me to switch to the one by one lesson. If I don't contact her to schedule the next one, it means there is no next one. I asked her if she saw that I just "disappeared", wouldn't it be the norm as a teacher and in a business relationship for her to follow up, shoot me an email saying "Hello, I haven't heard from you, what's up?", especially when she had my prepayment check. Her answer is: "why do I need to do that, I have a lot of students..." Bottom line is, she didn't follow the norms either and she did not care, but she blamed me! Not professional much and not an effective teacher for me, Ms. Chang! Update: Ms. Chang: yes, I contacted you to inquire with skepticism, since I saw those "stellar" reviews here. I also inquired several other music schools for kids. Doesn't mean we will pick you after a trial lesson. But after experiencing your professionalism (more like the lack thereof) when dealing with students, I have no regrets to give you this review. To illustrate your temper: here's what you just emailed me: "How big of you? Now, the whole world will know how ridiculous you are. Good riddins!" Anyone interested will know more about you too. And thank you for commenting! Regarding your comment about I owed you money for books: I paid for the first set of books from you and after one or two lessons, you decided they did not work out and switched them with some other books. At the time I cancelled my last lesson, I still had two more to schedule with you so even if my memory did not serve me right and I indeed owed you money for the three children piano booklets, what's left of my prepayment is more than enough to cover. I'm even more surprised that you did not follow up on someone who owed you money but if I indeed owe you, please email me your records and I'll be happy to send you a check. 2nd Update: This is getting ridiculous. How many times will you continue to go back and change your comment, Ms. Chang? I paid you in advance for four lessons, plus one free trial lesson that you offered to everyone back then just to try you - so don't speak like I owe you in terms of lessons. Whether I took all four paid lessons is still a matter for checking, I don't believe I took all of them as you said. You also said I owe you registration fee which is laughable because how did you let me go on for 5 weeks without paying for the $25 just to get in your program, and how did I write you a check for 4 lesson plus books and hand it to you in person, but not for the $25 registration fee required to START the enrollment, if there was a requirement? Books wise, your email said I owe you $6.53 for 1 book, I'll just assume you are right so let's not use plural here and you'll get your check for $6.53. You are just scaring all your potential customers away with this unprofessional back and forth. Expect my check in the mail and stop changing your comment because I don't have time for this. read more