Cory & Marilyn Hall, piano teachers
Dr. Cory and and wife Marilyn Hall (M.S.) both teach private remote lessons via Zoom or Google Meet (or perhaps other platforms) and have many decades of combined teaching experience. Cory started teaching piano remotely to students around the world in 2012, eight years before remote lessons became popular due to the “Pandemic.” Shortly after pioneering remote piano lessons in 2012, his wife Marilyn joined him in their family business in 2013. Cory and Marilyn are always eager to meet and teach new students of all ages and levels! Also, by the way, Marilyn also has experience in strings (violin, cello) and teaches beginning violin lessons in addition to piano. Of course, Cory and Marilyn also welcome locals in the St. Petersburg, FL area for in-home lessons. For Cory’s and Marilyns bios, please scroll down the page!
Instructions for Signing Up for Piano Lessons (remote or local)
The Well-Rounded Pianist is a subscription-based platform which utilizes auto-pay for all the membership levels, including piano students of Cory and Marilyn as well as subscribers to WRP. If you are a regular student of Cory’s or Marilyn’s and have previously been paying the monthly fees on the BachScholar website, this option has now migrated to the WRP website, which has auto-pay built in. To sign up for lessons, here is the procedure:
- Email Cory or Marilyn both at their first names followed by @bachscholar.com and introduce yourself and give your best times (make sure to specify time zone). If they already know you, of course, this step is not necessary.
- Go to the Registration page and select the appropriate option. There are currently three options for lessons: 1) one 60-minute lesson weekly ($240 monthly auto-pay); 2) one 45-minute lesson weekly ($180 monthly auto-pay); 3) one 30-minute lesson weekly or one 60-minute lesson bi-weekly ($120 monthly auto-pay).
- Please register close to the beginning or end of the month, if possible. For example, if you start lessons in February, please register with your option anytime from January 26 to February 3. Any plan can be cancelled or paused at any time on the Account page. Thank you for your consideration!
Cory’s Short Bio (for a longer bio, see the Overview & About page)
Cory teaches classical and ragtime styles to students of all ages and levels and currently has nearly 40 years’ teaching experience. Cory began his musical studies at the age of 6 in his hometown of Davis, California. Cory earned degrees in piano performance from California State University, Sacramento (B.M.), the Eastman School of Music (M.M.), and the University of Kansas (D.M.A.) as a recipient of the prestigious Graduate Honors Fellowship. In addition, Cory earned a M.M. in musicology (music history) from the University of Kansas concurrently while earning his D.M.A. Cory taught for three years at a community music school near Kassel, Germany, and served for 11 years as an adjunct professor in music and humanities at St. Petersburg College and for 3 years at Eckerd College. As a self-taught church organist, Cory has also served in United Methodist and Lutheran churches and currently serves as pianist for the Saturday evening service at Grace Lutheran Church in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Marilyn’s Bio
Marilyn teaches classical piano to students of all ages and levels and currently has over 30 years’ teaching experience. Marilyn began her musical studies in her native St. Petersburg, Florida at the age of 5 under Eileen Mattioli, who for over 60 years has been a prominent piano teacher in the Tampa Bay area. Also, as a youth and adult she studied clarinet, violin, and cello with various teachers in the Tampa Bay area. Marilyn studied piano and pedagogy at St. Petersburg College and the University of South Florida, and in addition, earned degrees in marketing and psychology. For 17 years Marilyn was a full-time employee of a major fortune 500 company while also teaching piano. From 2013 until the present Marilyn has taught worldwide piano lessons and beginning violin lessons remotely with Cory out of their home in Florida.
