*Piano teacher since 1979

*Adjudicator for the National Piano Guild

*Entertainer and Church Musician

*Former music teacher at The Montclair Kimberley Academy and the Glen Ridge Public School

*Married with three children

*Graduate of Montclair State University BMUS (Piano Performance) 1985

Mark Paulson began his music studies when he was five years old. From 1978-1979, Mr. Paulson studied church music at Crown College in Minnesota. He received an Associate of Religious Arts degree from Northeastern Bible College and a degree in Piano Performance from Montclair State University. He has performed popular and sacred music as an entertainer and as a church musician for over 25 years. He is an adjudicator for The National Piano Guild. Mr. Paulson's best ability in music is to teach piano. One of his many teachers was Eleanor Statmore who studied with Rosina Lhevinne at Julliard. Mrs. Statmore was a wonderful pedagogy teacher as well as a piano instructor. Mr. Paulson has also studied with Miss Ruth Slatum, Mrs. Rhoda Nelson, Dr. Paul Satre, Dr. Ruth Rendelman and Mr. Edmund Battersby. Mr. Paulson has taught piano since 1979 primarily in private homes in Glen Ridge and Montclair, New Jersey. He teaches adults and children but he believes that starting too soon can be difficult for young children and can also cause them to lose interest. Mr. Paulson recommends that children have a desire to study music and are able to read words before they begin lessons. It is in the best interest of most students to wait until they are at least seven or eight years old before they begin to take private piano lessons. If they start too early, they will usually quit and never study the piano again. Each student that studies with Mr. Paulson is taught differently according to their own interests and needs. This allows him to retain his students for long periods of time. His approach has made him a very popular teacher.

 
It has been Mr. Paulson's desire to do whatever he can do to help students and teachers develop their piano performance and teaching skills. If he can help you, please contact him.