Burlington Piano Lessons

"I am a retired University of Vermont professor and have been taking piano lessons from Sam Whitesell for nearly two years. Sam is both an excellent teacher and an established and popular performing musician here in the Burlington area. He has had a great deal of patience working with me as a neophyte pianist! After each lesson he puts together a written report on what we have been working on and where I need to focus my efforts. On a scale of one to ten I give Sam a ten plus!"

"We started our 3.5 year old with Sam about a month ago. In that time he has learned 3 new simple songs using the musicolor method. Sam is very patient, friendly, and kind to work with. We're excited to see how our son develops musically over time while working with Sam."

"Sam is wonderful! Patient, thoughtful, and creates a calming space to learn and develop an openness at an early age to music and the piano."

"My daughter has been taking lessons from Sam for several years now. He is professional, talented and kind. I highly recommend him to teach children and adults."

"Our 6 year-old is taking lessons from Sam and is making great progress! Sam is devoted to his learning experience and follows each lesson up with emailed lesson notes, check-ins, as well as optional video tutorials to help with practices. There are also mini Zoom concerts that allow our son to perform his music and see other students’ progress!"