Teaching Studio

As a teacher, Robyn Wells McDonnell maintains a studio of approximately 16 students in her home in Caldwell, Idaho. She is a member of the National Federation of Music Clubs (and the Idaho Federation of Music Clubs and Nampa Musicale). Her students participate in local festivals, competitions, and three studio recitals each year.

Robyn taught piano at the College of Idaho in Caldwell, Idaho, where she was adjunct piano faculty from 2003-2019. In the fall of 2017 she taught a new course in the music department: Studio Pedagogy and Organization.

Robyn has been an instructor at the Sun Valley Summer Symphony Music Institute for nine years, where she instructs young students in the art of ensemble playing. She regularly composes and arranges works for the students in her classes.

Robyn's teaching philosophy is to present each student with musical knowledge and technical challenge at an individual level and pace, using methods and instruction suited to each student. Music history, style, technique, form, theory, ear-training, and interpretation are incorporated into the lesson format.

Teaching for the past 38 years, Robyn has developed a studio philosophy of hard work, encouragement, and adventure. Students are asked to challenge themselves, and are given reachable goals and the tools to achieve them.

For more information about piano lessons, please email robyn@robynwells.com.