Incorporated in 1957, Boston Organ & Piano, Inc., is respected by the industry for its business excellence and admired for its many contributions toward advancing music in the community. We are a family-owned business that proudly places its reputation behind each instrument it sells and services - serving Massachusetts with stores in Natick and Burlington.
Boston Organ & Piano represents the finest new and preowned keyboard instruments from around the world. We've built a long-standing reputation on having only the most highly-skilled, knowledgeable staff -- offering top-quality pianos, organs and keyboards at affordable prices.
We carry on that tradition with Shop at BOP, our online store. There you can find piano benches, cushions, lamps, piano covers, disklavier and clavinova software, keyboard care products, caster cups, moving equipment, furniture, musical gifts and more! So come Shop at BOP -- One-stop online shopping for all your piano accessories and more!
The European Piano School @ Boston Organ & Piano is one of if not the finest piano school in New England. The school has state of the art facilities, a 70 seat auditorium and piano teachers who have all earned at least a Masters degree.
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| Left: Sarah, Hannah, and Jacob Hargrave take a break from their weekly piano lessons. Right: Charlotte & Will Doran (age 5 & 6) students of The European Piano School |
Bobbie Hoffmann's professional music experience is extensive including piano performance, choral and orchestra conducting, and composition/arranging projects. She served as guest conductor of the Seoul Youth Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, and as principle conductor for the Anyang Buddhist Chorale and Symphony Orchestra. In recent years she has served as Choral Conductor for the Archdiocese of Boston Tridentine Choir, Orchestra arranger for the Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra and Rochester Symphony Orchestra, coach/accompanist for the Chicago Opera Company and Choral Director/Organist for the Boston University Marsh Chapel. She is the pianist for Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra and the arranger for their Spring Pop Series "Tony Bennett" concert. She has performed with many other orchestras and chamber groups throughout the U.S. and Asia as well. Ms. Hoffmann holds Bachelor of Music and Master's Degree in Music Composition/Piano Performance from South Korea. She moved to Boston and earned a Bachelor of Music in Film Scoring at Berklee College of music and a Master of Fine Art in Media Arts from Emerson College. After Emerson, she went back to New England Conservatory working toward a Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Composition. She also studies choral conducting at Yale Institute of Sacred Music at Yale University. She is the Director of Music at Mary Immaculate of Lourdes in Newton, MA. She previously served on the music faculty member at Plymouth State University.
Our instructors will spend time before hand with you or your child to determine musical interests, learning abilities, and the level of intensity or passion a student has for learning piano. It is important for us to know that a student truly wants to learn and is not being forced to learn. The student will actually play the piano from the very first lesson. The teacher will ‘hand-set’ their hands to make chords and introduce them to the sight-reading of sheet music and music theory. They will be taught about touch and tone, as well the rhythm between lyrics and music. They will play scales, chords, and arpeggios to help develop and maintain refined technical skills, eventually working up to more difficult sonatas. Various styles of music will be taught, including classical, jazz, and pop. As the student grasps these concepts and moves forward, so will their instruction. Our instructors are taught to teach at the university level, so there is no limit to what a student can achieve here.
Downstairs at the Natick facility, you will find several modern practice rooms, all named after famous composers such as George Gershwin, Mozart, and John Lennon. There are video cameras in the practice rooms so that parents can view their child’s progress on television monitors while seated in our waiting room. The pianos that students practice on are continuously tuned and maintained by our service technicians; one of the advantages of being associated with Boston Organ & Piano.
We also have a large recital hall, which is used when our students are ready to perform for their family, friends, and peers at the end of each semester. The recital is an integral part of our program because, not only does the student learn to play to an audience, a student learns to play the audience, which is a key skill a musician must have when giving a performance. The walls of the hall are autographed by students who have performed there three times, as well as concert artists and famous personalities who have visited our school. All in all, it’s a very comfortable, fun, yet professional atmosphere.
You will find the cost of lessons comparable with most other piano schools in the area, though considerably less than most schools (up to 1/3 off) if you bought your piano at Boston Organ & Piano. But remember, our superior instructors are the best, and their instruction is priceless.
Playing the piano is all about self-expression, grace, and beauty; something that extends far beyond music and affects one’s daily life. Music is a logical thought process, so it’s not surprising that most grade school honor students play a musical instrument as well as successful people in all walks of life. The age range of our students runs from age 5 to Senior Citizens, and we currently have approximately 200 students enrolled in our program. There are now 2 convenient locations in the Boston area to choose from: Natick and Medfield.
Now that you’ve learned more about us, why would you settle for anything less? Feel free to stop by and take a tour, and talk to our instructors and students. You’ll find the choice is simply black and white.
For more information regarding our school or scheduling,
please contact Bobbie Hoffmann at (508) 655-1550.
The European Piano School
Bobbie Hoffmann - Director
For more information regarding our school or scheduling,
please contact Bobbie Hoffmann at (508) 655-1550.