Stan Munson - Simply Music

Stan Munson

Gainesville, VA, United States
Certified Teacher


Email	mbs.stan@gmail.com
Phone	5714452598
Studio	Musical Bones Studio, llc
About	Welcome. Stan believed from a third grade experience he was not musical. He was convinced this was a fact and would often say, “I don’t have a musical bone in my body.” It was through a conversation he had with Neil Moore (founder of the Simply Music program) that convinced him that he was’t just musical but profoundly musical. He started taking lessons from a Simply Music teacher in his area. Like everyone that comes into the program, he was quite impressed with the quality, the quantity, and how quick the progress was to playing great sounding music. Seeing how this program’s approach opened the door to his life-long dream of playing the piano, Stan started thinking how others in the Cleveland OH area could expereince this program. Stan worked to become a licenced Simply Music teacher and then in the Spring of 2009, he launched Musical Bones Studio, llc. The response to the program was incredible and his studio grew to be considered one of the largest piano studios in his area. A few years later he moved to the Northern Virginia area and relaunched his studio in the summer of 2018. His experience ranges from teaching 6 years-old all the way up to 86 years-old. He has even taught a blind student to play. He is a firm believer that EVERYONE is musical just like him. Please contact Stan if you would like to attend a FREE Introductory Session (FIS) in order to learn more about his studio and the Simply Music program. Heck, maybe you will open your own studio one day. Let the journey begin. Warm regards.
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Trainee	A 'Trainee' Simply Music Teacher is the first level of teacher status. Trainees have begun their journey into the Simply Music Teacher Training Program however, they have yet to finalize their training and elevate to Licensed status.
Licensed Teacher	A 'Licensed' Simply Music Teacher is the second level of teacher status. Licensed Simply Music Teachers have fulfilled the requirements for completing their Initial Teacher Training Program. Inquire with them to find out when and if they are ready to teach.
Certified Teacher	A 'Certified' Simply Music Teacher is the third level of teacher status. Certified Simply Music Teachers have successfully completed the Simply Music Certification process as well as other requirements needed to become Certified. This includes having taught Foundation Levels 1, 2, and 3 as well as all applicable Special Programs (Composition & Improvisation, Arrangements, and Accompaniment 1). Certified Teachers present the Simply Music Programs exclusively to their beginning students, and they have shown that they follow our carefully-designed curriculum authentically.
Advanced Teacher	An 'Advanced' Simply Music Teacher is the fourth level of teacher status. Advanced status is only achieved after being a Certified Teacher for at least 4 years and teaching students through Foundation Level 9 plus all associated Special Programs (Composition & Improvisation, Arrangements, the Accompaniment Programs, the Reading Programs, Blues & Improvisation, and Jazz Clues). An Advanced Simply Music Teacher has demonstrated that they are an educator with a high degree of experience. Advanced Teachers present the Simply Music Programs exclusively to their beginning students, and they have shown that they follow our carefully-designed curriculum authentically.
Master Teacher	'Master' Simply Music Teacher is an honorary position and the highest status level that can be achieved. It is offered by Simply Music's founder, Neil Moore, to members of the organization who have demonstrated, over an extended period of time, that they are teachers who possess exemplary skills and qualities. They are mentors and a model to their fellow Simply Music Teachers and are considered leaders in our teaching community.