*MA, New York University (Music and Performing Arts Professions, emphasis in Educational Theatre)
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*California Single Subject Teaching Credential, THEATER
"I am always mesmerized when I watch Diane play. She's one with the piano: connected, united."
~Sandee Yamamoto, Producer
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"Diane literally makes the keyboard speak.
She draws forth emotion with every note."
~ Chloe Tucker, ACTRESS/REALTOR/REAL ESTATE PERSONALITY https://www.chloeinmanhattan.com/
ACCOMPANIST
and
PIANO INSTRUCTOR
All ages and stages
Do you need self-tape accompaniment, rehearsal tracks, audition cuts, or a vocal part recorded?
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Are you looking for a pianist for your party or special event?
Have you dreamed of being able to sit down at the piano and accompany yourself?
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How about a handpicked, carefully-crafted gather-'round-the-piano-sing-along for your next celebration?
(...from Broadway to Billie Joel to Big Band to Bieber!)
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Ready to start piano lessons for your kiddos...or yourself?
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Thank goodness my mom brought the Xylophone home from her Kindergarten classroom every weekend!
According to my parents, I was able to figure out simple tunes on the xylophone by ear when I was 3 years old ... which inspired them to take me to a one-day Yamaha piano class when I was 4 years old ... (that they had to drag me away from because, apparently, I was so emotionally impacted by, and connected to, the music and lyrics we learned, I started to cry and did not want to leave.) Our brown Kohler and Campbell piano arrived (see below) when I turned 6 ...
and that was the beginning of a beautiful friendship I continue to cherish whenever I am at my parents' house.
I have joyfully been tinkling the ebonies and ivories for many years. Whether musical directing, playing in the pit, accompanying rehearsals, teaching piano, playing for special events, or inspiring impromptu sing-alongs at parties and gatherings,
you can find me at the piano daily.
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"I could not imagine performing without Diane at the piano. We are always in perfect dialogue, exchanging and communicating, storyteller to storyteller." - Branden Holzer, ACTOR
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"Diane is my go-to for self-tape accompaniment and audition cuts! Because she's a director and musical director, she truly understands how to ensure the music supports and inspires my storytelling." ~ Akira Shelton, THEATRE STUDENT
Diane, (at piano), is Director | Musical Director | Accompanist
of the Broadway Regional Award-winning one-man cabaret, LOVE ME, LOVE ME NOT, starring, Branden Holzer.
If there's a piano, I'll find it!
Even while hiking in Bryce Canyon National Park!