Melinda Rowe Williams grew up in a musical family and cannot remember a time when piano was not a part of her life.  She started lessons when she was 5 years old from her mother, Persis Rowe, a piano instructor to children and adults in Middlebury for several decades. Melinda received her Bachelor of Music Education with a Concentration in Piano from Gordon College where she studied with pianist and composer, Fred Broer, from the Boston area. After graduation she began teaching private lessons and in schools.
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​With over 25 years of experience teaching children, youth, and adults, she strives to give her students a competent knowledge of reading music along with the technical ability.  She explains, “I am happy when students learn the theory, technical skills and note reading needed to be a competent pianist, but my biggest joy is when I can help them bring those ‘lines and dots’ on the page to life, and I see them connect with the music internally.”