We offer music and art lessons, tailor designed to fit your needs. Our classes are small so we can find gaps quickly and focus on improvement while having fun! Piano, guitar, drawing, water color, cello and saxophone are what we know best! Fill out a contact information and we will contact you soon.

Getting started is simple. Reach out through our contact form —we’ll walk you through the next steps and answer any questions along the way.

Wow! That’s a big question. Here are some of the highlights:

Practice - Students make the greatest progress by practicing. Early on, some students can just look at a piece of music and play it. Mo advanced music requires more work. Start good habits early. Students should practice about 10 minutes for each year of playing piano.

Respect - This can be broken down further. Students need to respect themselves, the equipment and the faculty. Resiliency is key! We all make mistakes and that’s ok. We smile, giggle and/or get mad and keep moving forward. We must never give up! Our faculty is here to help each student be successful. Let’s keep a positive, can-do attitude!

Work ethic - Hour-long lessons can be a long stretch for some students. However, students are expected to sit (or stand) at their keyboard and practice the assigned work. This is considerably more fun when students have practiced throughout the week. We will be taking a short break during the lesson to work on music theory.

We will have 2 recitals. One in December and one in June. These are capstone events to showcase what we have been working on. They are a lot of fun and conclude with a wonderful reception.

Some students may also participate in auditions - another chance to perform in front of students in other studios and learn from another teacher.

There may be a fee for these performances. More details TBA.

We will follow the Kennewick School District schedule. On days there is no school, there will likely be no lessons. Please see below:

Holidays - We will not have lessons.

Professional Days - We will have lessons.

You can pay conveniently on this website. This is new to us, so please let us know if you have any questions or problems.

For your convenience, you can also pay at the studio with cash or check.

Soon, we will also have a PayPal and Venmo set up, but not at this time. Check back with us later.

Fees - Payments are due at the first lesson of the month. Please pay your tuition on time.

There will be a $30 fee added for any NSF check. I don’t get anything out of this. I’m just forwarding the bill the bank gave me. Please make arrangements ahead of time.

When we know what our expectations are, we can more easily achieve success. At Rehmkes’ Studios, LLC, we see major benefits in people playing these roles:

Students:‍ ‍Staying positive, doing the best you can and enjoying the musical journey. You will constantly be asked to stretch your comfort zone and learn new things. You are not a bad player because you are always being asked to do more. Quite the opposite!

Parents:‍ ‍You are the cheerleaders. Encourage. Encourage. Encourage. Be consistent for lessons and getting your child to practice. No one wants to do something new and are unsure how to do it. That’s how many students feel, too. Be encouraging by saying, “That song is really coming along,” or, “Play that again. I really liked that.” It will make a world of difference for your child.

Teacher:‍ ‍We try to find gaps in understanding and close them up. Even if a song is played “perfectly,” we may ask a student to do something differently (change from legato to staccato, or G position to C position, etc.). This is to help students become better players. If your child ever says, “I’m never good enough,” or, “They’re never happy with my playing,” please let us know right away. We’ve gone too far and need to recalibrate. Every student is different and we do our best to meet everyone’s different needs.

We believe that music enriches our lives. It makes us focus on our expression to others, making us more empathetic.

Music builds confidence.

Music helps reading.

Music is fun.

Music gives us something to do (and often keeps us out of trouble).

Music gives us a common experience (so it is easier to build friendships).

Music teaches us that details are important and to notice minute differences.

In secondary education, the music teacher is often the only teacher a student will have year after year, allowing for a longer lasting teacher/student relationship.