Meet Sue Flynt

I joined the Alamo Music teaching staff in June of 09, and I’ve never loved a job so much.  Aside from occasional accompanying, arranging, and vocal performances, teaching piano at Alamo is my sole focus.  I have openings for new students Monday through Friday mornings, afternoons, and evenings, and a Saturday time slot sometimes becomes available.   I would love to discuss how studying piano can add depth, joy, and a variety of mental skills to your life or the life of your child. You can reach me to discuss studying piano at 210-286-2781 or contact me by email: sueflynt@yahoo.com.

My youngest students are 4 years old, and my oldest is 89.  It’s never too late to learn something new and enrich your life with music!  I teach beginning through accomplished intermediate students.  I accept students younger than six on a case-by-case basis.  To be ready to study with me, a child must be able to easily count to 5 and recite the alphabet.  We work on attention span, focusing, and the skill of following instructions in lessons.  The parents of my youngest students tell me their teachers report increased attention span and focus in school after they have studied piano with me.

In addition to using Alfred and Bastien study books for beginners, I write arrangements of music students choose that is appropriate for their skill level.  I create study guides as well: note and rhythm drills and flash cards.  I also believe in exposing students to classical music and periodically play orchestral selections for them.  I am currently exploring the capabilities of the Clavinova—using the instrument to make practice CDs that use background music rather than a simple metronome to help students play in rhythm with an ensemble.

My dad tells the story that I started picking out melodies on the piano when I was 2 years old.  My parents looked for a teacher who would take a student that young, and no one would teach me until I was four.  Counting from age four, I’ve been a pianist for 49 years.  Classically trained, I studied piano, harpsichord, music history, theory, literature and structure, piano technology, and recording technology at Indiana University School of Music.  My first career in the music business was as a recording and radio engineer—back in the days when we still used magnetic tape and razor blades to edit.  I studied cello for 6 years, and although I don’t currently own an instrument, playing in orchestras is one of my fondest pursuits.  In high school I also picked up flute, bass clarinet, tenor sax, viola, and tuba in preparation for college study.  I also sing classically; I’m a mezzo and am partial to baroque and 20^th century vocal music.  I sometimes directed my church choir when I recently lived in Northern California.  I listen to classical music of all periods, as well as jazz, rock, and blues.  The radios in my car and my house are usually tuned to KRTU jazz radio, and I listen to online streams of jazz when I work at my computer.