Bringing Music Closer to You

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Creative Harmonies Music Studio aims to make piano instruction accessible to all students, especially those that don’t have the advantage of having a learning specialist nearby. Virtual lessons are an excellent alternative and are provided for students with disabilities outside the Capital Region of New York.  Students may be located anywhere in the world as long as they have a reliable internet connection and access to a keyboard or piano. Lessons are held via your preferred platform: Zoom, Skype, Google Meet or FaceTime.
We are proud to offer online piano lessons! It is our privilege to provide the opportunity for students to take advantage of all of the benefits of private piano lessons while remaining in the comfort of their own home.

A background in music is not required to enroll for lessons at Creative Harmonies. They only need to be able to identify their numbers 1-5 and letters A-G.

About Dee

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Dee Cucinotta is an award-winning piano instructor, active community participant, and one of the very first music instructors within NY’s Capital District to offer specialized piano lessons backed by education and experience to individuals with disabilities. She holds a BA in Music and an MS in Special Education, and was the recipient of the 2016 Steinway & Sons Top Teacher Award.

Dee has taught private piano lessons since 2003 and continues to teach students of all ages, abilities and skill levels. Her education supports expert piano instruction for individuals who may benefit from additional attention, including students with Down Syndrome, Autism, ADD/ADHD, TBI, SPD, learning disabilities and students with anxiety, focusing, fine motor skill and executive functioning deficits. She is also sensitive to the diverse needs of all students, and welcomes those with communicative, sensory, behavioral, or physical challenges.

For almost 20 years, Dee has been a highly-recommended instructor with a reputation as an exceptional music educator, with students demonstrating proficiency in musicality, technique, and theory in their performance settings. She is known for her unique approach to lessons, teaching the whole individual and treating music as not only a skill for performance, but also as an activity for lifelong enjoyment and fulfillment. Before relocating to NY’s Capital District, Dee worked both as an aide and Special Education Music teacher for BOCES on Long Island, NY, teaching children with emotional and behavioral disorders, developmental delays, learning disabilities, Autism, ADHD, ADD, PDD and Down Syndrome.  She was also a Special Education teacher for the New York City Board of Education and taught children with learning disabilities and behavioral issues.

Dee has received multiple awards for her excellence in teaching and community outreach:

• Steinway & Sons Top Teacher Award 2016
• The Arc of Rensselaer County Community Partners Award 2010

Professional Associations include:

• CEC (Council for Exceptional Children)
• MTNA (Music Teachers National Association)
• NYSMTA (New York State Music Teachers Association)

Dee is the parent of two adult children, one of which is diagnosed with ADHD.