Pianist, teacher, author, mentor.
Located in the Cleveland Park neighborhood of Washington, DC, with an adjunct in North Arlington, VA, the Breth Piano Studio offers piano and chamber music lessons for children and adults from late elementary through professional levels of advancement. Request an audition.
Nancy Breth’s publications on practicing piano are published by Hal Leonard and widely used in music schools, private piano studios and university pedagogy programs. Explore guides, videos and more.
Nancy O’Neill Breth travels throughout the country as lecturer and adjudicator. Request a workshop.
The sight reading skills that Mrs. Breth instilled in me ensured that even though my practice schedule changed from three hours a day in high school to three hours a week at my college’s church, I was still able to enjoy and partake in one of my life’s greatest passions—music.
Mrs. Breth was unboundedly creative in thinking of ways to practice our piano repertoire. Aside from her own exercises, she always encouraged us to come up with our own methods to help us practice and drill problem spots. From Mrs. Breth’s approach to practicing, I became a better and more creative problem solver in my musical and non-musical work, and I continue to use her strategies working with a new generation of musicians.