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The Studio of Darden Burns, NCTM Piano • Guitar

Location:	Bainbridge Island
Contact:	(206) 842-3380
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Studio Description:

Darden Hanson Burns began studying the piano at the age of seven. She attended Carleton College, Cornish College where she received the Bachelor of Music degree, the Aspen Music School and Seattle Pacific University where she studied music education. Her teachers have included Ronald Kmiec, Anne Mayer, William Doppman, Mary Norris, Deborah Dewey and Marty Forrest Kinney. Darden has performed extensively as a collaborative pianist with singers and instrumentalists. In addition to her classical music background, Ms. Burns plays and improvises popular music on the piano, sings and plays the folk guitar. She lives with her husband and two daughters on Bainbridge Island where she teaches piano and promotes musical activities in her community.