Our company is based on the belief that our customers' needs are of the utmost importance. Our entire team is committed to meeting those needs. As a result, a high percentage of our business is from repeat customers and referrals.

We would welcome the opportunity to earn your trust and deliver you the best service in the industry.

Elizabeth Krajewski instructs Vocal, Piano, and Guitar lessons, and is the Studio Manager at Hands On Music School.

Elizabeth has been singing since the age of four and had her first solo in church at eleven years old.  With over 10 years of private instruction experience, and a Vocal Music Education with a Concentration in Performance degree, Elizabeth is an excellent instructor and performer.  She has directed and performed in off-Broadway musicals such as Grease, Oklahoma, and West Side Story, and has done costume make-up and design for many plays and musicals as well.  She has also performed in several opera productions including Pirates of Penzance, Madam Butterfly, and Merry Widow with the San Antonio Opera, and continues to perform and help out as needed with SA Opera and Texas State University Opera Theatre. 

Mrs. Krajewski loves teaching and specializes in personal one on one attention with her students, making each of them aware of how important music is for their every day lives.  Elizabeth teaches all age groups, from beginner level to advanced for vocal instruction, beginner to intermediate level for piano instruction, and beginner level for guitar instruction.  She currently has over twenty students at Hands On Music School, and looks forward to meeting many more students wanting to learn and share their love of music with others.

Mrs. Krajewski is married and has two children.

Please feel free to email or call her for any customer service issues and/or any questions you may have regarding

Hands On Music.

Dennis Passmore -

Professional Piano Entertainer and

Instructor for Hands on Music

Dennis Passmore delights general audiences and students alike with his bright piano playing and his inspirational teaching. He holds an M.A. from the University of Texas. He has taught, accompanied, and performed with Houston Ballet, Performing and Visual Arts School of Houston, University of Texas Dance Department, Incarnate Word University, and the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago. One of Dennis' bands appeared with the San Antonio Symphony in the 70's on a special Children's Concert series. He is the author of "Music for Dance", which was published in Keyboard Magazine.

In Summer 2007 he played the production music for the "Wiz of the West" at the Bob Hope Theatre, Lackland AFB. It was a delightful children's musical.

Dennis currently plays jazz piano regularly at Petroleum Club, Oak Hills Country Club, and the Weston Center, in San Antonio. For several years he's taught students at San Antonio's Hands On Music-where he teaches all styles to both children and adults-and also specializes in Jazz and Pop music.

Dennis's students have played for Hands on Music's recitals, for the San Antonio Ragtime Society Festivals, and various school contests and events.

Dennis is married, has three grown children, and two grandchildren.

dppianoplayer@yahoo.com  

Mary Lou Finney instructs Piano at Hands On Music School.

Mrs. Finney began studying piano at the age of eight and continued private lessons through high school. During those years she also had the opportunity to accompany other students as they performed in band and choral contests, and to serve as pianist for several high school choirs. While in college, she studied private organ, and accompanied vocal students for juries and recitals.

She has served as a pianist and/or organist in her local church for more than 50 years in the states of Illinois, California, and Texas.

During 10 years of teaching business education at the high school level, she also enjoyed accompanying many students in their solo and ensemble competitions.

Introducing students of all ages to the world of piano and the variety of types of music that they want to pursue is a delightful challenge. Mrs. Finney's goal is to make practicing piano seem like fun and not work.

  

Eric Lopez instructs brass, woodwinds, piano, guitar, and voice at Hands On Music School.

A San Antonio native, Eric has played trumpet, french horn, and guitar since the fourth grade in various band programs. Eric still plays, and is currently a band director.

While in college at Texas A & M, Kingsville, Eric studied voice, piano, and classical guitar. He has a B.M. in all-level music, and has taught all grade levels, from pre-kinder to high school. He also has done graduate work at Our Lady of The Lake University.

Bill Johnson instructs Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, and Bass Guitar at Hands On Music School.

Mr. Johnson has over 30 years of musical experience and has written over 500 songs.  He wrote Jack and Jenny, a musical performed at the University of Incarnate Word and H.B. Gonzalez Elementary School in San Antonio.  He also has written and continues to write music in various genres including Rock and Roll, Folk music, Jazz, Blues, New Age instrumentals, and Sacred music.  Bill Johnson currently has a one man band called Ice Fire - he plays lead, bass, and acoustic guitars, keyboards, harmonica, and sings for different gigs and venues  He has played and continues to play in many musical situations - theater, jazz ensembles, country, Tejano, folk rock, fifties, New Age, sacred (Mass and prayer groups), heavy metal, rock and roll, and blues.

Mr. Vale instructs Accordian and Bajo-Sexto Guitar at

Hands On Music School.

Mr. Ray Vale took over as Owner of Hands On Music School in October of 2006. He has many years of music and business experience. Mr. Vale has a Bachelor's Degree in Music and a Master's Degree in School Administration. He started as a band director for a local San Antonio high school, and worked his way up to Administrator in several public schools. Ray is a Certified Piano Technician and has had 45 years experience with piano tuning and restoration. His piano store on Evers Road is right next door to A:440 Studios - Hands On Music School.

Mr. Vale is a presenter for national and international conferences for piano technology, and has several patents for piano and instrument gadgetry. He is also a writer of several books about piano tuning and technology.

Please feel free to email or call him anytime if you have questions about the school, pianos for sale, and/or tuning services.