Melodyway Music Studios

About the Teacher

Under the direction of owner/teacher Anita Keffer, Melodyway Music Studios has been bringing the joy of music to all ages since 1962. Anita's specialty is to introduce and teach group piano and keyboard music to any age, through unique, effective and positive group experiences.

Anita has taught a variety of group and private music classes including the Kinder College Preschool programs which use rhythm drawings, song stories and theater dramatization for classroom instruction. At one career point, Anita's music school combined day care and preschool with private piano and group keyboard activities. The school held classes for 160 students per week and employed up to eight people. For the last 5 years, Anita has been teaching the Yamaha Music Education System at Weather's Music Store in Salem, Oregon.

Anita has shared her skills with our teachers of the future in the high schools, and through Linfield College with teachers wanting to use music in instruction. She conducted convention seminars for he State of Oregon Music Teacher's Association, was vice president of the McMinnville Teachers' Association, and held positions as a church music director and Christian education administrator. Music composition, improvisation and humor reading with the Gallery Players Theater in McMinnville are some of Anita's other interests.

Anita's philosophy is you can enjoy the fun of learning music at any age!