About

Christie Skousen is the Founder and Director of the Peery Piano Academy in Mountain View, CA and is the author of the Peery Method. Christie's teachers include Dr Irene Peery-Fox, Dmitri Boshkirov at the Gnessin School of Music and Leon Fleisher at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University. She is an international competition winner and has performed as a soloist and with symphonies around the world.

Christie's students are frequent competition winners and symphony soloists. They have gone on to attend some of the best colleges and learning  institutions including Harvard, Yale, Juilliard, UC  Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon, Aspen, University of Illinois, UCSB,  University of British Columbia, Utah State University and Brigham Young  University. 

Christie's favorite thing about teaching is when students form their own connection to music.  She is grateful for the supportive Peery community of students and teachers and loves helping them on their path to reaching their full potential in music and in life.

At PPA all teachers are trained in the Peery Method. The Peery Method makes exceptional piano playing accessible  to everyone.  

Check out the Peery Method YouTube channel for Peery student performances and Peery Method tutorials.

Habits (required) - Classical fundamentals in musical expression, technique, theory and sight reading
Players - intermediate Classical and popular piano
Givers- advanced Classical and popular piano, teaching opportunities
Mastery - competition and performance Classical piano