About Hello! I am Jon Ensminger, a piano teacher in Laurium, Michigan. I teach piano students of all ages and ability levels, with a focus on classical piano repertoire. I also teach private lessons at Michigan Technological University. I am a member of the Lake Superior Music Teachers Association, Michigan Music Teachers Association, and the Music Teachers National Association. My students participate in a number of performance opportunities, including recitals, MMTA Student Achievement Tests, and various solo and concerto competitions. In addition to piano teaching, I enjoy working as a software developer. I am the developer of Rhythm Lab, an app for the iPad available on the App Store. I also have developed an interest in the Scratch programming language, especially as it can be applied to a mix of musical and coding education. I have led a few student activities combining music and Scratch, and am working on expanding that experience. Education & Experience I completed a B.A. degree in Piano Performance (Bob Jones University) in 1979, a M.M. degree in Piano Performance (University of South Carolina) in 1982, and a DMA degree in Piano Pedagogy (University of south Carolina) in 1986. For 21 years I taught piano and other music courses at Northland Baptist Bible College before moving to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to begin working on a B.S. degree in Computer Science, which I completed in 2011. Online Lessons With recent events such as the COVID-19 pandemic creating a need for remote learning, I developed a fully-capable online teaching studio. Using multiple cameras, software, screen sharing and online resources enabled me to provide a nearly complete studio experience. While remote / online teaching is not currently my focus, I can provide online lessons if requested. If you are interested in studying piano with me, please use the contact form on this website. Thank you!