Justin Hansen

Justin R. Hansen-Piano

Justin Hansen is a pianist, composer, and teacher based in San Diego, CA. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Piano Performance from Dixie State University located in his home town, St. George, UT. During his time at Dixie he had the honor of touring internationally as a guest soloist in Japan, England, and Norway performing works such as Tchaikovsky’s 1st Piano Concerto and Rachmaninoff’s 2nd. Justin was later accepted into the Master’s program at Seattle Film Institute and earned his degree in Composition for Film, TV, and Video Games under the direction of Emmy Award-winning composer, Hummie Mann.

I cater each lesson to the needs of the student, and generally ask for student input quite frequently. I use a number of lesson and theory methods, depending on my assessment.

For a 45-minute lesson, I divide the session this way:

10 minutes: technique/scales , 20 minutes: repetoire, 15 minutes: theory 

I only recommend 30-minute sessions for beginners or students only focusing on theory