Sarah Archer
Piano
Sarah Archer, the proud owner of North Fort Worth Music Academy, has been offering high-quality piano instruction to students of all ages and abilities in the North Fort Worth area for over 10 years.
Sarah has been playing the piano since she was seven years old, and she loves sharing her passion for music with her students. She graduated summa cum laude from Texas Woman’s University with a Bachelor of Arts in Music, specializing in piano, and later earned a Master of Arts with an emphasis in piano pedagogy. While at TWU, she was inducted into Pi Kappa Lambda for her exceptional musical achievements, received the Pauline Bishop Leman Memorial Award for outstanding artistic accomplishments, and was honored with the Richard J. Shuster Honorary Endowed Scholarship. Sarah has studied under Dr. Richard Shuster, Dr. Hamilton Tescarollo, the late Dr. Jovanni-Rey de Pedro, and piano pedagogy under Dr. Christopher Madden.
As a piano teacher, Sarah sees potential in every student, and her primary goal is to inspire her students to enjoy playing the piano while instilling proper technique and musicianship. Sarah believes that playing the piano is an enriching experience that can offer a lifetime of joy for students of all ages. She strives to make each lesson an exhilarating experience to promote the enjoyment of the learning process while helping her students work toward their musical goals. In addition to enjoying the learning process, Sarah stresses the importance of building a solid foundation of music fundamentals that will equip her students to excel and become well-rounded, independent, and critically-thinking musicians. Sarah’s ultimate aim is for her students to be versatile and able to venture into any genre of music they desire. Her students regularly receive exemplary scores from performances and examinations through the Texas Music Teachers Association, Royal Conservatory of Music, and the National Piano Guild auditions.
Sarah is actively involved in various music teacher associations including the Music Teachers National Association, the Texas Music Teachers Association, the Fort Worth Music Teachers Association, and the Mid-Cities Music Teachers Association. She is also a member of the National Guild of Piano Teachers. In addition to teaching piano, Sarah is completing her Master’s in Information and Library Science with a specialization in Music Librarianship at the University of North Texas. She also serves as a keyboardist for the worship team at North Fort Worth Baptist Church and plays an active role in the Mid-Cities Music Teacher Association, where she is involved in the scholarship committee and serves as a festival co-chair.