Because every good teacher is still learning.
Scott brings fifty years of teaching experience to every lesson — whether you are a beginner finding your first notes or an advanced student preparing for performance. Each session is tailored to where you are and where you want to go.
Lessons are offered on a monthly basis. Choose the plan that fits your schedule. Your monthly enrollment holds your place — sessions are reserved for you, and the commitment stands whether or not every lesson is taken. This is the nature of dedicated instruction.
Private · One-on-One
Group · Per Person
Lessons are offered online via video call — available to students anywhere in the United States. The schedule is designed so that your lesson time will not change when Scott relocates to Portugal.
| Day | Hours (US Eastern) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sundays | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET | Three hours available for private or group sessions |
| Wednesdays | 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM ET | Two hours of evening sessions |
All times listed in US Eastern Time. Students in other time zones welcome — contact Scott to discuss scheduling.
"The name Shiny Penny Learns captures something I have believed for fifty years: a teacher who stops learning has stopped teaching. Every student brings something new. Every lesson is an exchange."
Scott Thomas Carter holds a Master's degree from the Eastman School of Music and has spent fifty years teaching trombone, piano, voice, and composition. He is also a composer with 58+ original works — including a full opera — and the developer of the TransformativeArts Framework, an approach that integrates creative expression with authentic human development.
His teaching is built on genuine attention to the whole student: technique matters, but so does understanding why music works, how it heals, and what it means to communicate through sound.
To inquire about lessons — private or group, any discipline — send Scott an email. Tell him a little about yourself, what you'd like to study, and what you're hoping to get out of lessons. He'll get back to you promptly.
Current availability: Sundays 9 AM–12 PM ET · Wednesdays 5:30–7:30 PM ET
shinypennypro@gmail.comOnline lessons via FarPlay — near-zero-latency audio that makes live accompaniment and duets possible online, as if teacher and student are in the same room · Students anywhere in the US welcome
Shiny Penny Learns is one part of a larger body of work spanning music, writing, research, and tools for authentic human development.