
Lois Owsley
A Castle Rock music teacher
Violin • Viola • Cello • Bass
Music Theory • Piano
Get started with music lessons in three easy steps!
Step 1
Choose your instrument

Violin
You could play this your first year!
You could play this your second year!

Viola
You could play this your first year!
You could play this your second year!

Cello
You could play this your first year!
You could play this your second year!

String Bass
You could play this your first year!
You could play this your second year!

Piano
You could play this your first year!
You could play this your second year!
No matter which instrument you choose, you will have opportunities to perform for and with others, sight read, play by ear, transpose, learn music history & theory, and develop techniques to be skilled to play professionally or just for fun!
Need to rent an instrument? My list of recommended vendors is here!
Step 2
Select the best lesson option for you

Private In-Person
In my private in-person lessons, I welcome you to my in-home music studio for an hour of engaging and enjoyable personalized instruction with an optional music theory lab component tailored to your skill level.

Private Virtual
In my private virtual lessons, I make my personalized music instruction available via a variety of virtual meeting platforms to prioritize your safety and scheduling convenience. Choose an engaging 1/2 hour or 1 hour lesson.

Self-Paced Online
This self-paced membership option is perfect for beginning music students, especially those who would like to explore an instrument on a budget before beginning more advanced private lessons.

Hello, I'm Mrs. Owsley!
(pronounced owz-lee)
I attended a live violin performance for the first time in third grade. From that moment on, violin music resonated with my soul. Up through high school, music lessons and performances were a natural part of my life. It was only fitting that I pursued a bachelor’s degree in violin performance from Colorado State University and later earned a Master of Arts in music education from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
Professional development did not stop with my master’s degree. As a life-long learner, I participated in many MTAC, MENC, SCSBOA, and ASTA conferences. In 2007, I took several courses at California State University Long Beach to learn about the many changes in music education. So much has been gleaned from the Dalcroze workshops and private cello lessons with Professor Barbara Thiem at Colorado State University, and Leila Viss in Centennial, Colorado. One of my favorite opportunities has been to engage in the week-long workshops hosted by Birch Bay String Orchestra Teachers in Ferndale, Washington.
For over forty years, I have played in symphony orchestras and other musical events as well as taught hundreds of wonderful students on stringed instruments and piano. Personal Notes Music began in a little Louisiana town while I was also performing with the Lake Charles, Alexandria, and Natchitoches orchestras. Everywhere we moved, I opened my studio. So, PNMS has former students from Louisiana; Bountiful, Utah; California (Escondido, Poway, San Marcos, Monterey, Sunnyvale, San Jose, and Lakewood) and now Colorado (Fort Collins, Loveland, Denver, and Castle Rock).
As a professional musician, I have long-term memberships in MENC (Music Educators National Conference which is now the National Association for Music Education), the Music Teachers Association of California (MTAC), and am currently a member of MTNA (Music Teachers National Association) associating with a local Colorado group.
I have had many opportunities to perform in Colorado including with the Poudre Valley Hospital Orchestra, the Loveland Symphony, The Lone Tree Symphony, The Denver Pops, and the praise team at church. I have also participated in seasonal community and church events, and played for weddings and at Stonegate Rehab Center in Parker and Bonaventure Senior Living in Castle Rock.
I love to perform...
I have fun teaching...
and I can’t wait to meet you!
A recent interview with me on music education…enjoy!
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Please consider donating in support of my efforts to provide music on my YouTube channel, and to scholarship students who otherwise couldn’t afford lessons.