Will Johnston

Will Johnston began playing piano at the age of 6. He attended the Hartt School of Music at the age of 10 and later began studying classical piano with Edith Petersen who was a Julliard performance graduate. In 1971, he attended the St. Louis Institute of Music on a full scholarship.In 1972, he attended B3 organ and piano performance classes at Berklee College of Music in Boston Mass and later graduated from the North B0ennett St. Industrial school for piano technology. After completing college, he traveled with many blues and rock bands all over the US and parts of Europe. Will began teaching piano in the 90s and has been teaching at Hoggtowne Music since it's opening in 2006. Three of his students have received full music scholarships to universities in the state but his passion is teaching music and piano to young students.