Home — Music by Williamsong/Barbara Lister Williams

New Songs

Artists, worship leaders, and really anyone looking for new material for a Christian ministry . . . These folks are always on the lookout for new material. You can browse our demo page. Like what you hear? We can send you lyrics, chord charts, lead sheets, and even vocal arrangements. Contact us.

Piano Arrangements

We have a growing catalogue of keyboard arrangements suitable for the teaching studio or worship service. Preview these print projects on our Piano Music page.

Piano Lessons

Barbara offers piano instruction for children and adults.Please visit our Lessons page to read more.

Original Song Demos

Original songs by Barbara, some with co-writers. Most are published through WilliamSong.

These are a combination of artist cuts as well as professional demo recordings. They are here for your listening pleasure, and for you to get a taste of what we are producing.

All the songs are owned 100% by WilliamSong, or partial ownership with co-writers and publishers,

Please feel free to message us if you have interest in anything you hear, help you with licensing, or gaining charts for your personal use.

More Songs (from my Sound Cloud page)

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Hymns for Piano

Just for a little fun . . .

Videos . . .

Piano Lessons

The Lessons

Lesson times are a weekly repeating 30-minute session jam- packed to promote piano skills intentionally directed toward your child’s learning needs and style.
Students will receive a pocket folder/binder for their assignments and other pages as relevant. Please have these handy during practice times and always bring them to lessons.

The studio will be closed for all legal holidays, regular breaks, and snow days.
If your child is having a problem with the lesson, please feel free to contact me -- or let him/her do so!

Tuition is $120 monthly plus materials, paid in advance to Barbara Williams, at the beginning of each month.

Monthly fees are based on the average number of sessions for the school year. They will remain the same regardless of the number of weeks in the month. December and summer lessons will be negotiated individually.

Lessons missed by your child will not be made up. We assume that over the year, the 5-week months will make this equitable for you.

As a courtesy, please DO notify me if your child will need to miss a lesson. These spots can be used for other studio tasks.

Parent and Teacher

As an educator, I make every effort to tailor the lesson time to individual learning styles and needs. Motivation and progress are directly tied to the tone of the lesson and techniques used to expedite learning. Please feel free to contact me and discuss any difficulty your child is experiencing.

The Parents’ Responsibility

Parental encouragement is paramount to effective practice and progress. Help your child establish a daily habit of practice that is not too hard to keep and is sensitive to his or her temperament and personality. Long practice periods are seldom productive, even for older students. I highly recommend short, frequent sessions. Often, children excel when the practice time is broken into segments built around their other activities in each day. Actually, the frequency is SO much more important than the duration!

However, if the student likes to spend extra time experimenting with sounds, please don’t discourage him/her, but do see to it that the lesson assignment is eventually completed if possible. Remember to view this time at the keyboard as a privilege to explore and grow, and not a chore. It is a responsibility to be undertaken with its own rewards down the line. In the meantime, help them to ENJOY the piano! Ask them to play for you. Be quick to praise your child for a job well done, reward him/her appropriately, and please stay in contact with me about their progress.

About Myself:

I am a songwriter and lifetime music professional who began piano and violin lessons at the age of 7, spent my developmental years performing as a pianist, string player, guitarist, and singer in choral groups, later proceeding to earn a bachelors degree in music education and English literature at the University of South Florida.

I have served as church pianist/keyboardist/bassist at several churches in Florida as well as the Nashville area, and served as accompanist in countless school and community theater settings.

I began my teaching career in the Tampa area, hosting a studio of over fifty students. After moving to Naples, Florida, I entered a 20-year period of classroom teaching including band classes for students grades 4 through 12. After-school hours were devoted to writing music and teaching piano, where I enjoyed guiding students through competitions and other performances.

Upon our relocation to Norfolk, I am offering lessons in my Larchmont home in Norfolk, va.

I believe that music is good for every facet of life. It enriches the soul, nourishes the mind, and fosters a discipline that is both enjoyable and edifying to the spirit. Science has proven a correlation between music study and success in other areas of reason and art. Through music we laugh, cry, play, and create. In its language, we praise God, with and without words. It is a lifelong pleasure for those who choose it.

Adult Students:

Of course, adult students are welcomed! Age is never a barrier to enjoying music at the piano. This studio is happy to work with adult beginners through intermediate level. 30-minute lesson’s tuition is the same as the children’s, $120 monthly plus books. Prefer more time? 45-minute will be $160 monthly.

Single lessons are $30 and $40, respectively.

I focus on YOU and your GOALS, preferences, and learning style.

You may contact me through the following form, at my email (barbaralisterwilliams@gmail.com).