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Artist
Sierra Hanson first began learning on the piano when she was nine years of age, in Moreno Valley, CA. Her music instruction began under Ryan Crampton, a former indie band member and teacher of piano and guitar among other instruments. Crampton taught her the basics of piano for about a year, igniting the passion that she would soon cultivate for music and piano. She loved to not only practice, but also experiment with the knowledge that she had, learning every song that appealed to her in the least. Following this period, Hanson moved from southern California to eastern Tennessee, which initiated a period of irregular lessons for the next several years. However, despite this obstacle to her personal growth as a musician, her love for piano only continued to grow stronger and faster, and she eventually began composing for the first time. She composed her first solo piano piece, “Windswept Moors”, at twelve years of age. Two years later, she came under the musical guidance of Patrick Lee Hebert, a known new age piano artist, composer, performer, and teacher. After a short time, Hebert noticed in Hanson a unique gift for composing and playing piano as a whole. He subsequently offered Hanson a position as a special student at Highland Piano Studios, an independent label and studio which he founded in 1990. Hanson thereafter studied under Hebert as an intern, which involved rigorous studying of classical and new age piano and composition. She also focused must on the art of teachi