WillYouLearn teacher · Piano · Voice · Songwriting
Danny Germino-Watnick.
Pianist · Vocalist · Songwriter
Danny is a pianist, vocalist, songwriter, and teacher with more than twenty years of piano and vocal experience. His lessons connect technique and ear training to the thing that matters most: making music.
Teaches
Piano · Voice · Songwriting
Education
B.A. English, cum laude
Yale University
Performs as
Kite Shepherd
About Danny
Pianist, vocalist, songwriter.
Danny Germino-Watnick is a pianist, vocalist, songwriter, performer, and educator. He graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in English, cum laude.
Danny’s musical background crosses classical piano, jazz harmony, singing, and songwriting. While at Yale, he performed and toured internationally with Doox of Yale, and he continues to write and perform original music.
Danny now releases and performs his own work under the name Kite Shepherd.
The lesson
Lessons with Danny.
Danny teaches piano, voice, and songwriting, working across classical piano, jazz harmony, pop, singing, and original music.
His lessons balance ear training and technique with creative work, helping students connect what they hear with what they play and sing.
Danny has worked with complete beginners through college-aged songwriters. With younger students, he uses games, movement, and creative prompts to keep lessons active and engaging.
His teaching is patient and flexible, with room for students to explore the music they are interested in while building a strong musical foundation.
From the WYL stage
Playing together.
Danny accompanying one of his WYL voice and piano students. Lessons lead somewhere: into songs, collaboration, performance, and learning how to make music with another person.
Parent feedback
“Zhenlin loved the lesson and Danny is really warm and patient to Zhenlin. We love him!”
Daisy · WYL parent
Kite Shepherd
Danny’s own music.
Danny writes and performs original music under the name Kite Shepherd.
That work as a songwriter and performer is part of what he brings into lessons with students who want to write, sing, accompany themselves, or understand how songs fit together.
Learn with Danny.
Piano, voice, songwriting, or some combination of the three. Tell us about the student and what they want to make.