◈ Homepage — http://www.superpowerofthesong.com/By using this website, you agree to our use of cookies. We use cookies to provide you with a great experience and to help our website run effectively. OK My kids' love of music has come in a large part from Superpower of the Song! Kadie's extensive knowledge of music and ability to engage children in the process of creating their own music through playing the piano and other instruments, songwriting, singing and more, has given my kids a lifelong gift. Both my 11 year old son and 15 year old daughter choose Superpower of the Song music camp as their number one choice for the summer! - Dominique Croteau, Oakland Veterinarian and mom INDIE GAME STUDIOABOUTPIANO LESSONS | SOUND HEALINGANTIRACISM RESOURCESNEW! FREE VIDEO TUTORIALS revolutionary combination Superpower of the Song™ Located in the Oakmore neighborhood of Oakland, CA Superpower of the Song™ is a creative studio offering piano instruction, sound healing, and indie game development—all centered on the belief that rest, ritual, and creativity are vital to wellness and self-expression. We work with beginners through late intermediate piano students, both children and adults, offering high-quality 1:1 instruction. Our lessons focus on cultivating creativity while honoring each student’s pace, interests, and need for rest. We also offer personalized sound healing sessions to help ease stress, reduce muscle tension, improve sleep, and support emotional processing. Sound is more than a tool—it’s a portal into presence, relaxation, and imagination. Our latest project is a story-driven indie video game currently in development. It draws on themes of healing, transformation, and inner wisdom, and is part of our broader mission to create immersive experiences that help people reconnect with themselves. Want to see if we’re a good fit? Book a free introductory call here We believe: ✨ You don’t have to over-schedule to grow. ✨ Rest isn’t a reward—it’s a requirement. ✨ Small rituals can unlock big shifts. ✨ Art and imagination are healing forces. If you’re longing to reclaim your time, your voice, or your rhythm—we’re here to support that journey. Kadie has been an excellent instructor to get our child started with piano. Kadie's hallmarks are patience, calmness, and positivity. She fosters an appreciation of music, as well as a focus on good technique and practice habits. Within 6 months, our child developed enough confidence and ability to perform her first recital! Kadie's weekly lesson is one of the highlights of our week, and we're excited to continue the musical journey with her. -Barry Fisher, Piedmont dad NEW! Personalized sound healing sessions available on our clinically proven immersive sound healing table 00:00 00:00 Mute Settings Enter fullscreen 00:00 Play Video is not available or format is not supported. Try a different browser. This clinically researched and proven modality of using sound to heal has helped me personally recover from an arm/shoulder injury, calms my nervous system, and taps me into a feeling of bliss. Session lengths can vary depending on needs/desire; can be from 20 minutes - 1.5 hours. All ages welcome. Helps with: RELAXATION / STRESS RELIEF / IMMUNE SYSTEM / NERVOUS SYSTEM / NEUROLOGICAL RELATED PAIN MENTAL ENTRAINMENT ADD, ADHD, Memory, Mental Clarity and Acuity, Creativity, Sleep EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES including ANXIETY CHRONIC ISSUES SPIRITUAL HEALING, AWAKENING AND ENLIGHTENMENT NERVE DAMAGE My set up can be a totally immersive experience, or you can opt to only use some elements. What I have includes the sound table, biomat, headphones, and sound dolphin pillow. Testimonial: “As a professional musician/educator for decades, I have acquired a number of repetitive-use injuries etc.; I’ve tried everything from physical therapy to acupuncture… this biomat and binaural beat combination is like the best of many modalities in one! It was so dreamy I didn’t want to leave! I’ve been struggling with sleep and I’ve gotten deeper sleep than I’ve gotten in a long time after my sound healing sessions at Superpower of the Song.” -Dr. Ondine Young “It’s comforting” -Nak Muay and Certified Massage Therapist “I felt very relaxed after. It felt like a weighted blanket of sound.” -Liam Skeen, Professional musician and student “After being on the sound table I felt sleepy and light, much like how acupuncture feels for me.” -Talia Skeen, Professional musician, educator and student “Relieving. Calming. Makes me happy. Makes me feel relaxed.” - Kaden Carranza, Electrician Apprentice My sound table healing experience was amazing! At first I just felt a general sense of relaxation and well being. The pain in my neck went away as I relaxed to the sounds and vibrations. I started salivating, which is a sign of deep bodily relaxation,  and I began breathing more deeply, and relaxing in my abdomen area. Next, I felt a soothing warmness and openess in my heart area!  And gradually all of the points on my body that correspond to the chakras begin to pleasantly open up. (Hard to explain, but you will know if you have experienced this.)  I felt energy in the area of my third eye and at the crown of my head and heart area.  At the same time, I felt a lifting and openess in my sinus areas associated with the "inner smile" of the Buddha.  It was  feeling of contentment and receiving, as well as a physical feeling of pleasant hollowness in the sinuses.  It was a great feeling just to receive these sensory inputs and just relax into the sensations.  💚 -Shannon Hoffman, pianist, vocalist, model, actress Kadie Kelly is a Steinway Teaching Partner. Photo courtesy Steinway & Sons, Walnut Creek Powered by Music: Kadie Kelly, MPP Dear Music Enthusiasts, Are you eager to elevate your piano playing to new heights? Have you considered that your overall well-being could be the key to unlocking your full potential as a musician? At Superpower of the Song™ by Kadie Kelly, we invite you to embark on a transformative journey that explores how whole being wellness can profoundly enhance your ability to learn and master the piano. Imagine a holistic approach that not only hones your technical skills but also nurtures your mental, emotional, and physical well-being using researched and proven sound healing technologies. By delving into whole being wellness, you can tap into a myriad of benefits that directly impact your piano learning journey. Mental Clarity and Focus: Discover how mindfulness practices and mental exercises can sharpen your focus, improve concentration, and enhance your cognitive abilities, allowing you to grasp complex musical concepts with ease. Emotional Resilience: Learn how nurturing emotional wellness can empower you to express profound emotions through your music, connect with your audience on a deeper level, and infuse your performances with authenticity and soul-stirring resonance. Physical Harmony: Explore the symbiotic relationship between physical wellness and musical proficiency. Uncover how proper posture, breathing techniques, and overall physical vitality can elevate your piano playing to new levels of dexterity and expression. Join us at Superpower of the Song™ by Kadie Kelly as we delve into an enriching exploration of whole being wellness and its profound impact on piano learning. Through our carefully crafted resources, you will gain insights, practical strategies, and transformative practices that will harmonize your mind, body, and spirit, unveiling your true potential as a pianist. This transformative journey offers a unique fusion of musical education and holistic well-being, equipping you with the tools to nurture not only your musical prowess but also your overall vitality and fulfillment. It's time to unleash the full spectrum of your musical capabilities and immerse yourself in the transformative power of whole being wellness. Are you ready to unlock the synergy of mind, body, and music? Stay tuned as we embark on this remarkable exploration together. Yours in Music and Wellness, Kadie Kelly Founder, Superpower of the Song™ ~ About Kadie Kelly I fell in love with music at an early age, and started taking piano lessons at 8. Since then I have come back to music again and again, to create, to keep learning, and to connect more with myself. During the last 20 years I have both learned from and taught hundreds of students, many who have stayed with me for 10 years +, who have developed their own powerful relationship with music, continuing the cycle of creating, learning and connecting with others along the way. I released my debut studio album Journey to Innocence with Wildplum Recordings in Oakland in 2024. You can find it on all streaming platforms — but Bandcamp is preferred, as your support directly sustains independent art. I share music, creative process, and Inner Child Museum updates on Instagram and TikTok. My artist website is kadiekelly.com. I participate in national, regional and local music associations including the following: Intermusic SF Society of Composers & Lyricists Alliance for Women Film Composers (international) Women’s Audio Mission Steinway & Sons, Walnut Creek Balanced Breakfast - Oakland CSU Summer Arts Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) ASCAP Awesöme Orchestra Community Women’s Orchestra San Francisco Community Music Association Alliance Française de Berkeley and San Francisco Sound Healing Center Sound Healing Therapy Institute Medical Sound Association Theatre Bay Area With collaborators from all genres of music, Superpower of the Song™ has taught hundreds of students in camps, after school programs and 1:1 lessons. In that past we have partnered with: Oakland Unified School District Piedmont Unified School District El Cerrito Recreation Department Berkeley Unified School District Mills College Children’s School Ecole Bilingue de Berkeley Piedmont Recreation Department ◈ Interior Pages — 4 pages crawledAntiracism Resources — Superpower of the Song™ by Kadie Kelly Sign In My Account Indie Game Studio About Piano Lessons | Sound Healing Antiracism Resources New! Free Video Tutorials Sign In My Account Indie Game Studio About Piano Lessons | Sound Healing Antiracism Resources New! 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These lists are not comprehensive, we will continue to add and update.     Learning Resources for Black Healing Talking About Race Social Issues Book Clubs: Reading for Empathy and Advocacy These Books Can Help You Explain Racism and Protest to Your Kids Identity and Experience , Sarah Ahmed Podcast 26 Mini-Films for Exploring Race, Bias and Identity With Students   W e Got This  by Cornelius Minor 31 Children’s Books To Support Conversations on Race, Racism, and Resistance Anti-racism resources for all ages Talking race with young children T hey're not too young.pages 7 Ways to Highlight Resistance Efforts When Discussing Oppression with Children Recursos antirracistas en español Anti-racism resources for white people Giving Black Lives Matter (BLM) Minnesota Freedom Fund Outdoor Afro Charsie Sowells , Playwright, Oceans in My Soul  Doing Sign Petitions - visit Change.org Email and call your local, state and federal representatives to make your voice heard Report suspicious sites, stories, ads, social accounts, and posts about BLM to help fight disinformation here Superpower of the Song™ by Kadie Kelly 100 Bayo Vista Avenue, Oakland, CA, 94611, United States 510-590-1249 [email protected] Hours Mon 9am - 5pm Tue 9am - 5pm Wed 9am - 5pm Thu 9am - 5pm Fri 9am - 5pm Piano Lessons | Sound Healing — Superpower of the Song™ by Kadie Kelly Sign In My Account Indie Game Studio About Piano Lessons | Sound Healing Antiracism Resources New! Free Video Tutorials Sign In My Account Indie Game Studio About Piano Lessons | Sound Healing Antiracism Resources New! Free Video Tutorials revolutionary combination The world is more beautiful with music in it Pian-Francisco, Kadie Kelly performs Arabesque No. 1 by Claude Debussy All that is left to do is create. Best if it is from an embodied vessel. Life is too short not to express yourself. -Kadie Kelly Here is what people are saying: Kadie has been an excellent instructor to get our child started with piano. Kadie's hallmarks are patience, calmness, and positivity. She fosters an appreciation of music, as well as a focus on good technique and practice habits. Within 6 months, our child developed enough confidence and ability to perform her first recital! Kadie's weekly lesson is one of the highlights of our week, and we're excited to continue the musical journey with her. -Barry Fisher, Piedmont, CA dad Kadie has been teaching our two girls piano for over three years. The growth in their skills and musicality has grown tremendously. During the pandemic, our youngest really blossomed as Kadie exposed her to different types of music. She has always played around on the piano and written small tones or played around with the style of pieces that she already knows. When Kadie decided to offer a song writing class, our daughter jumped at the chance to participate. Every day she is excited to share what she learned and what she composed in the class. We have seen her progress from creating simple melodies to more complex ones involving additional instruments. Kadie exposes her to theory, strengthens her understanding of storytelling, and continues to help her find her style. She enjoyed her first week so much that she asked to do a second! Kadie is a gifted teacher with vast musical experience who is truly invested in our children's growth. -Jim and Danielle Dell, Oakland, CA #BLACKLIVESMATTER #TRANSLIVESMATTER The health, economic and environmental crises continue to expose the worst systemic disparities in our society. We must fight against the systemic violence pervasive throughout our society and speak out against injustices, especially when our most marginalized communities are targeted. Superpower of the Song™ acknowledges Chochenyo, Muwekma, and Ohlone as the original custodians of the land on which we currently work. We also respectfully acknowledge all Indigenous Peoples and pay our respects to the ancestors, elders and all relatives and relations, past, present and emerging — especially on lands where our administrators, instructors, collaborators and students reside and lands where our digital platform tools were developed, are headquartered, and/or stored. Whose land am I occupying? (Acknowledgment text from StudioELL ) Superpower of the Song™ by Kadie Kelly 100 Bayo Vista Avenue, Oakland, CA, 94611, United States 510-590-1249 [email protected] Hours Mon 9am - 5pm Tue 9am - 5pm Wed 9am - 5pm Thu 9am - 5pm Fri 9am - 5pm Indie Game Studio — Superpower of the Song™ by Kadie Kelly Sign In My Account Indie Game Studio About Piano Lessons | Sound Healing Antiracism Resources New! Free Video Tutorials Sign In My Account Indie Game Studio About Piano Lessons | Sound Healing Antiracism Resources New! Free Video Tutorials revolutionary combination 👾 The Game We're Making 👾 Superpower of the Song is developing an original indie game called Thwapper —about an octopus with an anger problem who makes a discovery. It’s one piece of a larger journey I call Documented Healing . This game lives at the intersection of story, sound, and inner transformation . It’s a creative experiment in emotional truth—a space where healing doesn’t have to mean talking it out. It can feel like play, pattern, and ritual. I’m early in development and sharing the process as it unfolds. This game isn’t separate from my other offerings—it’s part of the same current that moves through my writing, sound healing work, and piano teaching. All of it stems from a desire to listen closely to what life is asking of us. If you’re curious about the deeper story behind this project, you can read more on my Substack, Documented Healing —where I share raw reflections, personal essays, and behind-the-scenes glimpses of what it means to create through transition. This game is one way I’m reclaiming joy , presence , and a sense of belonging in my body—and I hope it becomes a portal for others, too. 🎮 Our Design Philosophy At Superpower of the Song , we’re building a game rooted in healing , play , and emotional truth . Instead of traditional gameplay loops, we focus on: 🌀 Play as Healing – exploration, rest, and ritual are core mechanics 🧭 Emotion as Navigation – feelings guide the story more than goals do 🔔 Ritual as Mechanics – music, memory, and sensory acts are meaningful actions We believe in slow games . In soft tension . In the kind of magic you remember when you pause . This isn’t a game about escaping life. It’s a game about coming home to yourself . Superpower of the Song™ by Kadie Kelly 100 Bayo Vista Avenue, Oakland, CA, 94611, United States 510-590-1249 [email protected] Hours Mon 9am - 5pm Tue 9am - 5pm Wed 9am - 5pm Thu 9am - 5pm Fri 9am - 5pm New Page — Superpower of the Song™ by Kadie Kelly Sign In My Account Indie Game Studio About Piano Lessons | Sound Healing Antiracism Resources New! Free Video Tutorials Sign In My Account Indie Game Studio About Piano Lessons | Sound Healing Antiracism Resources New! Free Video Tutorials revolutionary combination New! Free Video Tutorials by Kadie Kelly Introduction to the Piano - Learning the piano will be much easier after this short intro C Major Scale - The first of many scales you will learn to develop your finger independence and technique Video editing by Mark Schaeffer Superpower of the Song™ by Kadie Kelly 100 Bayo Vista Avenue, Oakland, CA, 94611, United States 510-590-1249 [email protected] Hours Mon 9am - 5pm Tue 9am - 5pm Wed 9am - 5pm Thu 9am - 5pm Fri 9am - 5pm