Piano tuition is one-to-one and offered to students of approx age 5 yrs and above. Occasionally we may start a student at 4 yrs if the child comes from a musical background but mostly it is best to wait til minimum 5 yrs when the child has already completed some school and will be like a sponge! If a child waits a little in order to be truly ready to start the piano, they will indeed make speedy progress.

We find that one-to-one tuition is the best type of tuition to nurture the individual needs of a student as no two people are the same and each will learn in a different way. Each may also have a different goal to aim for and so a specifically designed programme is tailored for each student. Individual tuition is therefore the only way to make best use of the time we have with a student and bring them to where they want to be.

Beginners will all begin with a beginner’s tutor book(s) for one year or more, teaching them the basics of piano playing. Here there are many tutor books to choose from, and each, again will go at a lightly different pace and introduce the elements of piano playing in a slightly different sequence, but all eventually reaching the same point! After a number of weeks acquainting oneself with the instrument (without a book) the student's teacher will then (after getting to know a particular student over a number of lessons) select an appropriate tutor for the beginner, that will suit the student, will stimulate him/her but will not go too fast.