Adults
Whether you are advanced, intermediate, lapsed or total beginner - I can help take your piano playing to the next level. We can go through all the exam grades, learn that piece you’ve always wanted to play or just brush up on correct technique and posture. Perhaps you only want to learn more about music theory or just how to read music. Why not give me a call about starting your journey?
Children
I can start children as young as five if they are ready. They learn the correct posture and technique whilst playing lots of music games to train the ear. I have many students who are siblings and learn together. Older children will often need lots of encouragement and daily reminders or prompts to do their practice. Younger children will also require help with reading lesson notes through each week to make sure they understand what and how to practise.
Lesson Content
Musical interpretation - learning about dynamics, tempo & style
Posture - knowing how to sit correctly and position arms & hands
Aural listening activities / ear training - developing ability to pick out a tune, identify chords, intervals and rhythms
Scales & arpeggios - build independence between the fingers and hands, increase dexterity, co-ordination and improve performance
Sight-reading - learn how to read music in the most efficient way
Noteworks Game- the quickest & most fun way of learning to read notes
Articulation - learning the different techniques for legato and staccato
Music Theory - (ABRSM workbooks Grades 1-5 ) understanding how music is written. All beginner students complete the first two workbooks.
Improvisation - encouraging instinctive ability to create and compose.
Pedalling technique - learn how to use the sustain and soft pedal
Discovering new music through listening to a diverse range of composers and different styles of music.
Practical performance and/or Music Theory exam entry and preparation.
“I respect the way Lucy teaches, focusing on technique, correcting bad habits like; bad posture hand positioning, by showing the correct angle to approach the keys for minimum movement, and not collapsing the hand onto the keys. It’s the technique that takes you through your art, and if it’s continually corrected it makes for good playing and makes it easier to progress.”
