My teaching experience

 

I have 16 years of experience teaching classical piano and working with singers of any ability in-person in the UK and online worldwide.

I have absolute confidence in my ability to help you whatever your targets, from casual learning to school assessments to graded exams and competitions to college-level studies.

My students regularly take graded examinations and compete in international competitions. Just recently, one of my students won 1st place in the Spotlight on Talent piano competition in US 2022. Between 2008 and now, all of my students have passed ABRSM, RCM and Trinity Guildhall graded exams from the first try and with top marks. 

 

I will always put a lot of time and effort into creating and delivering an in-depth learning experience tailored to your or your child's particular needs and targets. Every student depending on age and learning style/abilities perceives the same information differently; therefore, I always find a way to explain the subject so everyone understands it. There will be no guesswork between the lessons. You or your child will always know what and how to practice to guarantee success. I assure you that you will see a significant improvement from the first lesson.

 

My approach to teaching

 

Sometimes it looks like classical music, both Classical Piano and Vocal, is an elite activity. Indeed, some people (and even some teachers!) will go to great lengths to impose this destructive way of thinking on others. In reality, however, we were not born with the pre-installed musical "know-how". I remember too well what it was like to be a beginner myself; therefore, I make a deliberate effort to put my students at ease. You can do everything I can, too; the only difference is that I likely had a chance to clock more hours at the piano. I believe that once you sit at the piano, you become a musician in your own right. I will share everything I know with you in a friendly, relaxed and creative style, musician to musician.

The structure of the lessons varies according to your particular needs (whether it is focused work towards serious exams or informal learning "just for fun"). However, I strongly emphasise theory, technique and the music history to ensure that you receive a well-rounded and comprehensive musical education in all areas, not just piano. I teach note reading as part of piano lessons of any length which means that my students can read music and play the instrument.