WHAT DO YOU COVER IN A TYPICAL LESSON?

I teach with 3 areas in mind:

  • Technical Work: Scales, arpeggios, chords, theory, exercises, piano techniques.

  • Transcription and song learning: using your ear to copy the great American Jazz players and learning popular song riffs and music.

  • Reading: the more traditional approach of learning from the great European classical composers by reading their music.

I AM A COMPLETE BEGINNER, CAN I COME FOR LESSONS?

  • Yes of course! All levels and ages are welcome.

WHERE DO THE LESSONS TAKE PLACE?

  • I teach from my home near the Shore in Leith. At the moment I am unable to come out for any home visits.

DO I HAVE TO BOOK IN ADVANCE?

  • Yes. There will be an initial lesson booked independently of any commitment, thereafter lessons are booked in blocks containing 4x lessons.

    The payment for all 4x lessons is to be made in advance at the start of the block.

WEEKLY VS FLEXI LESSONS

  • Weekly lessons - a dedicated timeslot each week that I block off for the month in my diary for your lessons.

    Flexi lessons - let me know when you would like a lesson sporadically or fortnightly and I will let you know what I have available that week.

WHAT IS YOUR CANCELLATION POLICY?

  • Any Lesson missed by the Student due without notice of 1 week shall be paid in full. If the Lesson is cancelled for reasons beyond the Students control or in reasonable circumstances, the Lesson may be rescheduled for another date or pushed back a week. However regardless of the circumstances any Lesson cancelled within 48 hrs will be paid in full unless otherwise agreed with the Teacher. If the Teacher is unavailable to give any scheduled Lesson, the Lesson will be carried forward to another date. No refunds will be given, all payments made are final and can only be redeemed via the appropriate amount of lessons. If the Student is late by more than 15 minutes for a Lesson they will forfeit that Lesson for the full fee, no extra time or rescheduling will incur.

HOW DO I PAY YOU?

  • A booking confirmation invoice will be sent to your email and you can settle the fee via bank transfer or with cash. You must pay in cash for one-off/sporadic lessons.

HOW MUCH DO YOU CHARGE?

  • 30 Minutes: £22.00

  • 60 Minutes: £40.00

*Prices for weekly lessons, booked in a blocks of four lessons. For example, 4x 1hr lessons is a total of £160.00.

DO I HAVE TO DO THE GRADES? (ABRSM, TRINITY, ROCKSCHOOL)

  • No. When asked I have helped students through ABRSM, Trinity, and Rockschool exams but I tend to utilise the content of the graded books without insisting on examination.

    I sometimes use the graded books in tandem with my own materials and other countless books I have collected to build a personalised lesson plan for each student.