Piano Lessons for Students
Daytime lessons that fit free periods and gaps between lectures.
Worth doing, whatever you're studying
Learning the piano is worthwhile for any student who wants to, whether or not they are studying music for GCSE, A level or at university. It can be a welcome counterpoint to everything else on the timetable, or a way to keep going for someone who has played before and does not want to lose it.
The benefits are real ones: self-discipline, learning to listen to your own playing critically, and the satisfaction of working towards clear goals with structured learning behind them.
Lessons in the gaps you already have
I teach Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm, which is exactly when most students have time they cannot use for much else. A free period, a study period, a morning with no lectures — a lesson fits into one of those far more comfortably than into an evening that is already spoken for.
Because lessons are online, there is no travel either way. That matters when the window is an hour between other commitments rather than a free afternoon.
GCSE and A-level performance
If you are taking music at GCSE or A level, I can prepare you for the performance component. The standard expected is higher than most students realise when they start, so it is worth knowing where you are aiming:
GCSE Music
Aim for a performance at Grade 5 standard or above. Pieces below that level can limit the marks available however well they are played.A-level Music
Aim for Grade 7 standard or above. The step up from GCSE is a real one, and it is worth starting the preparation early.That does not mean you need to have taken those exams — it is the standard of the playing that counts, not the certificate. If you are not there yet, we work towards it. And if you would rather take the graded exams as well, I prepare pupils for ABRSM, Trinity College London and Rockschool, and handle the entry myself.
What you'll need
A piano or a keyboard with weighted or semi-weighted keys, a device with a camera, and a reasonably stable internet connection. A pair of headphones helps, particularly in shared accommodation.
Lessons are taught on MOOZ, a platform built for music rather than meetings, so the piano is heard across its full range instead of the compressed, slightly delayed sound of ordinary video calling. It runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad and Android. It costs you nothing — pupils join free, with nothing to pay on top of the lesson price.
Prices
A single 45-minute lesson is £30. An 8-lesson package is £224, which works out at £28 a lesson and holds the same day and time each week. Booking single lessons is perfectly reasonable if your timetable changes each term. Full details, including how cancellations and refunds work, are on the lessons page.
Fit it around the year you're having
There is no term structure to sign up to and no minimum commitment. Book a single lesson, see how it fits, and take it from there.
One thing to note: accounts must be held by someone aged 18 or over. If you are under 18, a parent or guardian will need to create the account and make the booking for you.