I’m looking forward to meeting you and guiding you on your musical journey!
To join online piano lessons via Zoom, you'll need a piano or a full-sized keyboard with a pedal. Additionally, a reliable internet connection (at least 5 mb/s for both download and upload) and a computer or tablet are required. Before your first lesson, we will have a 15-minute review of your setup to ensure your Zoom client is properly optimized for online music lessons.
My current rate is 65 AUD, which is equivalent to 40 EUR or 42 USD.
Learn to speak the language of music
There are no shortcuts to learning to speak the language of music. We all need to practice many hours to hone our skills and express ourselves through music in meaningful ways. I encourage you to dedicate time to your instrument and I promise you that the road ahead will be creative, fun and paved with many wonderful suprises.
In my piano lessons we will develop these skills:
- You will play the songs you want to play
- Learn to play by ear
- Learn to improvise and compose
- Learn to sing while playing piano
- Practice sight reading
- Learn to play songs from lead sheets
- Learn to self-reflect on your performance
In my lessons, I strive to assist my students in exploring all aspects of music.
- We learn the basics of music theory and then explore each theoretical concept through various improvisation exercises.
- We talk about the history of music, how to recognize the characteristics of each musical era.
- We learn about the language of music, we analyze compositions that we play. Together we guess what the composer wanted to say with a particular piece, we talk about what makes a piece balanced. We talk about the elements of music, what happens when we change one, and how they intertwine.
- We take time to listen to different interpretations of the same piece, discussing how do they differ and why we like one better than another. We discuss what to look for in an interpretation, how to analyze it.
- Once a student has learned the piece, we record it, listen to it, and think together about how we can improve the piece. We set the next practice goal together.
- We also use the recordings for improvisations, and reflect on how we speak the language of music, what we are aiming for and what we might achieve in our next attempt.
- I consider it my responsibility to expose my students to quality musical literature, whether classical masterworks or beautiful traditional songs from different cultures. We learn to play the melody with simple accompaniment.
Would you like to know more about how I teach ?
If you have a fast internet connection and access to a webcam, you can schedule an individual or weekly lessons. I use the Zoom application to teach piano online.
