Keyboard Lessons

Electronic keyboards seem to be commonplace these days, they have replaced the home organ of the sixties and seventies. Their relative cheapness and portability have ensured their popularity. The professional sounding backing rhythms and accompaniments mean even the most simple tunes can be made to sound like a full band is playing in your living room!

Like all musical instruments, the keyboard requires both practice and knowledge of music. This is where lessons help. I feel lessons are there for two reasons.

1) Learning how to play

2) Incentive to practice

I see both as equally important. Pupils should ain to practice daily. Even if all they can manage is a few short bursts. It all helps. Musical knowledge is also important, and music theory should be taught alongside playing technique. Although the electronic keyboard will do lots for you, I would expect pupils to reach a standard of playing that would mean they can move to piano should they want to at a later date.

Lessons are informal and friendly. Rather than learn ‘set pieces’ solely, I encourage pupils to learn pieces they particularly want to play. It could be Beethoven or the Beatles, Elgar or Oasis, it doesn’t matter, as long as the pupil is learning from real manuscript music and observing the rules of music theory.

Graded exams can be taken with the Trinity Guildhall College. I organise all entries and supply the workbooks myself, and the exams take place locally three times a year. The grades are a useful barometer of achievement, but are not necessary to learn to play. A pupil will learn at the same rate whether or not they take exams. I teach as many adults as children, and it’s often adults that learn quicker, contrary to the adage about ‘dogs and tricks’. The young mind may well be quicker to store information, but often commitment to learning, a healthy practice schedule and a desire to play are qualities found in later life! My oldest student is in his eighties, and he loves it!

There are three options for lessons. You can visit me at my music room in Wombourne, or at the actives room at Sunrise Of Tettehall (pictured above). Both have easy parking. Or I can visit you if you are in the Penn, Finchfield, Tettenhall or Wombourne area, the cost is the same. If you are free to travel to Sunrise At Tettenhall in the day, ask about my special rates for 'Daytimes At Sunrise'.

Above all, learning an instrument should be a pleasure rather than a chore, and it's my job to help you enjoy it, through encouragement and guidance. Please conatact me for more information or availability

01902 422157 email