I teach by incorporating all areas of music to achieve a holistic understanding of piano playing and music in general.

• Piano Music –  classical, blues, jazz, rock and pop. Playing and analysing the music for a deeper understanding of various aspects such as harmonic structure, rhythm, dynamics, articulation and expression.
• Technique – Alexander Technique and effective finger exercises to gain comfort whilst performing.
• Theory – what are keys, their relationships to each other, what they sound like, and why we need to understand them.
• Aural Training – melodic intervals, chord changes, how to sight-sing (needed for aural tests in eg. higher ABRSM grades).
• Sight Reading – how to read music effectively and quickly as a pianist, implementing theory to aid reading at sight.
• Improvisation – using the knowledge learnt from piano playing and studying pieces, putting theory and aural training skills into practice to improvise successfully.