Lizzie Perring

For many years I specialized in teaching piano to beginners and I maintain that Teaching Beginners is an art in itself. It is the direct equivalent of teaching people to read from the written word. To see a very young child develop the co-ordination and understanding to play from music is quite magical. To work with an adult who has always wanted to try to learn to play is very exciting.

You need to be able to capture people's imagination and to sow the seeds of self discipline. You need to identify and follow learning styles, from people taking tiny steps in their learning to those who can take onboard the great concepts of music, but may lack the hand to eye co-ordination. You need to be organised and resourceful. You need to ready to refer on talented individuals if you are not able to take them through to the next stages.

Parents can have unrealistic ambitions for their children and people of all ages can find it impossible to get into the swing of routine practise. Adults can feel very disappointed by slow progress. Sometimes it will be just enough for people to find out these things and move on to some other pursuit.  Ultimately, playing the piano is a very difficult pursuit and you need to be ready to manage the upsets. Other times you will have the joy of seeing your pupils go from strength to strength with a clear understanding of what they are doing.

Now that I am focussing on my Singing Tuition, Workshops and Life Coaching, I am pleased to offer a sharing of my successful and enjoyable methodology with teachers who ar interested in developing their own strengths in this area.  

I am offering a short course of either group or 1:1 sessions, followed by a period of supervision. The details of this can be negotiated between us.

Who is eligible for my sessions?

You need to have either a teaching or performance qualification in music.

You must have an up to date CRB check before starting with me.