Music with Simone

Tuition for beginners to advanced students

Tuition for beginners to advanced students

Catering for students from ages 4 through to 70s+ with age appropriate activities, instruments and songs to cater for all interest, .

Yamaha Electone Organ tuition

For organ enthusiasts, a simple B series Yamaha as well as a top of the line Yamaha Electone HX-1 are available to play.

Exams and Performances

Students preparing for AGMS, AMEB, Con Brio, and Rockschool Piano exams and performances learn on a baby grand.

Meet the teacher

Simone Collins has over 40 years experience playing both piano and organ, is an accomplished performer, has published her own music arrangements, and has over 20 years of teaching experience.

Playing for enjoyment

Simone is happy to work with adults who would like to play for enjoyment, especially on the organ, regardless of age! Limited lesson slots are available during school hours.

Private music lessons in Canning Vale

Learn piano, organ, keyboard and theory of music with accredited music teacher Simone Collins in Canning Vale, Perth W.A.

Piano lessons are conducted as individual classes, not in groups. Each student receives personal one-on-one attention from Simone in her professional home studio in Canning Vale.

Simone also prepares students for exams, primarily through the AMEB, Rockschool, Con Brio and AGMS. With a speciality in modern / contemporary music, Simone is one of the most experienced teachers in Perth for successfully putting students through Rockschool Piano & Keys exams.

Student Portal

Terms and conditions that all new students and parents must agree to prior to commencement of lessons.

Adults who don't want to commit to a regular weekly lesson time can book lessons as needed at a mutually convenient time

Visit my YouTube Channel for piano tutorials and performance videos

Purchase music arranged by Simone Collins for beginners through to advanced players.

Gift certificates can be purchased to surprise a loved one with 3, 4 or 5 piano lessons and a book

Introducing rock drum lessons with Ariana

Our Canning Vale home studio has expanded to include rock drum lessons for beginners. Ariana Carot Collins is a WAAPA student and an experienced performer, as the drummer of Perth rock band The Ruby Keys.

Christmas Arrangements Published

I love Christmas music! As an organist, I found the selections lacking. So, over 2 decades ago, I started handwriting Christmas arrangements. Despite Christmas carols and songs intending to be sung, I’ve found that the majority of arrangements out there are way too high for most people to sing! So,…

Australian Girls Choir in Italy

One of my students whose name regularly appears in success stories on this website is Sarah Hall. Currently in year 9 at Lynwood High School, she is a very talented multi-instrumentalist. Sarah (pictured second from the left) is currently on tour in Italy with the Australian Girls Choir. The choir…

WA Music Education Network launched

Today I launched the WA Music Education Network, the obvious evolution of a newsletter that connects over 800 music education and associations. I had started building up resources for music educators here on this website, but it made more sense to split those resources off to a dedicated website. There…

Park Jam Contemporary Series

I don’t publish a blog post here every time I publish a new arrangement, as I leave that for the blog on the Music With Simone Shop. However, with focusing on publishing contemporary keys arrangements that I had written for myself to participate in “Park Jam” sessions, I’ve now managed…

The Ruby Keys at Gozzy Rock

The Ruby Keys at the 2024 Gozzy Rock Final

It’s hard not to feel proud of my daughter’s musical journey! Ariana is a drummer with Perth teen band The Ruby Keys, and last year while she was in the midst of her finishing year 12 as an ATAR student, they were selected as finalists for the 2024 Gozzy Rocks:…

15th Arrangement Published

A milestone today – my 15th published arrangement has just gone live! After initially making my organ arrangement of The Holy City available for free download when I first started using MuseScore, I was shocked when they started emailing stats in January 2021 to find it had 1800 views and…

Teaching Today’s Beginners

This week I completed a professional development course that was a bit more intensive than the typical 2 hour workshop usually on offer. “Teaching Piano to Today’s Beginners Course” is an online course that has 4 modules to work through with homework activities – a good 8 hours of content…

Danse Macabre – coming soon!

I had started working on a new arrangement, but took a break from it and thought that it would be worthwhile (quicker?) to digitize another hand-written one: Danse Macabre, which I arranged in 1989/1990 to perform at the 1990 Yamaha Electone Festival on the HX-1. Having started yesterday, by lunchtime…

Annie’s Song

It’s been 2 weeks since I last published an arrangement! As much as I’ve wanted to work on some more arrangements, I’ve had other more pressing things to focus on. However, thumbing through a book I’d not opened in a few years to start choosing pieces to practice up for…

Final Virtual Festival Results

Four final video performances were submitted to the 2025 Australian Guild of Music & Speech Virtual Festival late last night, and the reports have already come back! Congratulations to everyone who prepared a performance, even if it wasn’t 100% polished and perfected. Well done to Sarah, Darshan, Chloe and Manuli!…