When I first started teaching, my payment terms were set such that payment for the month ahead was due by the first lesson in the first week of the month at the latest. With the move to automated billing software many years ago (5 or 6 years?), the due dates…
Enrolments for new and transferring students looking to commence lessons in Term 1 (week commencing Monday 3rd of February) are now open! The following lesson times are currently available: Monday: 3:15pm taken 5:00pm taken Tuesday: 3:30pm 4:15pm 5:00pm Wednesday: 3:15pm NEW 4:30pm taken Thursday: 3:45pm Saturday: 10:45am Sign up for…
To date I am the only piano teacher in Perth who has been submitting students for the Rockschool exams! I have the entire set of books for the first series of the syllabus which came out in 2015. The 2019 syllabus has now come out and has seen all new…
Congratulations to Melvina on passing her AMEB Grade 2 Piano for Leisure Exam! This is her second exam this year, having completed the Grade 1 exam in the middle of 2019.
Home practise can be quite a challenge, which I know of first hand with my own children taking music lessons on other instruments! I am constantly looking at ways to make it easier for everyone to make sure it (a) happens and (b) is effective, as the main reason for…
A couple of my students have now successfully completed exams using the Rockschool Piano syllabus. It’s a fabulous contemporary option that the students who have worked with it have really enjoyed. The AMEB are putting on a Rockschool showcase at the end of the month, and one of my students…
A huge congratulations to Joya for earning a Distinction in her Grade 7 Electronic Organ Performance Exam through the Australian Guild of Music Education!
A hearty congratulations goes out to Melvina, for passing her Grade 1 Piano for Leisure exam with Credit, right after the school holidays!
It’s not often that I have openings for new students, but after receiving some enquiries from potential students I have reorganised my schedule to open up a handful of new lesson slots. (Edit: 1 has already been taken!) The current days and times available are: Monday 3:45pm Thursday 5:15pm –…
This week I have started using a new app called “Tonara”, which helps to motivate students to practise at home. I set them assignments, with how many times a week and how long each day to aim for. When students use the app, they select which assignment they are going…
