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.

July 2024 Exam results

Two students sat practical exams in July. Congratulations to them both for their wonderful results!

Connecting the Dots

An interesting Professional Development workshop I attended in August was a webinar called “Connecting the Dots”, which looked at using digital audio workstation (DAW) software in music education. I really enjoyed some of the example compositions by students – some of the exercises they had been given to do were…

Professional Development in July

The school holidays are a common time for Professional Development for music teachers, though other sessions are held regularly throughout the year through the various music teachers’ associations around Australia. Not all webinars I attend or watch back offer professional development certificates. One of the PD events for the June…

May 2024 Rockschool Results

Congratulations to Darshan De Silva for an excellent result for his very first exam! Darshan completed the Rockschool Keys Debut exam, and passed with merit. His certificate finally arrived today!

April Honours

Congratulations to Sethuli for earning Honours in her Grade 1 Piano for Leisure exam!

March 2024 Exams

The first exam certificate for the year has finally arrived! This exam was completed back in March – the certificate arrived yesterday! Congratulations to Imaan for passing Rockschool Keys Debut with Merit. (Rockschool has a different grading system to the AMEB; this grade under AMEB would have received a Distinction).…

AGMS Virtual Festival 2024

The second annual Australian Guild of Music & Speech (AGMS) Virtual Festival is currently underway. Up until the June 25th closing date, we will be submitting video performances by students for adjudication. Pieces can be taken from any exam syllabus; for beginners, I am using the St Cecilia Exams syllabus…

Dux Artium WA

I’m thrilled to announce that my student Joya Tjitrahadi has been awarded the Dux Artium WA award from the Australian Guild of Music & Speech (AGMS) for earning the top score at the top level out of all the WA candidates in 2023. She completed the Professional Performance Diploma in…

November Rockschool Distinctions

Rockschool no longer posts or emails certificates from their exams. It’s not been unusual to have to wait up to 3 months for certificates in the past, but with it now being March, I finally followed up the certificates for last November’s Rockschool exams. It turns out that they are…

AMEB Teacher Awards 2023

It was a pleasant surprise to have received 2 certificates from AMEB WA for *me* today! Last year, 5 students successfully completed AMEB Piano / Piano for Leisure exams, and 5 successfully completed Rockschool exams. I received a certificate for each syllabus set. I thought the packages may have contained…