Children's piano course

Age: Most children aged 3-9, who are beginners, should consider this route
Length: Generally 30 minutes
Previous experience: Unless your child can play the piano with both hands, we'd recommend that we start their learning journey here
Content: Although each lesson is learning path is tailored to the individual, It’s likely that your piano teacher will use a variety of games and musical explorations to develop piano skills in a fun and relaxed format. Often, your piano teacher will use a selected method book to develop all the musical skills that your child needs
These are the skills we'll be looking to develop:

• Pattern recognition

• Note recognition (on the piano)

• Rhythm recognition

• Using music to communicate

• How music can communicate emotions

A typical 30 minute lesson:

• Introduction - Review of material set

• A fun game introducing concepts of the new material

• Another game introducing another aspect of the new material

• Introducing the new material

• A review of the new piano work that has been set

• You piano teacher will not usually spend more than 10 minutes per activity

Practice: To start with 1 minute each day or even each week is fine. 
Learning in this way is a completely new experience for the kids. We want to make sure that they are encouraged to play as opposed to forced. We must allow your children time to get used to it. After a short while, it becomes habitual and no prompting is needed. Just like brushing our teeth.

Once we finish this piano course, children generally either want to use their piano lessons to start something like the Beginners Piano Course or plan a path from a selection of piano pieces at a beginner level. 

Building a team

Building of a trusted team is fundamental to learning how to play the piano. Communication between you, your piano teacher and the child is so important to ensure that the piano lessons work. 

As kids, my brother and I would regularly want to watch cartoons instead of practising. Night after night my dad would sit with me. My parents’ patience and encouragement was essential; we learned to play the piano together. That's what made it work. 

We ask our piano teachers to set clear goals for you and your children's piano tuition. If you are ever unclear what should be done each week, please don't hesitate to ask.

Kevin Matthews - Director of Music - PianolessonsUK

Piano teacher

What do you like about the piano courses?
The piano courses designed by Kevin Matthews are incredibly thorough. I haven’t come across any other courses like them. They are a great aid for the teacher too as it cuts down on time spent planning my piano lessons.

What flexibility is there when it comes to teaching other material?
The courses can be supplemented with other pieces of music if the student wishes to learn a particular style or work.

Such a special approach..

"My kids quite simply adore the games I was so surprised I though i'd be dragging them there each week but they are delighted. It's their thing now!"

— Lisa, Bristol

1 distinction in the bag

"We live in Brighton and my daughter started as a beginner. She passed grade 1 piano with distinction - The piano lessons really helped her confidence"

— Lucy, Brighton

Best teacher in Hove!

“Jamie was so friendly and made my little ones feel so comfortable. They are normally so shy. He's a great guy and a wonderful piano teacher.”

— Antonia, Brighton