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I live in Abbots Langley in Herts, and am looking for a piano teacher for next year. It is to teach my son who is 5 years old and showing signs of being musical!!

We are new to this area and would really appreciate any suggestions, and happy to hear from piano teachers interested in teaching young children.

Thanks in advance.

Are there any good online websites which teach free piano lessons?

dave brum wrote:I take it you've tried good old musicteachers.co.uk, or even the database in the Piano Teachers section of this site!!

Best of luck anyway Ruth.

Spot on Dave!

You can also check Yellow Pages (www.yell.co.uk)

Jan

PS. PBruce, there are sites that teach music reading and notation and theory, but I think you're better off getting a good book, like Fanny Waterman, Kenneth Baker or Carol Barratt.

PBruce wrote:Are there any good online websites which teach free piano lessons?

No! No substitute for a proper lesson. Even if you only have a lesson every 2 -3 weeks, you'll learn more. Look at The Complete Piano Player Books(see 'slight beginner' thread).

Thanks for the fast replies...

how about, are there any good mobile pianos that are so small you can carry in your suitcase?? and plug in at your computer so that you can play it easily?

Having trouble staying in one place coz of my studies...

PBruce, some books have a dummy printed paper keyboard that you can carry to help you learn your notes. I recon that's about as much use as something that size could be. I find it more helpful to practice note reading from music when I'm not near my piano.

Jan

dave brum wrote:I take it you've tried good old musicteachers.co.uk, or even the database in the Piano Teachers section of this site!!

Best of luck anyway Ruth.

We have had teachers who have been reject by us telling us that they are listed on musicteachers so we should list them on here. As we insist of a minimum of Grade we will not list them we reject 2 out of 3 that apply manly on qualifications

We had one the other day with Grade 3



Barrie,

We had one the other day with Grade 3

crikey

Barrie Heaton wrote:

We have had teachers who have been reject by us telling us that they are listed on musicteachers so we should list them on here. As we insist of a minimum of Grade we will not list them we reject 2 out of 3 that apply manly on qualifications

We had one the other day with Grade 3



Barrie,

"As we insist on a minimum of Grade ????" Did you miss a number here?

Whatever the answer, we're back to the old chestnut:

No grade exam is a teaching qualification!

Descombes wrote:
"As we insist on a minimum of Grade ????" Did you miss a number here?

Whatever the answer, we're back to the old chestnut:

No grade exam is a teaching qualification!

Should have been 8, Having grade 8 is not a teaching qualification but there again some who do have teaching qualifications can't teach.

We have to start somewhere and as the law stands anyone can call themselves a pinao teacher with or without grades it was decided about 2 years ago that 8 would be the minimum to be listed on this site

When we first started to list teachers back in 1996 Grade 6 was the entry level that was felt far to low by us we did consult with ABRSM back in 1996 as they were introducing a teacher course and the entry level was then G6 for their course. For our website that was soon upped to 7 it stayed in place till 2006 when it was upped to 8 and that may change.



Barrie