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Hear what our parents said about Piano Lessons in Pemulwuy with Linda
"Ms Linda started teaching my son when he was 4 years old. Her dedication and love for the piano was evident in her lessons which encouraged my sons greatly and now at 10, he is still playing and loving it"
Huguette de Gouveia
"Linda is an amazing teacher, very patient and dedicated to the students improving their performance. She was my son's first piano teacher at the age of 4 and 1/2,because of her teaching he still enjoys playing the piano at the age of 13! I wish Linda all the best in her teaching !
Lekha Menon
"My Children have been going to Linda's piano lesson for few years and they both enjoying the lessons so much. Linda is a great teacher,she encourages the kids to enjoy and learn at the same time. Highly recommended!"
Jenny Angeles
Other testimonials can be seen in google or activeactivities.com.au (review)
LESSONS COVERAGE
Here is what we are going to learn during the course of your lessons:
basic to advance skills of playing the piano (Performance and Theory)
Learning different style such as Classical, pop (includes chord progression), simple jazz and blues
Improvisation
Creative music making
technique and artistry
Aural and sight reading activity
games to support theory or new skills
Performance Experience
EXAMINATIONS
Once students prepared and ready with Examinations requirement and if they are willing to do so ( and it is recommended,but it is fine if they do not wish to do so), then we will do Australian Music Examinations Board test which is internationally recognised and highly regarded. Examinations can be written or performance based and will be held in the head office of the board or Joan Sutherland performing arts centre Penrith.
How to make the most of the lessons?
Learning Guides
Recommendations about what you can do to get the most out of your or your child’s piano lesson:
Make practice a priority and a ROUTINE. If you know your child has trouble keeping up with what I expect of him/ her each week, then please make it a family priority to set regular, uninterrupted, practice sessions. They must be non negotiable, like brushing teeth! Students must be able to use this time without distraction: no TV (you can just switch it off), phones, laptop or younger sibling banging away at the top end of the piano! Practice must be a priority otherwise it will not be productive.
If budget is permitting Please buy a piano (can be acoustic or digital), place it in the comfortable, prominent place in your house, where everyone can see. Ensure the room temperature is again comfortable, not too cold or too hot. I once had to practice in the cold dark warehouse storage when we were moving houses to wait until the new one finished being built. It was not a pleasant experience at all, the room is cold, cluttered and I don’t want anyone to have the same experience. The location of the piano is quite important.
You support your child’s lessons by going to live music events, ANY live music events! You can see in the internet about your local theatre or local newspaper, local church choir events , etc. (Seeing good musician basking on the street sometimes can be a good experience or if you attending church or other place of worship, seeing organist or pianist or other musicians accompanying the parishioners or choir singing can be useful too). Listen to music from the radio ,cd, others , is also beneficial.
Ask your child to play for you and get them to show you what they are working on. They may not like it, but it is a great experience and keeps up the focus. Ask your child to play for extended family member as well-uncles, aunts and grandparents are always receptive audiences.
Be Joyful about music at home and in your family. Try to ensure that your child does not see music practice as another chore, but something special in life.
Make sure your child’s practice is focussed. Achieving goals is much more important than playing to fill an allotted time. We are mobbing away from “student must practice 30 mins/1 hr/2 hrs each day” to “ students need to practice as long as it takes to achieve the goal that I set them each week”. After all the aim of practice is to master skills, not to take time, and we know that most students would prefer to spend less time at the piano than more. The move from ‘spending time’ (which can easily be wasted) to “achieving an outcome “will make practice time more focussed and relevant.
Please read my notes with your child so that you know what I expect him/her to be able to do by the following lesson. You can ask him/her to read it and you listen, so you both know what is expected.
If you have more time, you can do more than what I have written on that notes. Another trick which I recommend is for you to interrupt your child during practice and ask them “What are you trying to do right now?” They should be able to give a very specific answer.”Just playing through” and “working on the left hand” show that they are practicing on autopilot. “I am trying to play the opening phrase of the right hand in time with the metronome 3times in a row with the correct dynamics” show an understanding of the goal and how it is going to be achieved.
Resources : www.timtopham.com with addition