‘Vlog’ 6 of The Piano Education Project addresses a common question. Students and parents often ask: what is the best way to find a piano teacher?
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I’ve been on Gumtree and there are a few piano teachers on there. Of course, you would need to check them out first. You also could try your local authority music service as most of the teachers they use may be used to teaching children anyway.
It can be quite a minefield looking for a piano teacher, and we don’t all go to church! Ironically enough, my last teacher, who plays in the local church every Sunday, told me I was ‘the awkwardest pupil she’d ever had’!
I’ve been on Gumtree and there are a few piano teachers on there. Of course, you would need to check them out first. You also could try your local authority music service as most of the teachers they use may be used to teaching children anyway.
It can be quite a minefield looking for a piano teacher, and we don’t all go to church! Ironically enough, my last teacher, who plays in the local church every Sunday, told me I was ‘the awkwardest pupil she’d ever had’!