I teach with 3 areas in mind:

• Technical Work: Scales, arpeggios, chords, theory, exercises, piano techniques.

• Transcription and song learning: using your ear to copy the great American Jazz players and learning popular song riffs and music.

• Reading: the traditional approach of learning from the great European classical composers by reading their music.

Yes of course! All levels and ages are welcome.

• 30 Minutes: £22.50

• 60 Minutes: £40.00

*Prices for weekly lessons, booked in blocks of four lessons. For example, 4x 1hr lessons is a total of £160.00.

A booking confirmation invoice will be sent to your email and you can settle the fee via bank transfer or with cash. You must pay in cash for one-off/sporadic lessons.

I teach from my home near the Shore in Leith. At the moment I am unable to come out for any home visits.

Mostly, I teach from September to June and then I take a break during the summer months of July and August.

Nope. Only Monday to Fridays.

Yes. There will be an initial lesson booked independently of any commitment, thereafter lessons are booked in blocks containing 4x lessons.

The payment for all 4x lessons is to be made in advance at the start of the block.

Weekly lessons - a dedicated timeslot each week that I block off for the month in my diary for your lessons. Payments are made in block of 4x lessons.

Flexi lessons - Pay-as-you-go style lesson booking where you let me know when you would like a lesson I will let you know what I have available that week. Payment is made at the point of booking a session - unless paying in cash.

Any Lesson missed by the Student due without notice of 1 week shall be paid in full. If the Lesson is cancelled for reasons beyond the Student’s control or in reasonable circumstances, the Lesson may be rescheduled for another date or pushed back a week. However, regardless of the circumstances, any Lesson cancelled within 48 hrs will be paid in full unless otherwise agreed with the Teacher. If the Teacher cannot give any scheduled Lesson, the Lesson will be carried forward to another date. No refunds will be given, all payments made are final and can only be redeemed via the appropriate amount of lessons. If the Student is late by more than 15 minutes for a Lesson they will forfeit that Lesson for the full fee, no extra time or rescheduling will incur.

• No. When asked I help students through ABRSM, Trinity, and Rockschool exams but I prefer not to go down the route of examinations. I often use the materials from ABRSM graded books as well as the Henle system to help collate a progression for each student into a personalised lesson plan.