Starting lessons:
To begin with we will arrange one initial lesson for your child.  This gives us an opportunity to meet each other and to see if they will enjoy having lessons from me. You are most welcome to sit in the room to watch this initial lesson, and we'll probably want to ask each other a few questions at the end of the lesson about how we think it went. 

Following the initial lesson you may choose to book a regular weekly lesson time.  The next 4 lessons will be a ‘trial’ period, which gives us both an opportunity to see how the lessons go before making a longer-term commitment. If you would like to continue with a regular weekly lesson time after this period, I will retain this lesson time for you each week and you will need to agree to book and pay for 36 lessons over the course of a calendar year. 

Attending lessons:
Apart from the initial piano lesson, when a parent is welcome to sit on the lesson, all students are dropped off and collected at the beginning and end of their scheduled lesson time.  Please arrive on time so that all students can have their full scheduled lesson time without being distracted or interrupted.

What I ask you to do to help:
Buy a notebook for your child that they should bring to each lesson. I can then write down a brief summary of the lesson and what they need to practise during the week.  This way both you and they can keep track of what they need to do and how the lesson has gone. 

Help or encourage your child to keep their fingernails short so that they can play with slightly curved fingers (see Healthy Posture page).

Encourage your child to practise every day.  This will give them the most enjoyment and best results.  When children are younger, you will probably need to schedule these, as they will not necessarily remember to do it for themselves!  Offering support and praise shows that you consider music a serious commitment.  It's best if the piano is in a room away from noisy distractions, but where you can be close at hand so that they don't feel isolated. There are some printable practice charts on the web resources page of my website for children who need that extra boost!

Make sure that your child is able to be seated comfortably at the piano.  The Healthy Posture page shows you how important the height and position of the stool is.