STEVE & SARAH'S PIANO SCHOOL

Relaxed and informal yet focussed and productive piano lessons from tutors with over 10 year's of combined experience.

- For of ALL ages and abilities

- Completely TAILORED and paced to meet your needs and interests

- Both classical (e.g. technique, reading) and popular (e.g. chords, improvising) styles taught

- Exam/concert preparation offered

- Theory, aural training, composing and recording/production tuition also offered

'Stephen taught my 2 daughters (then 8 and 11) for over 3 years until he left London.

He is not only a very competent and knowledgeable teacher, but he also has the ability to adapt to the individual needs of his students, to maintain their enthusiasm and interest by providing stimulating material for them to learn. He recognised the importance of complementing graded pieces with contemporary music they wanted to learn and as a result both my daughters write their own songs.

Stephen has an excellent manner with children, he is patient, assertive and funny and my daughters enjoyed his lessons enormously.

As the director of a company who works in film/animation doing arts projects with schools across Newham (London) I would recommend Stephen as a suitable employee to work with any age group.' - Bo Chapman, Stratford, London

'As an adult beginner, I was fortunate to have Stephen as my first piano teacher and he taught me for three years before his move to Bristol. In that time, he successfully guided me through the first five ABRSM grades. His professional yet personable style of teaching has given me a solid foundation to build on as I continue with my piano studies and I would recommend him without hesitation.' - Andy O, Snaresbrook, London

Sarah has taught Music, Drama and Art at primary and secondary schools; tutored drama workshops for children and adults for several theatre companies, including Bristol Old Vic; been a teaching assistant at Copenhagen International School; and held lecturer posts at UWE Bristol, University of South Wales and University of Wales Trinity Saint David.

Lessons are £20 for half an hour or £30 for 45 minutes and are held at our home piano studio in Fishponds. We teach any time on weekdays. References available on request. Contact by phone or email via Gumtree for more info.

Stephen Packe

Grade 8 Piano (ABRSM)

Grade 5 Theory of Music (ABRSM)

BA (Hons) Creative Music Technology

PTLLS (Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector) (City & Guilds)

Sarah Bickerton

Grade 8 Piano (ABRSM)

Grade 5 Theory of Music

BA (Hons) Drama and Theatre Studies