Piano Teachers Giving Piano Lessons in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales

Mrs Amy Preece BMus (1st Class hons), LRSM



Instruments taught:
Piano, Violin, Recorder, Singing, Music Theory, Composition.

Also piano accompanist (for exams, recitals etc.)

Qualifications:
2009: DipABRSM (Piano Performance)
2008: LRSM (Violin Performance)
2005: BMus (First Class Hons)

ABRSM Exams
2008: Grade 8 Recorder (distinction)
2007: Grade 8 Music Theory (high merit)
1998: Grade 8 Piano (distinction)
1995: Grade 8 Violin (high merit)

Composition Prizes:
2005: J.Wood & Sons Prize for Composition
2005: Philip Bates Prize for Young Composers
2003: 2nd Prize in Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra Composition Competition
2002: 'Highly Commended' by Judge Andrew Carter in the Yorkshire Philharmonic Choir Composition Competition

About Me:
I have been teaching for ten years, both privately at home and at a fee paying high school in West Yorkshire.

I started the violin aged four, following the Suzuki method. After a few years I begged my parents for piano and recorder lessons, eventually they relented and I have been playing all three instruments since.

My teaching style differs from student to student. I believe that no two students are alike and as such I tailor their lessons to suit their learning styles. I use both suzuki and more traditional concepts in my teaching which plays (no pun intended) to the strengths of the student.

I also believe that learning an instrument is as much about learning music as a whole as it is about learning instrument-specific techniques. Aural is introduced from the very start, especially with very young children who gain a deep foundation of pitch and rhythm from that early stage. Adults also are introduced to aural skills but in a very different way, especially if they have no history of playing music.

I thoroughly enjoy teaching music and would love to meet you!