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WYMONDHAM PIANO TUITION

Promoting excellence and enjoyment in piano playing

Express yourself through music

I can teach you or your child to play the piano. Lessons are given in my home teaching studio. Parents are welcome to sit in on lessons in the adjoining waiting area.

I have a Piano teaching diploma and over 30 years teaching experience so you can be assured that you are getting the highest quality piano tuition. I am a Fellow of the Incorporated Society of Musicians - the UK professional society for composers, performers and teachers. I am also a member of the European Piano Teachers Association.

I provide patient and friendly music tuition. I also teach flute and music theory.

Why choose lessons with me?

With over 30 years experience in piano teaching you can be sure to receive knowledgeable and enthusiastic tuition.

Very high pass rate in exams

Enhanced DBS disclosure certificate

All abilities welcome from 6 years of age (adults very welcome!)

Studio located close to A11 near Waitrose supermarket for easy access from Norwich/surrounding area

All styles from classical to modern

Beginners welcome

Pupils with special learning needs taught.

Lessons here are fun! I use the latest teaching material with recordings of pieces and play-along accompaniments wherever possible. I-pad apps for practice and aural training and i-pads for sight reading enhance the learning experience.

GCSE and A level piano tuition

Specialist coaching for advanced pupils - exams and Festivals

Theory of music one to one instruction

Distance-learning lessons are given online via Skype

Free advice on instrument purchase

Preparation for music exams if desired - very high marks are often received. One of my pupils was awarded the Sheila Mossman Prize for the highest marks in the UK for her piano Grade VII exam.

Aural training

Flute lessons

Studio with 2 pianos

Special Introductory Offer: 5 lessons for cost of 3 (2 free lessons)!

Paul McBretney DipABRSM FISM
Fellow of the Incorporated Society of Musicians, Member of European Piano Teachers Association UK

HOME STUDIO – WOOD AVENS WAY, HARTS FARM ESTATE, WYMONDHAM

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  • Wymondham, Norfolk NR18 0XP
    England
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Was baptised on 17 December 1770 he was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential of all composers. His best-known compositions include 9 symphonies, 5 concertos for piano, 32 piano sonatas, and 16 string quartets. He also composed other chamber music, choral works and songs.

Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of the Holy Roman Empire, Beethoven displayed his musical talents at an early age and was taught by his father Johann van Beethoven and Christian Gottlob Neefe. During his first 22 years in Bonn, Beethoven intended to study with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and befriended Joseph Haydn. Beethoven moved to Vienna in 1792 and began studying with Haydn, quickly gaining a reputation as a virtuoso pianist. He lived in Vienna until his death. In about 1800 his hearing began to deteriorate, and by the last decade of his life he was almost totally deaf. He gave up conducting and performing in public but continued to compose; many of his most admired works come from this period. in February 1818 Beethoven acepted a piano from Broodwoods England he worte

My very dear friend Broadwood,I have never felt a greater pleasure than your honours intimation of the arrival of this piano, with which you are honouring me as a present. I shall look upon it as an altar upon which I shall place the most beautiful offerings of my spirit to the divine Apollo. As soon as I receive your excellent instrument, I shall immediately send you the fruits of the first moments of inspiration I spend at it, as a souvenir for you from me, my very dear B.; and I hope that they will be worthy of your instrument.

My Dear Sir,Accept my warmest consideration, from your friend and very humble servant, Louis Van Beethoven Vienna,