A very Happy New Year to all my pupils and their families. 2023 will no doubt have its challenges as well as its excitements and its high points, but we are ready for all of it! Some of you will sit instrumental and/or theory exams, and all of you will make progress and gain more …
There will be no piano/keyboard/theory lessons during the week beginning Monday 30th January 2023. Invoices for next term will allow for this. In all other respects, the dates for next term remain as stated on the tuition dates page.
Our second Entry Into Music is now explained and described on this website. Have a look under Tuition – Practising. Playing By Ear is difficult for many people. If you need help with any aspect of this amazing skill, please contact me. Lessons can be arranged! Help is at hand! But do read the article …
New article on Sight Reading skills! Have a look at the Practising tab under Tuition. Let me know if it’s helpful! (Did you know that reading conventional notation is not the only way to access music? There are two other ways, which I will show you about soon. Oooh!)
There are plenty of resources on the linked Pupils Site. You will need the password to access them. If you don’t have it, please let me know, and please check in on the Pupils Site to see what’s there that can help with your music learning. If you think of something that could be useful, …
You’ll find articles on how to get the best out of your music learning under the Tuition tab. Click on “Practising!”, and you’ll find articles which use some cool initials that will help you remember exactly what to do! (as long as you remember the initials!) These things are called INITIALISMS by the way, though …
If you are one of my pupils, or a parent of a pupil, please click on “Pupils” to access this page. You may have already received an email to give you the password to get into this page, but if not, please let me know and I will send it to you. On this Pupils …
Coming in September! Specifically for my music pupils, a library of resources and useful information. The page will be password protected. All pupils who sign up for lessons in the autumn term will be sent the password, which will change every term. You will be able to access theory charts and other music theory guides …
If you’re taking a face-to-face exam at my house on Sunday 17th July 2022, please look out for the exam timetable. It will be emailed to you on Friday 1st July.
The summer term at Ripplingkeys Music finishes on Saturday 30th July 2022. I’m aware that this is after most schools break up. Please get in touch if there are any lessons you can’t make – I do need six weeks’ notice in order to reschedule your lesson or refund your fee. I hope everyone is …