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Andy Smith BA(Hons) ARCMAltrincham Keyboard Teachers

Andy Smith
BA(Hons) ARCM
Play for Keeps, Piano School for Children & Piano Mate

Andy began his musical career straight after university, teaching piano, theory, clarinet and saxophone in the music departments of Rugby School and Bilton Grange. In 1987 he moved to Cairo to spend 9 years as Head of Music, running large departments in two International Schools. From there, in 1995 Andy moved to take up a position in a music school in the Western Fjords of Iceland. Over the years his travels have taken him around Europe, to the Middle East and Asia, as well as working in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Germany and France, building a school, a playground, digging ditches and working with the handicapped.

Since returning to the UK in 1996 Andy has worked with Yamaha as a teacher and instructor and currently also examines for Yamaha Music Schools and Trinity College, London. As well as his teaching Andy also has experience of directing musicals, conducting orchestras and ensembles, as well as performing as a soloist and accompanist both in the UK and abroad

PIANO SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN - Piano Lessons for ages 6 & 7

Our Piano Course for Children is aimed at young  people who are six or seven years old. The course works along the lines of our Junior Music Course and Junior Play For Keeps Course. At the age of six, a child's attention span has started to lengthen and they can stay focused for longer. This course is solfege based and builds a firm pianistic technique for those who follow it. As well as reading and playing music the course also focuses on improvisation, accompaniment and arranging music. Exams are optional but follow a fully accredited Trinity College exam syllabus and will take the student from beginner to Grade 8 standard.

Piano School for Children lessons in Altrincham are £10.00 for an hour and this is payable in 10-weekly blocks on the first lesson of each block. 

The only other cost of the course is the accompanying book and CD, which is £10. This contains all course materials (including exam pieces) and will last approximately one year.  Subsequently you may progress to book 2 and so on…..

PIANO MATE - Piano Lessons for age 8+

Piano Mate is the ideal course for those who want to learn the piano in a fun and imaginative atmosphere. Working in a group of up to ten students, pupils have the additional advantage of being able to play by ear as well as reading music in a more formal and traditional way as lessons progress. This course is for both children ( 8 and above) and adults. It attracts many adults who used to learn and want to come back to study in a more informal, stress-free environment. As well as reading and playing music the course also focuses on improvisation, accompaniment and arranging music. Exams are optional but follow a fully accredited Trinity College exam syllabus and will take the student from beginner to Grade 8 standard.

Piano Mate lessons in Altrincham are £10.00 for an hour and this is payable in 10-weekly blocks on the first lesson of each block. 

The only other cost of the course is the accompanying book and CD, which is £10. This contains all course materials (including exam pieces) and will last approximately one year.  Subsequently you may progress to book 2 and so on…..

Book Your Free Trial Piano Lesson at Dawsons Altrincham

Submit your details above and someone will contact you within 2 working days to arrange your free trial piano lesson.

Your free trial piano lesson will last approximately 30-45 minutes and gives a taster of the course. We will also explain the cost of the lessons and advise of available lesson times.

Free Trial Lessons (FTL) are open to anyone (providing they are above the minimum age) so it really is NEVER too late to learn. All of our piano teachers have adult classes and in some cases operate mixed age classes so we really do have something for everyone.

Where a prospective student has previous experience the piano teacher may offer a free one-to-one consultation instead of a FTL, with a view to putting the student into an already existing piano class.

Please note that free trial piano lessons take place when there are enough students to fill a group, this may mean your details being kept on a waiting list until the next available FTL. Some of our music schools only offer lessons during term-time, where this is the case FTLs are held in term-time.

Free taster piano lessons are available to those who are not already existing students of Dawsons Music School. A taster piano lesson will be held by arrangement with the teacher providing the student is above the minimum age for the relevant course.

 
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Karen Ward from AltrinchamAltrincham Keyboard Teachers

Karen Ward
Junior Music Course, Junior Play for Keeps, Play for Keeps & Pianomate

Karen has been involved with Yamaha Music Schools since 1984, first as a pupil and then a teacher. In 1987 she was asked to be part of a national recruiting team for Yamaha Music Schools, visiting state schools throughout the UK. After training in Sept 1987 she worked at the independent YMS in Southport, taking over that school in 1993, and in 1994 joined Dawsons to run their Wigan School. In 1999 she joined the YMS team at Dawsons in Altrincham to concentrate on Yamaha junior courses, becoming an instructor for Junior courses in 2005.

As well as her considerable experience with Yamaha Karen has enjoyed performing at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, and in 1992 represented the U.K in the European Yamaha Electone Festival final in Milan. It was here that Karen won an outstanding performance prize with her own composition.

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