Allegro Piano Studio

Piano for children, teens and adults · Mosman, NSW

Allegro con brio = 132

The practice room

Click or tap the keys — or use your keyboard: A S D F G H J K for white notes, W E T Y U for black. Z X move an octave. Whatever you play is written on the staff.

Your notes will appear here

Volume

Sound starts when you play the first note.

Swipe the keyboard sideways for more keys.

Lessons

Allegro moderato

Weekly one-to-one lessons at the studio, on a grand piano, with a plan written for the student in front of us.

Children

Ages 6–12 · 30 minutes

Reading music from the very first week
Rhythm games, duets and composing tiny pieces
A parent sits in for the first lesson

Teens

Ages 13–18 · 45 minutes

Pieces they actually want to play, beside the classics
Technique, theory and improvising
After-school and Saturday times

Adults

Any age · 45 or 60 minutes

Weekly or fortnightly — it's your schedule
Practice plans that fit a working week
Returners welcome, rust and all

Exam preparation

Andante, ben marcato

Graded practical and theory exams, from the first grade to diploma level — if and when a student wants them.

Exams are optional. Some students love a goal on the calendar; others never sit one and play beautifully anyway. When we do prepare, we cover every section and hold a mock exam in the studio a fortnight before.

Pieces: Choosing a balanced list the student enjoys, then shaping it bar by bar.
Technical work: Scales, arpeggios and studies — practised little and often, never in a panic.
Aural: Clapping, singing back and recognising intervals, done as games in every lesson.
Sight-reading: A new short piece each week, so the real thing feels familiar.
General knowledge: Composers, terms and what the music is doing — the fun part of theory.

General information only: exam requirements are set by each examining board, and entry fees are paid to the board separately. We'll tell you honestly when we think a student is ready.

Adult beginners

Adagio, con pazienza

You don't need to have learnt as a child. You need a piano, twenty minutes most days, and a little patience with your left hand.

No keyboard at home yet? Start on a weighted 88-key digital piano — we'll help you choose one, with no commissions involved. Here's how a first ten-week term usually goes, in four bars:

Weeks 1–2

Find middle C, read the treble clef, play with a steady pulse.

Weeks 3–5

Both hands, simple rhythms, your first chords.

Weeks 6–8

A piece you chose, learnt left hand first.

Weeks 9–10

Put it together slowly — then play it for someone.

Recitals

Grazioso

Two informal recitals a year, in June and December, in a community hall in Mosman.

Everyone may play one piece; nobody has to. Beginners go first so they can relax and enjoy the rest, and there's afternoon tea afterwards — bring a plate if you like.

Programme · Sun 6 Dec · 2pm

The December Recital

Minuet in GPetzold
The EntertainerJoplin
Gymnopédie No. 1Satie
Für EliseBeethoven
Prelude in E minorChopin

A sample running order — played by students of all ages.

Fees

Moderato

Invoiced per school term, with no enrolment fee.

Sample prices in AUD, including GST.
Lesson	Length	Per lesson	Per term
Trial lesson	30 min	$30	—
Children	30 min	$45	$450
Teens & adults	45 min	$65	$650
Extended	60 min	$85	$850

A term is ten weekly lessons. Lessons cancelled with 24 hours' notice are rescheduled; home visits on the lower north shore add $15.

Enquire

Da capo

Tell us a little about the pianist, and we'll suggest a lesson time and a trial.