How Do Piano Grades Work? The piano ain’t got no wrong notes. Thelonious Monk If you have ever walked past a school hall during a music concert or popped into a community centre for a cultural evening, you may have admired young pianists performing with poise and discipline. Often, those performances are linked to graded[…]
24 September 2025∙6 minutes reading time
Find a Piano Teacher to Suit You The piano has long been regarded as one of the best instruments to learn, particularly for beginners. Not unlike the guitar, it offers an accessible entry point into the world of music and allows learners to produce recognisable melodies with relatively little experience. Despite this ease, mastering the[…]
4 October 2024∙6 minutes reading time
How to Learn the Piano Life is like a piano. What you get out of it depends on how you play it. Tom Lehrer If you have a child who is desperately wanting to learn how to play piano, you have two options: Allow him or her to learn by himself or by herself. Allow them[…]
24 February 2023∙6 minutes reading time
Tapping the Keys of the Piano with a Piano Teacher The slower you go the faster you will get there. John Link Are you eager to play the acoustic musical instrument the piano? Have you considered taking piano classes to begin your learning journey? For many people, there is a strong temptation to learn how[…]
10 June 2022∙6 minutes reading time
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A Guide to Reading Music If you’ve recently taken up a new instrument, or this is your first, then you’ll know how intimidating it is to try and learn music reading. To play a few chords or notes is one thing, but to translate the signs and symbols you read on a sheet book into[…]
12 October 2021∙7 minutes reading time
Find a Piano Music Style to Suit You The piano is a magical and universal instrument. It is played everywhere and appreciated by everyone all over the world. As such a versatile instrument, there are many different piano styles. The question, however, is can any musical genre be translated into piano music? In this article,[…]
5 July 2021∙9 minutes reading time
How to Read Piano Music Learning to read sheet music for piano is a great skill that will serve you in more ways than you might at first think. While the majority of aspiring musicians want to focus solely on mastering the practical element of playing their instrument, there’s a lot to gain from taking[…]
21 December 2020∙7 minutes reading time
All The Keyboard Instruments If you don't have a musical bone in your body, then you might be excused if you thought that the keyboard was the small, battery-operated gadget that you got one Christmas and learnt to play the 'Jingle Bells' melody on before moving on to another cool toy. But for those of[…]
25 February 2020∙7 minutes reading time
Piano Lessons for Beginners: Learn to Play with a Tutor There is much evidence that music can not only greatly improve our stress levels, but also our mood. According to one Canadian study, this is true for people who like music and even for those who don’t. Learning how to play piano is probably equally[…]
11 December 2019∙7 minutes reading time
The Guide to the Best Pianists in the World “The piano ain’t got no wrong notes.” - Thelonious Monk Piano ownership in the UK varies greatly according to social class. You'll see how obvious this is if you look at how much some of the instruments can cost. The price of a Steinway or Yamaha[…]
3 September 2018∙7 minutes reading time
The Different Kinds of Pianos Whether you’ve been lucky enough to hear Alicia Keys playing the piano in New York, a piece of music by Phil Collins, or gone to a concert with the legend that is Stevie Wonder, the piano has converted millions! Around the world, different artists, composers, and conducteurs have all left[…]
20 February 2018∙8 minutes reading time
Why You Should Sign Up for Piano Lessons Have you always dreamed of touring the world with a piano like Billy Joel or playing Mozart's greatest symphonies at Carnegie Hall? Have you never dared to take the plunge, or simply don't know how? If you're reading this article, then perhaps you still have some doubts[…]
20 February 2018∙8 minutes reading time
History Of The Piano Timeline: A 300-Year-Old Legacy To see the birth of the great grandfather of the piano as we know it today we need to go back to the dawn of the 18th century. Born in Italy the piano was remodeled several times in Germany, industrialized in the United States and now present[…]
20 February 2018∙7 minutes reading time
What Are The Benefits of Teaching Piano to Children? Enrolling your children in beginner piano lessons is probably one of the best things you can do for their education. Learning the piano brings numerous benefits – all explained in detail for you here – that will help shape their future social lives. With the help[…]
20 February 2018∙7 minutes reading time
The Piano’s One of the Best Musical Instruments to Play When you decide to buy a piano, you’ve got to take your time. Whether you’re buying a digital piano or an acoustic piano or whether you want a new piano or a used piano, you can’t buy one on a whim like you would candy in[…]
20 February 2018∙10 minutes reading time
Where Should I Start When it Comes to Playing the Piano? Have you decided you want to learn piano but don’t have a clue when it comes to music or music theory? Do words like sheet music, musical notation, rhythm, etc. mean nothing to you? Don't worry! All will be explained... Once upon a time only[…]
20 February 2018∙7 minutes reading time
How Do You Become a Pianist? It's not easy when you learn piano. Even before you start, you have to be motivated and ready to put your heart and soul into it. Even with the help of a piano teacher, learning how to play piano is a long and hard process. You need to study[…]
20 February 2018∙8 minutes reading time
The piano is one of the toughest string instruments to learn. Therefore, mastering the piano is one of the best steps to learn music efficiently.
Modern and contemporary music contains a myriad of musical styles.
If you’re still in the piano initiation phase and you begin to plateau, you will still be able to enjoy playing; no need to become a virtuoso pianist.
With a little theory, knowing how to read a score, mastering the coordination of both hands and understanding three or four piano chords (the minor, F major, C major, G major), you have enough to start playing famous piano pieces.
The musical scores from the famous French film, Amélie Poulain, are very easy to pick up when you are a beginner.
It is when you want to advance that things start to get tough: mastering the rhythm with your left hand, deciphering a piece of piano music by ear, gathering the notes into an arpeggio, knowing the scales (major and minor scale), exploring a different style of music (classical piano, jazz piano), improvising, etc…
These approaches are precisely the goals of a private piano lesson!
Piano lessons can also introduce you to the basics, and help you interpret a new piece of music.
With your piano teacher, you can learn the same things as you would in music school, but your lessons offer less coercion and competition than piano school.
No need to learn to play the Mistral Winner (Renaud), or work on the Sonata in the moonlight or the Letter to Elise (Beethoven) for months!
Wondering where to find the best tutor?
Higher musical education – university degree or national conservatory (CNSM) -, your piano teacher will have many years of experience and practice. Passionate about piano music, they will also teach you their best methods in piano learning.
All our teachers adapt to your level and give piano lessons to all ages. Even if you’re at beginner level, you’ll find the right tutor to suit your specific needs.
The lessons can be divided into 30, 45, 60 or even 90 minutes, weekly or monthly and you can choose the tutor in accordance with your budget.
Each session will be punctuated by a solfeggio course (to play a piano score, it is necessary to dissociate treble clef and bass clef and to understand the intervals of notes).
A training flap will work the right hand/left hand coordination as well as the piano chords and ranges. The goal is to be autonomous and less dependent.
For a progressive piano learning, it is recommended that you buy a piano for your lessons and practice as much as possible.
Talk with your piano tutor about the right type of piano for; some people prefer playing on a digital piano, others a classic piano or even a grand piano.
Having your own musical instrument allows you to practice every single day!
Check out the piano tutors near you in Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Port Elizabeth, and beyond. Get in-person piano tuition or take online lessons with a private online piano tutor.