"Adults only? Why?"
I simply find adults more enjoyable to teach! They want to learn and are enthusiastic, dedicated and conscientious about practicing.
"Am I too old?"
Currently my oldest pupil is 70-something. No one is too old to fulfill their own potential. The biggest difficulty I find with adults is their impatience to improve. It does take time to gain a new skill whatever your age.
"How long does it take?"
If you work hard and show an average aptitude then about five years to become quite good.
"Do I need an instrument?"
Yes - You do need something to practice on.
"I don't know anything about music - is that a problem?"
Absolute beginners are very welcome. I assume no musical knowledge at all.
(Actually I prefer absolute beginners)
"Would I need to practice?"
About 20 minutes a day to begin with would make for good initial progress.
A good rule of thumb is 10 minutes warm up plus 10 minutes per grade, per day.
That would be 60mins a day by grade 5.
"Do I have to take exams?"
Adults hoping to "learn for pleasure" soon give up without a proper goal. Serious pupils need to follow a graded progression in their development. An alternative to exams is a Performance Assessment where you perform in front of an examiner and receive comments (and a certificate of attendance) but without a Pass or Fail.
See my Exams page for the latest candidates and results.
"But I don't like Classical Music. Can I just learn pop suff that I already know?"
No. I wouldn't enjoy doing that. I'm probably not the teacher you're looking for.
"Can you teach me to play my keyboard?"
I could, but I don't want to, thanks. I teach Classical Piano, even if this means practicing an a keyboard until something better is available.
"I know you say you only teach adults, but will you teach my 7 year old grandson, he's very mature for his age?"
Um..... No thanks. (I get asked this about once a week.)