LESSONS

No two students are exactly alike and everyone learns at different rates of speed. Therefore Greg approaches students as individuals, and supports and develops them according to each person’s own unique potential. All his students enjoy his approach to the learning process and the art of making music, and home-schooled students find that his methods reinforce their learning style.

His private lessons take place once a week solely at his studio or online from September to June. Lessons are also offered during the summer which assists in not having to spend time relearning music skills after the long summer break and also ensures a strong head start on the following year's piano curriculum.

Typically, children as young as 3+ years of age start with a 15 minute lesson and as their skill level increases so does their lesson length. Students are exposed to all kinds of repertoire ranging from Baroque to 20th Century and study all aspects of Theory, Sight Reading, Ear Training and Technique.

Practice is a daily ritual which involves going over the materials presented in class. All students receive a practice schedule which is filled out during the lesson so students know exactly what is expected during practice sessions at home. Parents find the practice schedule useful since they can use that as a guide to ensure students are doing what they are supposed to be doing.

Students enjoy his method of lending recordings to take home, and choose songs that they wish to learn based on their audition of each piece. Never again will you hear the phrase "But I don't like that piece!". When students choose their own pieces, they perform it better too. Using this method, it is possible for students to learn baroque pieces and still enjoy playing their music. He encourages all students to learn not only the ever popular Christopher Norton pieces but Bach and Beethoven as well. If students only study one particular genre of music, they will be missing out on so much more and their playing abilities will reflect their narrow interest in that particular style of music.

Contact Greg to inquire about lesson availability and schedule a trial session.