Gillian McCoy Music Tuition

Another successful concert at LHMA! Wonderful to see so many students performing on so many different instruments.

It’s wonderful to see two of my students gigging this weekend. Here’s Emy singing at the opening of a beach bar in Spain!

Well done Denise for getting Distinction in grade 1 piano. Adult students rock!🎵🎹

Well done Avik for getting Distinction for Grade 1 piano

Yay!! Thanks everyone I’ve got to 1000 subscribers on YouTube 😍😍😍

Nearly time for the summer holidays. I’ve had a really exciting year. This year I started working with the amazing Langley Hall Music Academy on Saturdays teaching piano and teaching pop music vocals here in Berkshire right up to grade 8. Now I’ve got a little time over the next few weeks to work on a very exciting dulcimer project in the pipeline.

Making resources for this term’s theme ‘space travel’ can’t wait to take these out today!

https://youtu.be/2rFO83_BP3U My first attempt at cloning myself for an on screen duet

Time after Time mountain dulcimer cover with harmony singing harmony singing, dulcimer, great Cyndi Lauper coverhttps://www.patreon.com/dulcimergillianfor lessons in person, on zoom or bookings: https://www.gillianmcco...

Certificates arrived super quick from Rockschool and ABRSM. Some lovely comments from Rockschool to the candidate too. I think I'll enjoy working with these exam boards.

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Phew! My first candidate since changing to ABRSM exams has passed grade 1 piano. Well done!

Just had a great online lesson with an adult student. It turns out she knows more than she thought she did due to having school music lessons as a child. Having proper curriculum music lessons is so very important. I am glad it has now been added to the national curriculum as a compulsory rather than an advisory subject. What are your opinions on this?

I have several beginners who love the film Wednesday. I’ve done this beginner friendly sheet music today. Enjoy!

Has everybody seen the amazing Lucy yet? I learned that Amber trust provides music lessons for blind and partially sighted people. Her Amber practitioner is called Daniel.

Channel 4 on Twitter “This is the incredible moment Lucy, a 13-year-old who is blind and neurodiverse, played a highly-complex Chopin piece, leaving and speechless. The Piano, presented by , starts tonight at 9pm on Channel 4. Stream Free on All 4. ”

Play and sing 'Here comes the Sun' by The Beatles. A Zoom workshop suitable for beginner/early intermediate players. Using the dulcimer to accompany your voice.
Date: Sunday 7pm GMT 5th March
Length: 45 minutes
Price $10 £9
To book: Facebook message me or email [email protected]

Ready to go at Blessed Hugh Farringdon. Got a bit of Eminem for the keyboard students to learn today. Learning about power chords.

We’ll done miss Ivy for doing the work to get this lovely Blue Peter music badge!

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Kids engage so much when they get to write ✍️ their own music. And they learn to read stave notation faster.

I’ve got some positive feedback from a Saturday morning lesson 🎹💜🎹💜

This boy in year 1 is a reluctant writer so his mum was super pleased when he spent ages finishing this piece he wrote after our lesson. Can’t wait to hear it! 💜🎹💜

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMqqKk3_Sgs&t=90s
I am doing a series of top tips for piano parents. Parents have said they would like more input on how to support their children, so I thought this was a fun way achieve this.

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Well done Nyga in New Zealand, you got a Distinction for Grade 2 Musical Theatre!!