Perfect Pitch Piano Lessons

Excellent results for Niall - Honours in Grade 7, fantastic achievement for a wonderful student 🌟👏👏

Congratulations Evan on Honours in Grade 2! Great results and well done on all your hard work 👏 🌟

Excellent results for Lauren! Congratulations on Honours in Grade 4 at the recent RIAM exams 🌟

Congratulations Niamh! 3rd 🥉 in Newry Feis this week, so proud of this young lady who played beautifully on Tuesday! 🎵

Congratulations Diarmuid and Fiachra! 🥉 🥉 Joint 3rd in Newry Feis Grade 1 performance with 18 excellent competitors! Fantastic to see you both play so well on stage today! 🌟

Music students, join us!
Whether you study music in secondary school, receive private piano lessons in Kilkenny, have started a beginner brass group in Sligo, or are studying a BMus in another conservatoire, you are MOST welcome to attend any, or all, of the 16 fabulous concerts in ChamberFest Dublin 2024.
2 April - 2 May at RIAM.
www.riam.ie/chamberfest

All his hard work has been rewarded- Distinction in Grade 3 for Ethan 🏆 now on to Newry Feis! Congratulations Ethan 👏 👏👏🌟

It’s got to be done 🤣🤣😅😅

Always loved this quote… 🎵

Silence is our backdrop, our canvas.

But it’s more than that.

It’s music itself.

How often do we become so involved in the “busy-ness” of playing, of the notes, that we forget the powerful presence of silence?

As long as everyone else sings along, it'll be ok! 😅

Amazing results for Ellie-Mai, Honours in her Grade 3 exam! A lot of hard work really paid off, well done! 🌟🙌👏👏

Fantastic results for Annabel, high Honours in Grade 1, her first in person exam! So proud of this wonderful student! 🥳🤩👏👏

Massive congratulations to Lucy - Distinction in Grade 4! Excellent results for an exceptional student 🌟👏👏👏

Excellent results for Eoin - Honours in his recent Grade 5 exam! Could not be any prouder of you Eoin, well done! 👏 👏🌟🎵

Congratulations to Christopher on his Distinction in Grade 3 in the recent Christmas exams. Very well deserved results reflecting a lot of hard work and commitment to music, and only playing a little over a year! 🌟🤩🎵

Music is a magic key...

Sometimes people ask how they can best support their child who is learning a musical instrument. That makes me want to cheer, as parents and carers who want to get involved like this are just the Holy Grail of instrumental teaching.

So here are a few thoughts.

1. Listen. Listen. Listen. Show a huge interest in what your child is learning. Prioritise your listening; try not to fob them off because you’ve had a hard day at work. Your active, interested listening is worth more than you know.

2. Praise them. Give at least three compliments for every question or suggestion for change. Praise not just good playing, but, more importantly, praise the effort and resilience that it takes.

3. Be interested. Ask why the teacher has suggested what they have. Ask what terms and signs mean; ask their opinion on the music they are playing. Ask them what their favourite bar or section is. The more you make the student feel like an “expert”, the more empowered they will feel.

4. Ask them what you can do to help their practice. Ask them if they’d like a drink, if they need you to stay with them. Remind them that anything worth doing takes effort, consistency and resilience. Tell them you’re proud.

5. Did I mention praise? Praise them. Praise their playing. Praise their efforts. Tell them what you like about their playing. Tell them you love the variety of dynamics, or how strong their fingers look, or how good their posture is. Tell them their playing sounds beautiful, that it makes you feel a certain way. And do it with your full, undivided attention. Preparing dinner can wait, watching your favourite soap can wait. Your little pianist is probably more self-conscious than you think, and your words, as someone who loves them the most, are worth more than you know.

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Collecting her stellar results for Grade 4 - Solai with excellent high honours! Very proud of this dedicated student! 👏 👏💫💛

Wishing all my students sitting the Junior Cert & Leaving Cert the best of luck this morning 💛 you’ve got this!

Beautiful thank you flowers from the lovely Catherine who recently achieved distinction in her Grade 3 exam 💚 and her 3 boys Sean, Dylan & Daniel 💛 thank you so much for these and the beautiful card!

Freya has excellent results in her recent Grade 1 exam with a very well deserved Distinction 🤩 This student has worked so hard and practiced consistently and it all paid off, just fantastic! 🥰👏👏🎉🎉🏆

Amazing results for Catherine and her two boys Sean & Dylan with Distinction and Honours in grades 3 & grade 1! 👏👏🤩🏆

Well done Niamh! High Honours in your Preliminary exam, all through online lessons - congratulations! 👏 🎉🤩🏆💛

I could not be prouder of these two - congratulations Cormac & Chloe on your excellent Honours results in Grade 3 & Grade 2! 👏👏 🎉🏆

Congratulations Juliet on a high Merit result in Primary grade! I love teaching you! 💛✨👏👏

Congratulations to Annabel on fantastic high honours results for Primary grade 🎹 really well done to this wonderful student! 👏 👏💛 🏆

Excellent results for Megan - Honours in Grade 7, very proud of this student who started with me aged 6 yrs old 🥰 👏👏✨

Congratulations Rory - a very well deserved Distinction in Grade 3 from RIAM! Very well done 👏 👏👏