Instrumental
- Violin
- Viola
- Cello
- Piano
- Erhu
- kids / teens / adults
- beginner / intermediate / advanced
- one-on-one / live video streaming*/group**
Personalized to suit the individual learning pace, musical interests and ability level, these lessons focus on the development of techniques and music fundamentals in an inspiring environment.
Our approach is comprehensive to promote overall musicianship. Beginners can expect to start with the basics of technique, reading music notes and theory whist the intermediate and advanced students continue to develop commanding techniques and grow repertoires.
Our teachers are experienced to offer tailored lessons to prepare students for auditions, competitions and music scholarship exams In addition to popular syllabus of AMEB, VCE Music Performance and ABRSM.
* Zoom / Skype / Facetime / WhatsApp / WeChat / etc.
** Beginners only. Contact school for details
Music Theory & Aural
- kids / teens / adults
- beginner / intermediate / advanced
- one-on-one / live video streaming*/group**
Music Theory is key to understanding how music works, about how composers combine scales and chords to create music, and so much more!.
It is the study of musical structures: rhythm, meter, scales, intervals, chords, melodies harmonies, chord progressions, etc. Aural Skills include performing all of these musical structures and identifying them, known, respectively, as sight singing and dictation.
This lesson will enhance an understanding of musical concepts and elements from a wide range of musical periods and styles. Students are given tools to analyse music from global communities, cultures, and musical traditions.
Lessons can be tailored for VCE preparation, composition or AMEB exam preparation in Theory of Music, Musicianship, and Music Craft.
* Contact school for details
String Ensemble
- kids / teens / adults
- beginner / intermediate / advanced
- one-on-one / live video streaming*/group**
String ensemble serves as an ideal supplement to the development of musicianship for a string player. Students benefit from developing team skills by playing within the ensemble and learning to listen and non-verbally communicate with one another to make music as a whole.
The string ensemble lessons contain a wide range of ensemble repertoire, from early baroque through to contemporary music, including world music, pop, and jazz.
Practice Partner Session
- kids / teens / adults
- beginner / intermediate / advanced
- one-on-one / live video streaming*/group**
Learning to play a music instrument is demanding in that it takes years of hours of daily practice before getting proficient. Very often we hear from parents saying that they find it difficult to assist their kids in practicing at home. It’s also common students are frustrated with technical bottlenecks encountered in practice, on which they would rather have some professional advice and guidance.
This session serves a valuable companion for any student that is undertaking instrument learning. Our experienced teachers are immediately available to answer any questions, correct errors and offering playing tips.
The feedback from students taken the session have been positive with increased efficiency at practice and boosted progress whilst their parents can enjoy a peace of mind.
* Zoom / Skype / Facetime / WhatsApp / WeChat / etc.
Durations of lessons
We generally recommend the following lesson times from our experience.
30 minutes: 4 yrs to 6 yrs, beginners.
45 minutes: 7 yrs to 14 yrs, beginners – intermediate
60 minutes: 15 yrs and over, advanced and above.
It’s a balancing act to have enough time to cover all the necessary aspects and adequate time for teacher-student interactions based on age and music proficiency.
Haven’t got an instrument yet but need one to get started your lesson? Not a problem. We can help. Check out our Instrument Hire section to find out more information.