Norfolk Home Learning
From small beginnings to great success
Piano for All!
I have 30 years' experience teaching budding pianists and keyboard players. I welcome all ages, from beginners 6 or 7 years old to people of parent and grandparent age (most of whom are beginners, too)!
For happy duets like the one being played by the twins shown here my upright piano is often the best. However, I also have a grand for when music or pupils are more ambitious.
Lessons can be fun and they also give you the chance to shine! Once a youngster's interest is roused the gift of music is theirs for life.Some young children enjoy the thrill of taking exams and picking up certificates!
At a higher level, one of my pupils passed his grade 6 exam with Distinction at the age of just 12, while Jim, in his eighties, passed with Merit at the top grade (grade 8)! An adult student who's moving away has paid me this tribute:
Tony, I want to say a huge thank you for all you have taught me and for making the lessons enjoyable! I couldn’t have wanted a better teacher.
Teachers mustn't take all the credit: I'm privileged to have taught Maisie Boydell, who brought her own talents to this exquisitely expressive performance
('Alone at Sunset' by Walter Carroll).
A word or two about my techniques:
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I encourage pupils in composition and theory, with some noted successes in the Worldwide Song Project.
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I include catchy songs in lessons to boost youngsters' interest. (My naughty nose picking song is a favourite!)
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I foster sight reading skills with a range of modern and traditional methods.
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I compose to suit each pianist's tastes and technical needs.
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To promote stylish playing I sometimes film pupils' fingers in action hence the excellent hand and body postures you see below!
I generally teach in my studio near North Walsham but sometimes visit pupils within a few miles if circumstances keep them at home.
Tony D Triggs
BA (hons), Grad Cert Ed, MA,
Associate in Music of Trinity College, London