30 Rose Street Godwin Beach Queensland 4511, 0407 327 384
Private lessons
Quality fun tuition by an experienced teacher
Piano lessons face to face or on-line to suit your needs.
Private lessons give you an opportunity to work closely with your teacher to achieve your personal goals.
A lesson includes an integrated approach to learning music covering learning to play the piano, read music, development of confidence in musical rhythms, aural skills and playing at sight. Encouraging improvisation and creative music skills along the way.
BUDDY lessons
Extend your learning through quality, fun and interactive lessons
Buddy lessons for two students of similar standard. Face to face only. Buddy lessons provide an opportunity to really extend learning for advancing students in an economical way. There are two pianos in the studio so each student has their own instrument when working together.
There are two options:
Buddy 1
Students at Elementary level (about a year behind them) up to about AMEB Grade 2 level. Each student has a 30 minute private lesson and overlaps with their buddy for 15 minutes to do some activities such as sight reading, aural development, theory and duets. Each student enjoys 45 minute lesson time in total.
Buddy 2
Students at AMEB (or similar) about Grade 3 and 4, Each student has a 40 minute private lesson and overlaps with their buddy for 20 minutes to do some activities such as sight reading, aural development, theory and duets. Each student enjoys 60 minute lesson time in total.
Lessons for adults
Lessons tailored for adults of all ages
We have a lovely group of adult students of all ages who learn piano at Nicki Herriot Music
Adult students learn face to face in the studio and on-line
We tailor learning so that students achieve their own personal goals
We have adult students from 18 years to 80 years!
Adults can take a shared or private lesson to suit their needs
Did you know that older adults can maintain health and happiness by learning music
There are long-term positive effects of taking part in musical activities including limiting cognitive decline.
The relationship between the motor and auditory parts of the brain is strengthened when physically playing music.
Learning to play an instrument such as the piano involves many complex finger sequencing and coordination tasks. Older adults can improve their motor learning – that is, they can improve their rate of learning new things – and the best environments for brain training are ones that are novel and flexible.
Cognitive benefits aside, music can also be a great social activity, facilitating social bonding and decreasing feelings of loneliness or isolation.
Learning to play an instrument brings a great sense of achievement and satisfaction.
From an article by Dr Jennifer MacRitchie, University of Sheffield.