Current Availability
(Last updated: May 6, 2024)
1. Biweekly: Tuesdays @ 12:15-1:15 p.m. (EDT)
2. Biweekly: Tuesdays @ 1:15-2:15 p.m. (EDT)
3. Biweekly or Monthly: Wednesdays @ 12:00-1:00 p.m. (EDT)
4. Weekly: Wednesdays @ 1:45-2:30 p.m. (EDT)
5. Weekly: Thursdays @ 12:15-1:15 p.m. (EDT)
6. Weekly: Thursdays @ 2:00-3:00 p.m. (EDT) *Starting May 23, 2024
7. Weekly: Fridays @ 12:15-1:00 p.m. (EDT) *PENDING
8. Weekly: Fridays @ 1:00-1:45 p.m. (EDT)
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About Me
What was Beethoven’s favorite fruit?
…Ba-na-na-nah!
About My Piano Lessons
LESSON FORMAT
Private 1:1 lessons offered In-Person, Online, or in Hybrid form.
In Person Lessons are taught at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 73 Simcoe Street in Downtown Toronto. Students will learn on a 1982 refurbished Kawai UST-7 Studio Upright, tuned several times per year by a Registered Piano Technician.Synchronous Online Lessons are taught via Zoom. I utilize highspeed internet, multiple cameras, and professional mics to ensure high quality sound and picture quality.
Hybrid Lessons are taught in an alternating schedule of In Person Lessons and Synchronous Online Lessons.
STUDENTS
I accept students age 5+ including Adult learners at all stages of life.
I work with terrified beginners up to RCM Gr. 9 Level.I work with all types of learning styles and celebrate neurodiversity in my studio.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
1. Piano repertoire – the core material is music in the Western Classical Music tradition, supplemented by Contemporary Music.
2. Healthy piano technique – how to play the instrument effectively & expressively.3. Comprehensive musicianship skills – how to listen to music, to play by ear, to read music notation, to compose, arrange and perform.
Learning programs tailored to each student’s unique learning needs: I loosely follow the Royal Conservatory of Music and Conservatory Canada piano certificate systems and blend in other materials – the amount and content of which will depend on each student’s particular goals.
LESSON STRUCTURE
A typical lesson is structured as follows:
1. Warmup – mental and whole body physical exercises
2. Review – homework and previous concepts3. New Piece(s) – new concepts, steps for practice.
4. Other – Ear training, Music theory, Improvising, Composing
Lessons for particularly wiggly children will be a mixture of off-bench and on-bench activities.
Lesson Fees
All tuition is prepaid, 1-3 months at a time. A typical year of weekly piano lessons is 36 weeks long.
Weekly
Starting at
$69.00
and upper 45 min. lesson
- $40 once per year registration fee
- Tuition reserves a lesson time for the student in Andrea’s calendar every week
- Mandatory for students aged <17
bIWEEKLY
Starting at
$73.50
and upper 45 min. lesson
- $40 once per year registration fee
- Tuition reserves a lesson time for the student in Andrea’s calendar every other week
- Students aged 18+ with some music lessons experience
cONSULTATION
$101.00
per hour
- $25 One Time registration fee
- One off lessons or Occasional lessons
- Student books available lesson times as they go.
- Students aged 18+ only
Student Testimonials
Andrea is an amazing teacher. As an adult learner, Andrea is able to adjust lessons to meet my constantly changing needs (often depending on how my day is going). She makes every lesson stress-free, fun, and yet I always learn something. With Zoom teaching, she has made it very easy. I continue to look forward to every lesson every week.
Pamela
Adult Piano Student
Andrea changed my perspective on learning. She has given me so much confidence in my ability to learn anything I put my mind too. I always never felt academic enough to learn music – especially reading it. She has been so kind, thoughtful and somehow magically gave me the skills to learn piano. Honestly an amazing instructor, and creates a fun non judgmental learning environment.
Nathan
Adult Piano Student
Andrea is a superb instructor, with an excellent knowledge of the repertoire and pedagogy for her students. She puts an emphasis on living Canadian composers, showcasing the talent in this country, and knows how to motivate her students well, with a combination of choice repertoire, games, and rewards. Andrea is personable, reliable, tireless, and is quick to respond to queries and concerns. I highly recommend Andrea to anyone who is looking for the right piano teacher.
Kenarkady
Musician & Parent to a 7 yr. old Piano Student
Expectations
1. Students must have consistent access to an acoustic or digital instrument with 88 weighted keys, a damper pedal, and a height adjustable seat. Appropriate instrument models for learning on will be suggested at the initial lesson.
2. Students are expected to maintain short fingernails that allow for the skin of the fingertips to contact the piano keys. This is absolutely necessary to learn healthy piano technique.