Lesson Info

Lessons at Kimberly’s Piano Room are catered individually to each student, so they will look slightly different depending on the student’s personality, needs, and goals. We are focused not only on musical progress, but also on the enjoyment of the process, and the development of the student as a whole.

We are passionate about teaching students to practice thoughtfully and in a way that will maximise their practice and avoid creating bad habits. We don’t just tell students to practice, but we teach them the tools they need in order to have success in their practice time at home.

We value connection with our students, and we make sure to spend time each week briefly chatting about whatever is going on in their lives. We believe it’s important for children to have adults they can trust who will take an interest in them and we are aware of the honour we have of being able to spend time with them one-on-one every week and find it important to make the most of that. It also helps us to be more understanding when they aren’t able to practice during a particular week if we know about the holiday they went on over the weekend, the stresses they’re facing at school, or the other activities they are busy with during their afternoons.

Buddy Lessons

Music theory is an often overlooked part of piano lessons, as most teachers don’t have time to spend marking worksheets with students, and students don’t generally enjoy having extra homework to complete during the week. In our studio we do theory a little differently, by a) having an emphasis on certain topics each term so students get a crash course in different aspects of music theory throughout the year, b) doing group lessons 3 times a year where we play theory games, and c) having students in “buddy lessons”.

The model we use of “buddy lessons” gives students a sense of community in learning an instrument sometimes stereotyped as being lonely. Students are paired with another student of similar age and level, and each week they have time where we play theory games, learn to improvise and explore the piano together, and play duets. Gamified learning is proven to work better than the more traditional models, and we find that students in buddy lessons end up with fantastic music-reading skills and enjoy their lessons even more than those in just solo lessons.

Half an hour of the student’s lesson is a private lesson with the teacher, where we cover subjects such as practising, technique, repertoire, and music theory. The other 15 minutes, either at the beginning or at the end of the lesson, are spent with another student of a similar age/level. In this part of the lesson, the students play games together to reinforce music theory, work on music appreciation, learn some music history, play duets, and improvise with each other.

Membership Fees

While many teachers charge per individual lesson and bill per term, at Kimberly’s Piano Room the monthly fee is worked out by taking the cost of the entire year (36+ scheduled lessons during school terms plus materials and other expenses) and dividing it by 11 equal payments, making budgeting easier for parents. This means the fee remains the same regardless of how many lessons happen to take place each month, or whether or not the month contains school holidays.

Our fees cover much more than just the time a student is in their lesson each week – they cover being part of the Kimberly’s Piano Room community as a whole and all the benefits that come along with that.

Membership includes:

• A lesson space held for the student in our schedule throughout the school year.
• All necessary music books and materials, provided for the student by us to limit extra unexpected costs for parents.
• Prizes and incentives for completing challenges.
• The opportunity to come along to a few Piano Fun Days throughout the year
• A game and book lending library.
• An annual recital, for all students to perform at for friends and family.
• Our continued behind-the-scenes commitment to providing the best lessons we can for our students.

Sign Up for Lessons

If you would like to sign your child up for lessons in 2024, please fill out the Waiting List Form below and we’ll be in touch!