We generally recommend a minimum age of four. Every child develops differently. Therefore, it’s best to decide on a case-by-case basis whether to postpone the start of lessons for a few more months. Our piano teachers would be happy to advise you on this during a trial lesson.
From experience, we can confirm that we can help any adult learn to play the piano, even later in life. Our oldest student began taking piano lessons at the age of 78. The only prerequisites are motivation and curiosity. We would be delighted to inspire your enthusiasm for playing the piano during a free trial lesson.
You can start taking piano lessons and make progress without owning a piano. However, we recommend purchasing a piano right from the start, as regular practice at home significantly accelerates your progress. Some students and parents are unsure whether they should buy an instrument right at the start. Piano retailers are aware of this potential uncertainty and therefore offer rent-to-own options or a one-year buyback guarantee. Alternatively, you can rent a piano or rent practice rooms off-site on an hourly basis. You also have the option of purchasing a digital piano first, which is significantly less expensive than an acoustic piano. We’d be happy to advise you in detail on this matter in person at the piano store.
In addition to the quality of instruction, the progress made also depends on whether students practice regularly. The regularity of practice is much more important than the duration of each practice session. We recommend that every student set their own realistic goals for daily practice. To start with, we recommend that our students practice the piano for 10 to 15 minutes a day.
The contract is entered into for an indefinite term and may be terminated at any time with 3 months' notice, effective at the end of the month.
You can also book a 10-session pass for piano lessons with us. This offer is intended for people who, for example, due to work commitments, are generally unable to commit to a fixed, weekly lesson time. The 10-session pass allows you to arrange lesson times flexibly and individually with the piano teacher. At the same time, the 10-session pass requires more flexibility on the student’s part, since only available times can be booked and there is no fixed weekly lesson time. The major advantage of the lesson contract, on the other hand, is that you receive a fixed weekly lesson time that is reserved for you, ensuring regularity—which is very important for the student to make rapid progress. For this reason, we generally advise our students to opt for regular lessons with a lesson contract whenever possible.
Learning to read music is an important part of piano lessons. No prior knowledge is required, and you can learn to read music right from the start in your piano lessons with us. For children, we offer age-appropriate learning systems that allow our students to learn to read music in a playful way through musical stories and fairy tales. That’s why it’s not necessary for children to already know their letters.
Yes. We regularly hold student recitals. This is a highlight for students and parents every year, because it gives students a chance to show the progress they’ve made. In the process, they gain motivation, joy, and self-confidence.
We offer one-on-one piano lessons. This allows us to tailor our instruction to each student individually, resulting in faster progress than in a group setting.
We use piano method books that have proven their worth over the past few decades, such as the method books by the renowned piano educator John W. Schaum. Once students have mastered the basics, our focus shifts to classical piano repertoire in our classical piano lessons and to learning improvisation in our jazz piano lessons. Of course, we are happy to accommodate our students’ wishes and preferences.
Yes. At our piano school, lessons are held all day on Saturdays and during the week until 9:00 p.m.
That depends largely on how much time you invest in regular practice. Experience shows that it takes 6–12 months to be able to perform your first piano pieces at a concert-ready level. Most of our students participate in student recitals for the first time after one year. As in any discipline, you never stop learning, and it’s always possible to make further progress. The most important thing is to find joy in the learning process—then progress will come naturally.
Your piano teacher can answer this question, as our instructors handle this differently. The atmosphere in the lesson is generally strongly influenced by the parents’ presence. This can also have a negative effect if, for example, it causes the children to become easily distracted. At the same time, it is, of course, beneficial if parents take note of the material covered in piano lessons so they can review it with their children at home. In the long run, however, the instructors’ goal is to guide the children toward practicing independently, without needing their parents’ help.