Jean has been teaching my 17 year old daughter piano for the past year. She has been learning and playing since she was 5 years old. However, she became bored with traditional lessons when she was 12 and so stopped.
A year ago she wanted to have lessons again and to learn improvisation on the piano as she found it relaxing and enjoyable. We found Jean who has really hit the spot with inspiring my daughter to play, improvise and even compose her own pieces of music. She is the skilled teacher my daughter needed to motivate and inspire her creativity and desire to learn. Jean has also been improving her playing technique to be more relaxed which leads to a richer smoother and more expressive sound. This has involved learning some classical pieces to develop these technical skills and Jean has kept her interested throughout.
In recent months my daughter decided she wanted to pick up a Music Performance subject for Year 12 next year. Jean is experienced with guiding students and selecting appropriate pieces for this. Her knowledge of both practice and theory is excellent and she presents music in a logical and interesting way. Her ability to adapt lessons to suit the student's needs shows years of experience.
I am so thankful and relieved that my daughter has returned to learning and playing the piano. She is musically talented and it would be a shame not to develop this while she is young and able to learn quickly. Jean has been instrumental in opening up this pathway and encouraging a musical passion which my daughter will take with her throughout her life.
-Mirini
"I took some lessons with Jean recently and they were extremely helpful in complementing my ongoing lessons through the grades. Jean showed me some very useful theory background, enabling me to understand a number of basic concepts which were never clear to me in terms of chord formation, chord progression, etc. Jean also gave me the answers, even without me asking, to a number of questions that I had had for years but somehow no one would explain to me such as the chords for a song written in a particular key or how the circle of fifths works. All the things that Jean taught me would help me a lot in continuing with my piano studies. Many thanks Jean!"
- Hop
"Jean’s expertise is evident in every lesson. She has been the perfect .teacher for an older student like myself. Not just in the playing but also the background of the pieces, theory and technique. "
- Genny
What a great lady, my 11-year-old daughter took to her straight away and has gotten straight into her practice happily. Thank you so much Jean. -T
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