Welcome to the SE22 Piano School.
You can view our latest vacancies here: https://www.se22piano.co.uk/vacancies
You can view lesson fees here: https://www.se22piano.co.uk/fees/
2024/2025 Timetable
Monday 9 September – Saturday 26 October (7 lessons)
Half Term (1 week)
Monday 4 November – Saturday 21 December (7 lessons)
Monday 6 January – Saturday 15 February (6 lessons)
Half Term (1 week)
Monday 24 February – Saturday 5 April (6 lessons)
No lesson on Monday 21 April & 5 May for Monday students (Bank Holiday)
Tuesday 22 April – Saturday 24 May (5 lessons / 3 lessons for Monday students)
Half Term (1 week)
Monday 2 June – Saturday 19 July (7 lessons)
TOTAL LESSONS: 38 lessons (36 for Monday students)
Here is some information about the Consultation Lesson and the terms and conditions.
How the Consultation Lesson Works
We understand that you will have a lot of questions about starting piano, singing or guitar lessons. The most common of these is what age should we start lessons. This varies but generally anywhere from age 4 upwards is a guideline for starting. We can only assess readiness to start when you book a consultation lesson as no two students are alike. Consultation lessons are 30 minutes in duration and 1-to-1 only. We do not offer group tutoring. Parents are welcome to stay for this session. We also have many adult students too – it is never too late to start!
The consultation lesson is £50 and is payable in advance by online banking only. You will have time during the 30 minute lesson to speak to the teacher and we allow for 5 minutes at the end for a discussion of what we covered and how to progress. After the consultation lesson, we give you 24 hours to pay the balance of fees for the remainder of the term. We are unable to hold spaces open for students that do not contact us within this time period. Lessons are £45 for 30 minutes plus a new student registration fee of £20. We follow the Southwark state school timetable. We do not charge for holidays when we are closed. Your lesson time remains the same for the academic year and we do not refund or reschedule missed lessons for any reason as we are a private school.
About the SE22 Piano School
We offer music lessons for adults and children from age 4 or 5. The business was established from a private residence in East Dulwich in 2007 before moving to commercial premises just off Lordship Lane and we have been in this property for well over 10 years now. You can read more about our piano school’s journey here. We are proud winners of the Southwark Business Awards and we are partnered with Casio pianos.
Our students can follow a graded exam system or they can just learn for pleasure. We teach various styles of music including pop, classical and jazz. We include skills such as ear tests, aural training, improv and sight-reading in lessons. Some students will go on to achieve Music Scholarships to local schools such as Kingsdale, Prendergast and Haberdashers and we offer specialist tutoring for these entrance exams. We also tutor students for all local private schools (Dulwich College, JAGS, Alleyns). In addition to the weekly lesson we offer twice-yearly performance opportunities at our student recitals.
Our Team
Please click here to read the teacher bios. We don’t just teach piano, we also offer singing and guitar lessons too. Our teachers also offer lessons in a variety of languages (French, Spanish, Russian and Bulgarian).
Please watch our welcome video from our Head Teacher Lorraine:
At your first lesson your teacher will go through the Terms and Conditions for lessons with you. These are included below and we ask all parents to sign a copy of these both electronically and on paper which you keep for your records.
We are located at 85 Pellatt Road SE229JD. We do not offer home visits.
Please sign up to our mailing list and agree to the terms and conditions for lessons before attending your first lesson. (Mailing list link provided by email when you register).
Term Dates are listed on your invoice and on our website. www.se22piano.co.uk. We are unable to respond to emails asking for term dates but we have included this information on the auto-reply for your convenience.
Nb. We cannot swap or refund missed lessons as our timetable is heavily booked without any breaks and your teacher only works set days. Your lesson time is your weekly slot and cannot be altered so please look after it carefully!
Late payments incur an admin fee of £10. This is automatically added to your next invoice should you pay late. For the smooth running of the piano school, we rely on your cooperation to settle all invoices no later than 5pm on the last Monday of each half term.
Recommended Books for Beginner Pianists (Children)
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Beginner Piano Book ~ https://amzn.to/3FRb4HY
Digital Piano Recommendation
You can choose from the entire Casio digital piano range and get 20% off any Casio piano and keyboard* when purchasing direct from casio.co.uk/emi. Email se22pianoschool {@} gmail.com for the discount code.
*Sale items excluded.
Terms and Conditions for Lessons:
- We do not reschedule or refund missed lessons as we operate the same terms as a private school
- Your lesson time remains the same for the academic year
- A supply teacher will be used if your teacher is not available
- In the case of lockdown, lessons will be online. No refund or carrying over of lessons is allowed so please ensure you are able to attend Zoom lessons before you enrol for lessons.
- Late payment of an invoice incurs a £10 administration charge. We reserve the right to give away your space if payment is not received after issuing one reminder.
- Your teacher is the first point of contact for all queries. They will contact our admin team on your behalf if they are unable to assist you.
- One term’s written notice is required to quit lessons. This allows us ample time to advertise the space and fill with another student.
Payment is by online banking only on the last Monday of each half-term for the next block of lessons. We do not offer lessons during the school holidays and no charge is made for lessons during this period.
How to Contact The Piano School
Please note we do not have a full-time administrator and your teacher will be able to answer all questions about progress, purchasing books, exams and any other music-related queries you may have. Our administrator primarily focusses on issuing invoices and chasing late payments. If you have asked your teacher a question and they cannot answer they will ask our administrator to assist you.
