Piano Tuition

with Dr. Robert Szymanek PhD MISM

I have been teaching the piano since 2009, working one-to-one with beginners, music students, and professional musicians.

What to Expect

Specialisms in classical and contemporary music.

Help with practice routines, strategies, and performance preparation.

All-round support for Grades 1-8, Diplomas, Auditions and Concert Performances.

An experienced, dedicated and dependable teacher,
working to help in all aspects of piano playing and musicianship

Detailed technical advice and support.

Advanced skills in music theory, performance and composition at Phd level.

In-person or online, with between-lesson advice as needed.

Encouraging creativity through interpretation, improvisation and composition.

A nurturing, person-centred approach focusing on your needs and interests.

Piano Performance Coaching

Piano Performance Coaching is about helping people flourish at the piano.

Calm and joy are the bedrock for success in music. So my Coaching about tapping into the things that bring us more calm, spark our interest and creativity, and release our physical restraints or habits of mind that are inhibiting our technical abilities.

And that's when things can really take off!

How We Can Work Together

Finding more calm, confidence and joy in your playing.

Rekindling or maintaining enthusiasm and motivation.

Overcoming performance anxieties.

Reducing self-criticism and cultivating more self-compassion.

Developing practice routines that suit your needs.

Freeing up creativity and self-expression.

Cultivating healthy focus and effort.

Managing fatigue and stress, and avoiding burnout.

Performance Coaching is an integral part of my piano tuition, or can be offered in separate sessions.

What to Expect

Specialisms in classical and contemporary music. Help with practice routines, strategies, and performance preparation. All-round support for Grades 1-8, Diplomas, Auditions and Concert Performances.

An experienced, dedicated and dependable teacher, working to help in all aspects of piano playing and musicianship Detailed technical advice and support. Advanced skills in music theory, performance and composition at Phd level.

In-person or online, with between-lesson advice as needed. Encouraging creativity through interpretation, improvisation and composition. A nurturing, person-centred approach focusing on your needs and interests.