Reminder about arrival times for private pupils.

Hi everyone,

Just a little reminder for private pupils to observe the times of your lessons, especially the arrival times. Please could you avoid arriving more than 10 mins early? If you arrive too early it impinges on the time I have with my previous pupil or it cuts into my often very brief down time, as I hurtle from one job to another! Sometimes I only have a half hour break between arriving home and starting a 2-3 hour teaching stint. I would be grateful if you could respect your start times.

Thank you very much,

Fiona Lau.

Summer term lessons start next week.

Hi everyone,

I hope that you are enjoying your Easter break. Lessons resume next week for pupils I teach privately and for pupils at Moulsham High School ( Tuesday 22nd). Cathedral School pupils start back the following week on Wed 29th. If you have an exam this term, be ready to play all your scales and your pieces to me, and we will make a decision in that first lesson.

Super Duck app!

I know many of you have enjoyed playing tunes from Elena Cobb's Higgledy Piggledy Jazz pieces, so here is something to make it even more fun: an app to teach, explain and break it down. It also has professional recordings and great explanations. For more details click on this link: http://www.facebook.com/l/AAQF99ELm/www.elenacobb.com/super-duck-app-easter-monday-release/

Spring Term Piano Pupil Concert.

Well done to everyone who performed tonight. I appreciate all that has gone into your performances and love to hear the finished pieces in a concert. Also many thanks to the accompanists, duettists, page turners, The Salvation Army ( Joanne and Simon) and very supportive audience. We heard music from Bach to Coldplay and from China to Spain. It was also lovely to see parents, brothers, sisters, grandparents and a great grandparent in the audience! Here are a few photos; l include my two cool dudes Alexander and Daniel dressed for their performances! If you have any photos of tonight send them to me and I will post them here as well. Once again, many thanks, it was a lovely evening of musical playing.

A busy performing week!

Just a quick reminder of what's going on this week.

Tuesday 25th March at MHS GCSE duet and solo performances are all between 11-1pm for Bethany, Abigail, Olivia and Roan. 

Tuesday is also the last lessons of the term for my MHS pianists. Laura has a lesson next week.

Grade exams are on Thursday 27th for Amelia, Jacob and Ben, and Friday 28th for Zoe. Lots of last lessons this week!

Piano Pupil Concert on Friday 28th March, 7.30, Salvation Army Hall- see previous post for details.

Cathedral School timetabling for Wed and Thurs 12th and 13th March

Martin, Leo and Emily will have their lessons on Thurs this week. As will Alexander as a result of today's traffic chaos!

Piano Pupil Concert, Friday March 28th.

My next piano pupil concert is on Friday 28th March at 7.30 in the Salvation Army Hall, Baddow Road, Chelmsford. It would be great to have as many pupils playing as possible. I will be asking pianists if they can play, and what they would like to play, in this week's lessons, and sending out an invitation to play form. Please check children's piano bags and diaries for further information and return the form as soon as possible. As ever family and friends are very welcome to form part of the audience. Admission will be £1 per adult, 50p per non-playing child.

The Salvation Army Hall is a lovely venue with a Kawai grand piano, a comfortable space for an audience and somewhere to have refreshments after the concert. Parking is available at the Meadows and Kings Head Meadow car parks. We are very fortunate that the Salvation Army are able to host us again and I look forward to hearing pupils playing and meeting you all again.

Fiona Lau.