Information on Piano Lessons
Information on Piano Lessons
Joseph is not accepting any more students. If you would like to be on a waiting list, please email him at celbridgepiano@gmail.com
Joseph only teaches on Saturdays and possibly early evenings on Sunday.
One-to-one classes
30 minutes lessons for 1 student - €250
45 minutes lessons for 1 student - €375
60 minutes lessons for 1 student - €500
Group classes
Parents/students are responsible for finding the other student(s) to form a group class.
Depending on the group makeup, a parent/adult may be required to sit next to a child who is less than 10 years old.
30 minutes group lessons for 2 students - €300 (€150 per student)
45 minutes group lessons for 2-3 students - €450 (€150 - €225 per student)
60 minutes group lesson for 2-4 students - €600 (€150 - €300 per student)
Prices above exclude the cost of learning material. It is typically €10 to €20 for a music book for each term. You will be advised on book(s) to get.
For students who join during a term, the fee is prorated based on the number of lessons remaining.
There is no makeup for any lesson missed by the student for any reason. However, solely at the discretion, goodwill and availability of Joseph, he might provide one lesson per term for lesson(s) missed by the student.
Fees for the term are payable in advance. There is no refund of fees.
In cases where the tutor is unavailable for a lesson, a date/time will be arranged with the student(s).
There are four terms per year. Each term starts in September, January, April and July. There are typically 10 or 12 lessons in each term. Please contact Joseph if you wish to check or confirm term dates.
1. Most students
For most students, Joseph teaches the Music Teachers' Board ("MTB") piano syllabus and ABRSM Practical Musicianship using his creative teaching methods.
For the MTB piano grade that the student is studying (check with Joseph):
Purchase the digital handbook for the piano grade OR purchase/find yourself any 3 pieces from the list that you would like to learn
Print the entire MTB piano syllabus for the piano grade OR just these pages: Technical Exercises, Scales & arpeggios from memory (or copy them into a notebook), Reading skills, and Duet selection
2. Junior/Leaving Certificate
The focus will be on piano pieces.
For the MTB piano grade that the student is studying (check with Joseph), please print:
The entire MTB piano syllabus for the piano grade OR
Technical Exercises, Scales & arpeggios from memory (or copy them into a notebook), and Reading skills
3. Sing and Strum
This course is for those who would like to sing and play the piano at the same time or accompany singers, and songwriters. We focus on chords and note reading is kept to a minimum.