Piano
From first scales to advanced repertoire. I specialise in intermediate and advanced players who want to get unstuck.
Lessons
Learning to make music
I teach piano, voice, guitar, bass and drums, plus songwriting and HSC music. Beginners through to advanced.
Bachelor of Music in Composition and Music Production, Australian Institute of Music. Piano since the age of five, trained in jazz, and still releasing records every year.
What I teach
Voice
Breath, pitch and stamina for singers of any style. I sing in a heavy band, so screams and cleans are both on the table.
Guitar
Chords, riffs and the reading that makes learning a song faster than watching a tab video.
Bass
Timing, tone and locking in with a drummer. Most bass problems are rhythm problems.
Drums
Groove first, then rudiments and independence. We use a click early, because recording is honest.
Songwriting
How a song is built: structure, melody, lyric and the edit. We finish things rather than collect fragments.
HSC music
Composition, musicology and performance prep, from a composition graduate who still releases records.
Band mentoring
Rehearsal discipline, arrangement and set pacing for a whole band in one room.
How lessons run
In person
Sydney, inner west and surrounds.
Sydney. Exact location confirmed when you book.
Online
Video lessons anywhere in Australia.
Weekday afternoons and evenings. Ask for current times.
Duration and frequency
Weekly lessons, 30 to 60 minutes.
Provided with your enquiry, based on lesson length and frequency.
Why learn from a working musician
I'm not a teacher who used to play. I write, record and release music every year, and I bring whatever I learned making the last record into the next lesson. If a student wants to understand how a song is actually built, I can show them one I built.
Every player I've taught got further by playing less and listening more.
Lesson enquiry