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Welcome

About us
Thanks for coming to our website. At PLUK, we find wonderful teachers and provide them with excellent courses and support, so they can deliver super piano tuition. Your 1st lesson is free.

We have 3 piano schools in Bristol, Brighton & Hove and Manchester. These are run by a wonderful Head Teacher who will oversee and support your piano lessons with your chosen teacher. We also offer piano lessons online to students across the UK and worldwide.

We teach beginners, experts, adults and children. We can use one of our piano courses or perhaps following a bespoke approach. The goal being to teach you what you want to learn. As an example, the Beginners Piano Course will have a complete beginner playing with both hands within 5 lessons.

Come and play piano music you’ll like, with people you'll like too.

 
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Our piano courses

We have designed a number of unique and fun piano courses that help you to learn the songs you love with people you’ll love too.

Kevin Matthews - Director of Music

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Thanks for visiting our website. We are a friendly bunch so please don’t hesitate to drop me an email with any questions no matter how small. Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

More about our piano lessons

What can we promise if you take piano lessons with us?

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One of our piano concerts

PLUK, Brighton & Hove piano concert

What type of piano teacher will we offer you?

  • A skilled and lovely piano teacher

  • A piano teacher who has performed or studied to a degree standard

  • A piano teacher with a 100% pass rate in the ABRSM exams

  • A piano teacher with a fully kitted out piano studio

What do we provide our piano teachers with?

  • Games and fun lesson plans for younger children

  • Regular concerts on a grand piano in a wonderful location

  • Custom-built piano courses (however, you can study anything you choose to)

  • Regular feedback and training on how to deliver the courses and all aspects of piano tuition, including the ABRSM exams

  • A fantastic booking system that reduces cancellations and helps us to ensure well-organised piano tuition


Where do we begin?

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Music is like a language. If you want to communicate freely, musically speaking, then it is important that you learn how to: 

  • Read

  • Write

  • Listen

  • Perform

  • Improvise

  • Practice the above

For example, if you know how to read or write music but cannot perform in front of others, then you'd be limited in your ability to express yourself. That said, we will always follow the lead of the student, offering our guidance along the way. We are here to teach you what you want to learn, not just what we feel you need to.

What do cracking piano lessons look like?

  • Lessons with a thoughtful, caring and patient approach in the right location

  • Piano lessons that are the right price (cheap isn't always good!)

  • Piano lessons that give you the tools to solve problems and practice at home

  • Lessons that help you to achieve your goals and guide you as to how you can make new ones (in the short and long term)

  • Piano lessons that balance the above aspects of musicianship whilst teaching you music that you enjoy

Our piano lessons deliver on all of the above. The piano courses will improve all of these skills and more. Our piano schools in Bristol and Brighton & Hove are full of piano teachers with a friendly nature and mountains of musical ability. We will always aim to teach you what you want, whilst giving you the skills you need. 


What makes a great piano teacher?

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  • A person with a thoughtful, caring and patient approach

  • A piano teacher with great materials to teach all aspects of piano skill

  • A teacher who knows how to use these materials to achieve your goals

  • Someone with experience who can give you guidance when you need it

  • A piano specialist with a high level of performance skill

What type of piano teacher does PLUK offer?

Someone who is kind, thoughtful and nurturing

  • A reliable professional who is trained to use our piano courses and teaching methods

  • A piano teacher local to you

  • Someone who will listen to what you want and knows how to teach it to you

  • A piano teacher with a real piano & a home studio

  • A piano teacher who has performed or studied to a degree standard

Can I find a piano teacher near me? 

Yes. We have piano teachers in suburbs across Bristol and Brighton & Hove and Manchester. If you live in another part of the UK or the world, do not despair. We have an excellent online piano tuition service and can teach you from anywhere. Our students have been learning in cities across the world from New York to Singapore.

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What’s the right age to learn piano?

For younger students, the earliest age we’d start is 3 but all children are different. As a general rule, young children learn to play the piano slower than those who are over 9 years old. Kids will need to be able to recognise the letters A-G and count to 10. As far as adult learners are concerned, it is never too late for you to learn how to play the piano. Adults generally learn faster than kids. Learning the piano as an adult is no harder than learning the ropes in a new job role or using a new phone. Within ten lessons, we can guarantee you that a beginner could learn how to improvise a 12 bar blues. The oldest student we have taught was 96 and that worked wonderfully. As a rough guide, we could safely say that a piano student needs to be between the ages of 3 and 139. ;0)

I don't have the time to learn how to play piano music. How can I fit it in? 

To begin with, you will only need to practice as long as it takes to brush your teeth. Fast forward 2 months and you will be able to play the piano.  You don't have to take any lessons after the FREE 1st piano lesson. However, we are very confident that you will.

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Can I learn how to play anything I want?

Yes. They are your piano lessons. You decide what you'd like to learn to play with our guidance. We designed our piano courses to provide you with a great structure for your learning. They give a beginner the skills needed to be a well-rounded piano player. The ABRSM syllabuses are great for this too. We have a 100% pass rate in these. If the student has another goal in mind, then we will happily follow their lead and teach anything from obscure jazz songs to a Disney medley.  

Will my piano teacher be a grumpy ogre?

Most certainly not. We only work with friendly and thoughtful piano teachers. We take a great amount of time and care to choose who we work with. Although we will happily teach any grumpy youngsters or even older grumpsters, your Head Teacher will be on hand to oversee your tuition assisting you and your teacher with their wealth of wisdom. Besides this, if you ever found yourself in a position where you weren’t gelling with your piano teacher, we can arrange a switch at the end of a booking. Remember the 1st lesson is free. You can meet and then decide after the lesson whether they are the right one for you.


Which piano lessons are right for me?

Children's piano lessons are designed for very young piano students who are beginners. Toddlers from the age of 3 up to kids who are aged 8 or 9. The other piano lessons are for students, who are over 8 or 9 years old; however, which route you choose is dependent on your experience.  

Children's piano lessons

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Ages: 3-9 yrs
Suggested length: 30 mins
Suggested course: Foundation
Required experience: 0 years

Beginners’ piano lessons

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Age: Adults and children
Suggested length: 45 or 60 mins
Suggested course: Beginners Piano Course
Required experience: 0-2 years

Intermediate + Advanced

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Age: Adults and children
Suggested length: 60 mins
Suggested course: Take your pick!
Required experience: 3 years +


What do our piano students say?

"The Beginners Piano Course is so carefully designed."

"I've learned to play the blues, how to improvise, about piano technique and I've written a song. It's only been 15 lessons. Kevin is so good at explaining the pieces that even if I get stuck I know that at the next piano lesson the problem will be solved."

- Ambrosia, Bristol

"I am so lucky to have found a teacher with his expertise and great personality."

"As a 42 year old man with a history of health problems and an ambition to play the piano, it was a delight to find Jamie. He is patient, explains everything clearly and gives you tips to remember how to read music. On my first lesson I got such a friendly welcome and I felt at ease and less nervous immediately. I cannot recommend Jamie enough."

- Mark, Brighton & Hove

"Two more pianists blossoming as I type."

"My two children have recently started the piano lessons, adore the games and find it really fun. They are hooked!l - Thank you!"

- Emma, Bristol


 
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Give it a go!

In 10 lessons’ time, you could be playing a blues at a train station near you....