First Notes (ages 5–8)
Group of six. Rhythm, listening, and enough piano to play something for a grandparent by December.
- Length
- 45 min
- When
- Sat 9:30am
- Places
- 2 left
$14/lessonEnrol
Learn an instrument properly, at any age.
Small groups and one-to-one lessons in the old harbour master's house. Forty-two students, nine teachers, and a concert every term that everybody is made to play in.
Grade 1–8Piano, strings, woodwind
Adult beginnersTuesday evenings
First lesson freeNo obligation
Courses this term
Ten-week terms. Instruments provided for the first month so nobody buys a cello they turn out to hate.
Piano, Grades 3–5
One-to-one, exam optional. We enter about half our students and never push the ones who would rather just play.
- Length
- 30 min
- When
- Weekdays, 4–7pm
- Places
- 4 left
$26/lessonEnrol
Adult Beginners
For people who "did a bit at school". Guitar, piano or ukulele, in a group of eight, with a pub afterwards.
- Length
- 60 min
- When
- Tue 7:30pm
- Places
- 3 left
$18/lessonEnrol
Strings Ensemble
Grade 5 and above. Two performances a term, one of them outdoors and slightly ill-advised.
- Length
- 90 min
- When
- Thu 6pm
- Places
- Waiting list
$22/lessonJoin list
Voice & Songwriting
Technique, but mostly finishing things. Everybody leaves the term with one recorded song.
- Length
- 45 min
- When
- Wed 5pm
- Places
- 5 left
$24/lessonEnrol
Theory, Grades 1–5
Online, in a group, and the least painful version of this we have managed to design.
- Length
- 40 min
- When
- Mon 5:30pm
- Places
- 8 left
$12/lessonEnrol
How it works
Four steps, and the first one costs nothing.
Free trial lesson
Meet the teacher, try the instrument, decide afterwards. No sales pitch.
Pick a slot
We work around school, shifts and everything else. Slots are yours for the term.
Pay by term
Ten weeks at a time, or monthly if that is easier. Siblings get 15% off.
Play in the concert
End of every term, in the hall. Non-negotiable, and the reason people stay.
Who teaches here
Nine teachers, all working musicians, all DBS checked.
Ana Ferreira
Piano · Head of school
Twenty years teaching, still gigs on Fridays.
Callum Boyd
Guitar · Songwriting
Ran a studio for a decade. Very patient.
Mei Tanaka
Violin · Ensemble
Leads the strings group and the outdoor concert.
Desmond Aryeh
Voice · Theory
Choral background. Makes theory almost fun.
Term dates & availability
Autumn term 2026.
Book a free trial
Tell us who it's for and what they'd like to play. We'll find a teacher with a free half hour and email you two or three options. Nothing to pay, and no obligation afterwards.
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Request received
We'll email two or three trial slots within a day or so. If none of them work, just reply and we'll find another.