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Name	Postal Town	Contact
Rosemary REID	SHERBURN-IN-ELMET	Contact
Lorraine BANNING	BEDFORD	Contact
Nigel GWYNN	SUTTON COLDFIELD	Contact
Hilary HAWORTH	CHESHAM	Contact
Jean Heyman (Cox)	LONDON	Contact
Daniel Nicholson	CARDIFF	Contact
Ruth BIRCHALL	THORNTON-CLEVELEYS	Contact
Celia WATERHOUSE	CAMBRIDGE	Contact
Alexandra BACK	LONDON	Contact
Natalja Akulenko	Belfast	Contact
Juliana Licinic van Walstijn	BELFAST	Contact
Rachel YUILE	DUNDEE	Contact
Graeme HUMPHREY	LONDON	Contact
Alex Nikiporenko	London	Contact
Ann LYNCH	NOTTINGHAM	Contact
Anita ELLIS	BLAENAU-FFESTINIOG	Contact
Bob STUCKEY	LONDON	Contact
Josephine JONES	ORKNEY	Contact
Beverley FLANAGAN	ONTARIO	Contact
Dr Michael SPACIE	ROTHERHAM	Contact
Richard HEYES	OLNEY	Contact
Lucy INNES	LONDON	Contact
Sue LAKER	EASTLEIGH	Contact
Susan GRANGE	NOTTINGHAM	Contact
Graham FITCH	LONDON	Contact
Kwang Ho LEE	Manchester	Contact
Peter STEVENSON	HILLSBOROUGH	Contact
Fulvia TERZAGHI	LONDON	Contact
Aza BALLARD-WHYTE	OXFORD	Contact
Vaida KALVAITIENE	BURY ST. EDMUNDS	Contact
Ekaterina BELIK	EDINBURGH	Contact
Simon Callaghan	London	Contact
Claire Pashley	SHEFFIELD	Contact
Karen NIGHTINGALE	ST ALBANS	Contact
Ilga PITKEVICA	CAMBRIDGE	Contact
Anne Deehan	Wirral	Contact
Celine GAURIER-JOUBERT	LONDON	Contact
Christina BARRIE	LONDON	Contact
Yvonne LEWIS	Wyesham	Contact
Charlotte ELLIS	LONDON	Contact
Amy MATSON	BANBRIDGE	Contact
Lauren LIDDLE	LISBURN	Contact
Renee REZNEK	LONDON	Contact
Susanne OLBRICH	FINDHORN	Contact
Patricia AFFLECK	LONDON	Contact
Peter Swales	London	Contact
Juan REZZUTO	LONDON	Contact
Charles BRERETON	LONDON	Contact
Julie CRAVEN	OXFORD	Contact
Richard LAKIN	EASTBOURNE	Contact
Janet NOAKES	Edinburgh	Contact
Susan PLUTHERO	ASHFORD	Contact
Mary WILLIAMS	ABERGELE	Contact
Maggie PARKE	CRIEFF	Contact
Johan de Cock		Contact
Catherine CLEAVER	LOUGHBOROUGH	Contact
Victoria TUSTAIN	BANBURY	Contact
Marbeth NICHOLL	RANDALSTOWN	Contact
Sarah PLUMLEY	ARUNDEL	Contact
Veronica COOPER	SHETLAND	Contact
David McWILLIAM	BIRMINGHAM	Contact
Nikki COLE	LLANELLI	Contact
Liz PRINGLE	BELFAST	Contact
Connie HUANG	CAMBRIDGE	Contact
Josephine PEACH	YORK	Contact
Georgina McCHESNEY	CARRICKFERGUS	Contact
Claire HORSFALL	SALISBURY	Contact
Barbara LINTON	DUNDEE	Contact
Antonina CLEMENT	DINGWALL	Contact
Robert HUDSON	NOTTINGHAM	Contact
Baerbel GRANGE	LONDON	Contact
Noel RAINBIRD	OXFORD	Contact
Hilary Anne FIELDING	CAMBRIDGE	Contact
Emma SINCLAIR	GLASGOW	Contact
Caroline GOWERS	LONDON	Contact
Jeroen SPEAK	LONDON	Contact
Kay GALE	BRISTOL	Contact
Lewis FISHER	BOREHAMWOOD	Contact
Christopher HALL	TAMWORTH	Contact
Kimberley TAYLOR	STOCKTON-ON-TEES	Contact
Julia ROGERS	NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE	Contact
Jane BLACKIE	EDINBURGH	Contact
Jennie ABELMAN	LONDON	Contact
Teresa ANDERSON	NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE	Contact
Sophia MCKETT	BRISTOL	Contact
Michael WOODS	LONDON	Contact
Janice AULD	BELFAST	Contact
Muriel LEVIN	LONDON	Contact
Diana HINDS	OXFORD	Contact
Kathleen TODD	SOLIHULL	Contact
Julia GREENWOOD	CARDIFF	Contact
Sonia GERGIS	MANCHESTER	Contact
Barry MALEHAM	DURHAM	Contact
Elizabeth KREAGER	OXFORD	Contact
Fiona TOMPKINS	CARDIFF	Contact
Matthew O'CONNOR	BRISTOL	Contact
Margaret MURRAY MCLEOD	EDINBURGH	Contact
John HOBBS	DERBY	Contact
Timothy BARRATT	LONDON	Contact
Lois SMITH	LONDON	Contact

Teacher Guidelines

Bursaries

If you are looking for a piano teacher you may be interested to know that EPTA UK teacher members have access to the John Bigg Bursary Fund. This provides bursaries for pupils who may be having difficulty paying for their piano lessons.

How to identify a good teacher

Good teachers can often be identified at local Music Festivals and other public events, or at pupils' concerts (see the EPTA UK magazine for piano teachers Piano Professional for details).

What to look for:

Qualifications:

A recognised diploma (performers' or teachers') or a degree in which piano playing, or piano pedagogy features as a major component.

Experience and professional outlook:

There should be evidence of performing as well as teaching experience, and of the teacher wishing to continue his/her own musical education, eg: attending master-classes and/or courses.

Teachers should be able to:

* convey their enthusiasm for music
* impart artistic sensibilities
* instil sound technical habits
* develop reading and listening skills
* develop memory and improvising skills
* build up good practice habits
* introduce a variety of musical styles
* include duet and other ensemble playing
* hold concerts, periodically, for pupils to play in
* report regularly to parents on pupils' progress
* assist, where appropriate, with the preparation of candidates for school and other public examinations
* offer advice for pupils wishing to take up a musical career.

They should prepare a written contract specifying:

* the number of lessons per term and their length
* fees and how they should be paid
* period of notice required for termination of contract
* procedure in the event of absence or illness of either party
* any special terms and conditions they may wish to apply - eg: special practice requirements, and arrangements for the purchase of music and any other equipment needed.

NB. It is important to establish that an adequate instrument will be available for practice.

Child Protection

The EPTA UK Management Committee takes child protection issues very seriously and members on the Teachers Register have sent a photocopy of their most recent Enhanced Disclosure certificate (if available) and signed the following declaration:

I declare:
that I have never been convicted of a sexual offence concerning a child or a young person under the age of 18;

EPTA UK Teachers Register

All the members included in the Find a Teacher page are on the EPTA UK Teachers Register.

This is published on the website on the Find a Teacher pages and members of the public can also contact the EPTA UK office to receive a list of teachers in their locality.

All members on the list have formal piano teaching qualifications or a proven track record in the piano teaching profession.

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Qualifications:

Experience and professional outlook:

Teachers should be able to:

They should prepare a written contract specifying: