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Rebecca Shackelford Langley	WORTHING	West Sussex	Contact
Margaret PRIEST	WORTHING	West Sussex	Contact
Susan FISHER	WORTHING	W Sussex	Contact
Sharon GOODEY	WRITTLE	Essex	Contact
Yvonne LEWIS	Wyesham		Contact
Paul McBRETNEY	WYMONDHAM	Norfolk	Contact
Rhiain ELLIOTT	Yateley	Hampshire	Contact
Katharine Richman	YATELEY	Hants	Contact
Caroline WALLIS-NEWPORT	YEOVIL	Somerset	Contact
Alla LEVIT	YORK	N Yorks	Contact
Valerie CHAPMAN	YORK	N Yorks	Contact
Josephine PEACH	YORK		Contact
Ana Fontecha	York	North Yorkshire	Contact
Hilary Suckling	York	North Yorkshire	Contact
Heather HAMMOND	YORK	North Yorkshire	Contact
Cynthia WOOD	YORK		Contact
Lindita SIMAKU	YORK	North Yorkshire	Contact

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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: