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Name	Postal Town	County	Contact
Irena ZABLOCKA	LONDON		Contact
Rachel YUILE	DUNDEE		Contact
Michael YOUNG	LYDNEY	Glos	Contact
Ruth WRIGHT	WIGTON	Cumbria	Contact
Jennifer WORSTALL	CROYDON	Surrey	Contact
Susan WORKMAN	BRISTOL		Contact
Pearl WOODWARD	SHEFFIELD	S Yorks	Contact
Margaret WOODS-NUNN	CAMBRIDGE		Contact
Michael WOODS	LONDON		Contact
Teresa WOOD	ST ALBANS	Herts	Contact
Cynthia WOOD	YORK		Contact
Stephen J WOOD	Grange-Over-Sands	Cumbria	Contact
Roberta WOLFF	CAMBERLEY	Surrey	Contact
Maxine WINDSOR	DUMFRIES		Contact
Rahna Elizabeth WINDSOR	STOKE-ON-TRENT	Staffs	Contact
Jan WINDER	GLASGOW	Strathclyde	Contact
Veronica WILSON	NORWICH	Norfolk	Contact
Helen Wilson	BRIGHTON	East Sussex	Contact
Natalia WILLIAMS-WANDOCH	MARCH	Cambridgeshire	Contact
Anthony Williams	Oxford	Oxfordshire	Contact
Derek WILLIAMS	EDINBURGH	Lothian	Contact
Mary WILLIAMS	ABERGELE		Contact
Jacqueline WILKINSON	MANCHESTER		Contact
Sheila WILKES	Gamston	Nottinghamshire	Contact
Andrew WILDE	ALTRINCHAM	Cheshire	Contact
Valerie WHITESIDE	LYTHAM ST ANNES	Lancs	Contact
Christina WHITE	RUSHDEN	Northants	Contact
Janis Wetton	Rayleigh	Essex	Contact
Louise WESSMAN	ST NEOTS	Cambs	Contact
Ann WELLS	ALFRETON	Derbyshire	Contact
David WEBB	NEWCASTLE	Staffs	Contact
Monica WATSON	LONDON		Contact
Susanne WATSON	EDINBURGH		Contact
Clare WATKINS		NOTTINGHAM	Contact
Celia WATERHOUSE	CAMBRIDGE		Contact
Hilary WALTON	BRISTOL		Contact
Caroline WALLIS-NEWPORT	YEOVIL	Somerset	Contact
Ursula WALLIMANN	BOURNEMOUTH		Contact
Timothy WALLER	BRISTOL		Contact
Jennifer WALKER	GRANTHAM	Lincs	Contact
Doris WALKER	TANDRAGEE	Co Armagh	Contact
Christine WALKER	HITCHIN	Bedfordshire	Contact
Dawn WAKEFIELD	FAKENHAM	Norfolk	Contact
Yoriko WAKABAYASHI	LONDON		Contact
Berit Vogli	Crawley	West Sussex	Contact
Anna VELICHKINA	Guildford	Surrey	Contact
Catherine VAUGHAN	ISTEAD RISE	Kent	Contact
Clare VAN GURP	NORFOLK		Contact
Araceli VALDEZ-RAMIREZ	SAFFRON WALDEN	ESSEX	Contact
Alison VALDEZ	AMERSHAM	Buckinghamshire	Contact
Caroline UNG	MITCHAM	Surrey	Contact
Debs TYLER	Great Missenden	Buckinghamshire	Contact
Victoria TUSTAIN	BANBURY		Contact
Margaret TURNER	SURBITON	Surrey	Contact
Christine TURNER	BRIDPORT	Dorset	Contact
Angie TSE	READING	Berkshire	Contact
Sue TROST	HITCHIN	Hertfordshire	Contact
Beate TOYKA	BELPER	Derbys	Contact
Fiona TOMPKINS	CARDIFF		Contact
Susan TOMLINSON	KENDAL	Cumbria	Contact
Kathleen TODD	SOLIHULL		Contact
Karen THOMSON	Totnes	Devon	Contact
Mary Ann THOMAS	CARDIFF	SOUTH GLAMORGAN	Contact
Gillian THIRKELL	SALTBURN	Cleveland	Contact
Ljiljana TESIC-O'DWYER	SUTTON	Surrey	Contact
Fulvia TERZAGHI	LONDON		Contact
Jenny TERRAS	Scamblesby	Lincs	Contact
Margaret TEBBY	NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME	Staffs	Contact
Sarah A C TAYLOR	BEACONSFIELD,	Buckinghamshire	Contact
Jill TAYLOR	Taunton	Somerset	Contact
Kimberley TAYLOR	STOCKTON-ON-TEES		Contact
Geoffrey Allan TAYLOR	MILTON KEYNES	Buckinghamshire	Contact
Mark TANNER	TAUNTON	Somerset	Contact
Laurence TALBOT	ABERCYNON	Mid Glam	Contact
Aleksander SZRAM	SWANLEY	Kent	Contact
Caroline Swinburne	Over	Cambridgeshire	Contact
Belinda SWIFT	LEEDS	W Yorks	Contact
Peter Swales	London		Contact
Hilary Suckling	York	North Yorkshire	Contact
Timothy STURT	FARNHAM	Surrey	Contact
Sue STURGESS	NORWICH	Norfolk	Contact
Bob STUCKEY	LONDON		Contact
Pamela STREET	STOURBRIDGE	W Mids	Contact
Fiona STOKES	HEREFORD		Contact
Peter STEVENSON	HILLSBOROUGH		Contact
Julia STANIFORTH	KETTERING	Northants	Contact
Valerie STANBRIDGE	LEIGHTON BUZZARD	Beds	Contact
Peter R STAITE	SOLIHULL	West Midlands	Contact
Anne STACY	NEWPORT PAGNELL	Bucks	Contact
Barbara SPRINGTHORPE	LEIGHTON BUZZARD	Bedfordshire	Contact
Clare SPENCER	HASSOCKS	West Sussex	Contact
Jeroen SPEAK	LONDON		Contact
Dr Michael SPACIE	ROTHERHAM		Contact
Caroline SORESBY	LONDON		Contact
Dorine SORBER	KIRRIEMUIR	Angus	Contact
Gillian SONIN	STANMORE	Middx	Contact
Kirsten Sondergaard-Watson	Newport	Gwent	Contact
Richard SMITH	STROUD	Glos	Contact
Jennifer SMITH	MILTON KEYNES	Bucks	Contact
Susan 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: