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Name	Postal Town	County	Contact
Karen CADDY	LICHFIELD	Staffs	Contact
John BYRNE	SHEPTON MALLET	Somerset	Contact
Philip R BUTTALL	PLYMOUTH	Devon	Contact
Suzanne BUTLER	EASTLEIGH	Hants	Contact
Joanne BUTCHER	Watford	Hertfordshire	Contact
Angela BUSHNELL	GUILDFORD	Surrey	Contact
Judith BURTON	CHEAM	Surrey	Contact
Simon Andrew BURGESS	LEEDS	West Yorkshire	Contact
Penelope BURGESS	ST ALBANS	Herts	Contact
Ann BURDEN	Peterborough	Cambridgeshire	Contact
Lloyd Buck	Glossop	Derbyshire	Contact
Joan BUCHANAN	GLASGOW		Contact
John BRYDEN	Stapleford	Cambridgeshire	Contact
Janice BROWN	HASTINGS	E Sussex	Contact
Anne BROWN	BOVEY TRACEY	Devon	Contact
Julian BROUGHTON	UCKFIELD	East Sussex	Contact
Melody BROOKS	COLCHESTER	Essex	Contact
Elizabeth BROOKER	BIDFORD-ON-AVON	Warks	Contact
Diana BRON	OXFORD		Contact
Juliet BROMLEY	BLANDFORD FORUM	Dorset	Contact
Margaret BROAD	CUPAR		Contact
Bronwen BRINDLEY	RIPON	N Yorks	Contact
Charles BRERETON	LONDON		Contact
Linda BRANN	BROMLEY	Kent	Contact
Debra BRADSHAW	WETHERBY	W Yorks	Contact
Simon BOTTOMLEY	STOCKPORT	Cheshire	Contact
Alan BOND	EXETER	Devon	Contact
Caroline BOLTON	WHITEHEAD	Co Antrim	Contact
Caroline BOA	MARKET HARBOROUGH	Leics	Contact
Ruby Ellensen BOA	MARKET HARBOROUGH	Leics	Contact
Paul BLAKE	BARROW IN FURNESS	Cumbria	Contact
Albert BLACKWELL	NEWTON ABBOT	Devon	Contact
Jane BLACKIE	EDINBURGH		Contact
Agnes BLACK	FLEET	Hants	Contact
Sylvia BISSET	HOUNSLOW	London	Contact
Monica BISHOP	BRACKNELL	Berks	Contact
Susan BIRD	EBBW VALE	Gwent	Contact
Jill BIRD	Wells	Somerset	Contact
Ruth BIRCHALL	THORNTON-CLEVELEYS		Contact
Susan BETTANEY	STOCKPORT	Cheshire	Contact
Lindsey BERWIN	LEEDS	W Yorks	Contact
Keith BENTLEY	BURY	Lancs	Contact
Elaine BENTLEY	LEEDS	W Yorks	Not contactable via this website
Angela BENTALL	SHEFFIELD	S Yorks	Contact
Susan BENNETT	LOWDHAM	Notts	Contact
Adriana Bennett	Newbury	Berkshire	Contact
Nelly BEN-OR	NORTHWOOD	Middx	Contact
Margaret BELL	WOLVERHAMPTON	West Midlands	Contact
Ekaterina BELIK	EDINBURGH		Contact
Janet BARWELL	BADINGHAM	Suffolk	Contact
Scott BARRON	EDINBURGH	Lothian	Contact
Christina BARRIE	LONDON		Contact
Linda Barrett		Kent	Contact
Timothy BARRATT	LONDON		Contact
Stephen BARON	LONDON		Contact
Sharon Barnea	Weybridge	Surrey	Contact
Lorraine BANNING	BEDFORD		Contact
Alexandra BALTYN	CHELTENHAM	Gloucestershire	Contact
Janice BALDWIN	NEWTON ABBOT	Devon	Contact
Alexandra BACK	LONDON		Contact
Helen AUSTWICK	Sowerby Bridge	W Yorks	Contact
Samuel Austin	York	Humberside	Contact
Joy AUSTEN	CRANBROOK	Kent	Contact
Janice AULD	BELFAST		Contact
Mair Atkins	Newbury	Berkshire	Contact
Michael ASTON	HEATHFIELD	E Sussex	Contact
Jennifer ASHURST	ASHTEAD	Surrey	Contact
Janet ARNOLD	Braintree	Essex	Contact
June ARMSTRONG	BELFAST	Co Antrim	Contact
Sally ANSCOMB	COVENTRY	W Mids	Contact
Teresa ANDERSON	NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE		Contact
Susan ANDERSON	AMERSHAM	Buckinghamshire	Contact
Tatyana ANASTASOVA-PORTER	COVENTRY	W Mids	Contact
Ruth Alberici	Pinner	London	Contact
Natalja Akulenko	Belfast		Contact
Natrah AKIB	LEIGH-ON-SEA	Essex	Contact
Rosemary AIKEN	LISBURN	Co Antrim	Contact
Patricia AFFLECK	LONDON		Contact
Jacqueline ADAMS	CHELTENHAM	Glos	Contact
Carol ABSON	WALTON-ON-THAMES	Surrey	Contact
Jennie ABELMAN	LONDON		Contact
Anne ABBOTT	IPSWICH	Suffolk	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: