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Name	Postal Town	County	Contact
Andrew WILDE	ALTRINCHAM	Cheshire	Contact
Sheila WILKES	Gamston	Nottinghamshire	Contact
Jacqueline WILKINSON	MANCHESTER		Contact
Mary WILLIAMS	ABERGELE		Contact
Anthony Williams	Oxford	Oxfordshire	Contact
Derek WILLIAMS	EDINBURGH	Lothian	Contact
Natalia WILLIAMS-WANDOCH	MARCH	Cambridgeshire	Contact
Veronica WILSON	NORWICH	Norfolk	Contact
Helen Wilson	BRIGHTON	East Sussex	Contact
Jan WINDER	GLASGOW	Strathclyde	Contact
Rahna Elizabeth WINDSOR	STOKE-ON-TRENT	Staffs	Contact
Maxine WINDSOR	DUMFRIES		Contact
Roberta WOLFF	CAMBERLEY	Surrey	Contact
Stephen J WOOD	Grange-Over-Sands	Cumbria	Contact
Cynthia WOOD	YORK		Contact
Teresa WOOD	ST ALBANS	Herts	Contact
Michael WOODS	LONDON		Contact
Margaret WOODS-NUNN	CAMBRIDGE		Contact
Pearl WOODWARD	SHEFFIELD	S Yorks	Contact
Susan WORKMAN	BRISTOL		Contact
Jennifer WORSTALL	CROYDON	Surrey	Contact
Ruth WRIGHT	WIGTON	Cumbria	Contact
Michael YOUNG	LYDNEY	Glos	Contact
Rachel YUILE	DUNDEE		Contact
Irena ZABLOCKA	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: