Joanna Petaloudas

With forty-five years of dedicated experience as a professional piano and music theory teacher holding a Bachelor of Arts Honors degree in Music Education and having taught classroom general music as well as middle school and high school choir in both private and public schools in the USA, and having taught private piano lessons within an over-subscribed UK secondary school for 9 years, I provide exceptional, structured online instruction tailored to every student. My professional business name is 3 Eighth Notes Music Studio, where our motto is "Discover the Musician in YOU!" My teaching philosophy centres on creating a supportive, highly engaging digital environment where students develop both technical fluency and a genuine, lifelong appreciation for music.

Lessons are conducted online via Zoom using optimized audio settings and multi-angle camera views to ensure clear, close-up demonstrations of hand posture, keyboard navigation, and sheet music reading. I specialize in comprehensive ABRSM exam preparation spanning Initial grade through Grade 8 for piano, and Grades 1 through 5 for music theory, maintaining an exceptional track record where eighty-eight percent of my students achieve Merit or Distinction results, and four of my students have earned a perfect score on their ABRSM Music Theory exams.

My instructional approach integrates interactive digital tools called Boom™ Learning, which are self-correcting flashcards, and custom visual aids to keep learners actively focused and progressing confidently. Every lesson will end with detailed lesson notes that include bespoke audio files and YouTube video links that are supportive learning and play-alongs between lessons so that students are confident in understanding exactly WHAT to practice and HOW to improve with step-by-step instructions.

Whether working with complete beginners mastering foundational note-reading rules for "piano geography" (which is how to match the written music notation from their method books directly to the exact location of the correct piano key) or advanced students refining their repertoire from all musical genres for graded examinations, every lesson is meticulously structured to match the individual's pace and personal goals.