Adina Arazi

In my lessons, I tend to focus on a holistic approach to learning piano - you cannot separate music theory from musical practice, so it's important for me that when I teach, I integrate music theory into the practice itself. I maintain that this is the best way to learn piano, as it's how I learned piano myself, and what ended up driving me to study Music (BMus) at the University of Aberdeen.

In order to ensure my students progress, I generally adhere to the ABRSM syllabus on a year by year basis, though for some of my students, passing their Grade 8 is not as important as learning musicianship, and so I offer a flexible, custom-built learning experience based on the needs and desires of my individual pupils.

I have experience teaching piano from as far back as my first few years in Aberdeen, 10 years or so ago, teaching from age ranges 5 and up, though I prefer my students to be old enough to know they actually want to learn piano. You can lead a horse to water...and you know how the adage ends. For this reason, I'd prefer to take on students who are looking for piano tuition as part of their general or higher education - or of course, anybody who wants to learn solely for the joy of making music.

I teach primarily classical repertoire, but I am also an experienced harpsichordist and early musician, and Bach will always be the composer I return to over and over again. I'm currently challenging myself with Chopin's ballades to deepen my knowledge and understanding of piano and keyboards.