Our private piano lessons are for all ages and are conducted weekly, and are generally one hour per session.
Classes with us are not always focused on exams. We can tailor our piano classes to your needs. However, students typically want to follow a recognized grading system. Some examples are the ABRSM and the Trinity College London exams.
Our classes are geared towards ABRSM grades 1 to 8 and are taught by an experienced teacher in a home studio.
About my Piano Lessons
Piano Pedagogy
Students will learn piano technique and build their repertoire. They will be taught essential and important skills for more advanced grades. Learning these skills early in the students’ music education will form the basis of a strong foundation.
Aural Training
Students will benefit from Aural training as part of the lesson to improve their musical ear. This skill is an integral component of their musical journey. Aural training enables the student to identify musical elements in their head while reading the music which then improves their ability to sight-read and to play their piece.
History of Music
Your child will be exposed to the great composers and the history of the genre that they are playing. This makes the learning fun and enables your child to connect to the pieces that they are playing. Learning about musical history helps your child to broaden their musical knowledge and keeps them coming back for more.
Theory of Music
Students will learn the theory of music as part of the lesson. A knowledge of music theory enables the student to understand the grammar of music. Students will be able to understand what the composer intended the music to sound like. The benefit is that sight-reading of the music score will improve for the student. Intensive music theory lessons are also available.
Musicianship
Learn how to connect the music from the music sheet into passionate phrases. The musicianship is about learning how to turn the notes on the music score into beautiful-sounding phrases. Musicianship improves performance and confidence in your child.
What my Students and Parents Say
Joyce Chong1 March 2024There are teachers and there are mentor teachers. Germaine is one such mentor teacher. She is not only merely teaching my 2 kids but she is also imparting the love of music and music appreciation to them. Germaine is passionate about teaching, meticulous and is an inspiration to the children. We are so glad we found you!Dalini Selvam7 January 2024Ms Germaine helped my 10 year old son to prepare for Grade 5 theory. She was very patient and her methodical approach meant he could cover a significant amount of material within quite a short period of time. She was engaging and explained concepts well. He thoroughly enjoyed her lessons. Additionally, she provided me with regular updates about his progress and this open communication meant we could better support him to achieve his goals.Chris Lee6 January 2024Germaine is an excellent theory teacher and works very well with kids. She updates us frequently on the progress and is always encouraging and supportive. Thanks to her help, my 7 year old daughter got a distinction for her grade 5 theory exam.TzeTsien Sum17 July 2023Ms Germaine helped both my sons prepare for grade 5 theory exams, where they scored distinctions. Thereafter, she taught my older boy piano, and he just recently obtained a Merit grade for ABRSM grade 8 exam, despite a demanding academic schedule. She is currently teaching my younger son (who plays violin) aural, sight reading, and grade 6 theory. He enjoys his weekly lessons, and looks forward to them. Ms Germaine is a very knowledgeable, experienced and caring teacher, who is passionate about building up a good musical foundation in her students. If you're looking for a teacher for music theory, aural, sight reading and piano, we highly recommend her.E. Sum17 July 2023Teacher Germaine is a very skilled and enthusiastic teacher .She helped me prepare for both my grade 5 theory and my grade 8 piano practical .In the beginning ,I was woefully underprepared coming from a music school which had little focus on the fundamentals and only on being able to play the pieces mandated by abeam .However her style of focusing on musical details and understanding their whole not only helped me play and learn the music better ,she also helped me develop a better appreciation for music . Furthermore ,she is a very good music oral teacher helping me overcome my usual deficiencies and helped me understand and listen to cadences and identify chords in only 3 weeks .Furthermore she is a very kind and understanding teacher . So if you are looking for a music teacher to help u progress in your overall music journey both in and out of exams I would highly recommend her .Adeline Tan17 July 2023Germaine is a patient, caring and dedicated music teacher. She is also very good with kids. We are so happy to have found her to guide my 7 yo boy for his G5 music theory exam. My boy used to dislike music theory and finds it very boring. However after attending her lesson, he is always so eager to share with us what he has learnt after class. My boy adores her, and we have nothing but full of praises for her. Thank you Germaine for reigniting our child’s love for music theory, and helping him in his music learning journey! You are a GREAT teacher! ❤️Yiling Li30 June 2023Big thank you to Germaine for helping my girl get distinction for her theory exam! Germaine is always very patient and encouraging and my girl loves going for her lessons :) Also greatly appreciate all her feedback after the lessons to keep us updated on her progress!Jade Yong26 June 2023I have nothing but praise for Teacher Germaine! My playful 9-year old signed up for theory lessons with the aim of taking the ABRSM Grade 5 exams. Teacher Germaine is very good at assessing a student’s abilities and interests, and tailoring her lessons accordingly. She is a very effective educator and through her clear explanations, regular homework feedback, and encouragement, my son was able to obtain a distinction in his theory exam. Thank you Teacher Germaine for your dedication and hard work!Happiness Goh10 September 2022Took music theory G5 exam and scored FULL marks all thanks to Ms Germaine's tutelage. All just in 3mths. 😍 Really grateful for her help. Came in with very basic music theory knowledge and she retaught me everything so I could understand better. Her aural training lessons really helped me to become a better musician.💯Audrey Ng3 September 2022Germaine is a wonderful and wonderfully effective teacher. I sent my 8 yo as a tag along “optional” to 12 yo older sister’s Theory G1-5 course, both girls achieved G5 Distinctions after 6 months of lessons. I don’t know how she did it but I am so impressed! She gently pushed the girls (and me!) to keep up the momentum through periods of low motivation. She has developed a system that works. I am so glad to have had Germaine take the girls through this checkpoint.
Sum Tze Tsien17 July 2023Ms Germaine helped both my sons prepare for grade 5 theory exams, where they scored distinctions. Thereafter, she taught my older boy piano, and he just recently obtained a Merit grade for ABRSM grade 8 exam, despite a demanding academic schedule. She is currently teaching my younger son (who plays violin) aural, sight reading, and grade 6 theory. He enjoys his weekly lessons, and looks forward to them. Ms Germaine is a very knowledgeable, experienced and caring teacher, who is passionate about building up a good musical foundation in her students. If you're looking for a teacher for music theory, aural, sight reading and piano, we highly recommend her.Daphne Lee18 December 2018Meredith started her music theory lessons with Mrs Ho in September and she looks forward to the lessons each time. While her instrument is the violin, Mrs Ho is able to bring alive the knowledge of music theory with the importance of enjoying the musical journey and instrument. Her lessons are integrated with the child’s pace of learning, and Meredith knows that she is able to ask questions comfortably. Mrs Ho was also able to observe that a larger print of the sight-reading scales book might benefit our child better and indeed it has. We are thankful for Mrs Ho’s patience and keen interest in developing our child’s musical appreciation, not just from the mind but also from the heart.Pearlyn Lim18 November 2018Mrs Ho is a patient and encouraging teacher. She explains clearly and has reasonably high expectations of her students. She also keeps parents updated of their child's progress. Within a span of about five months, she prepared my son for Grade 5 theory. This was his first music theory exam and he obtained distinction. We are very grateful for her guidance. 👍Lui Ling14 November 2018Matthew started Theory of Music lessons with Mrs Ho when he was 7 and hasn’t looked back since. It has been an amazing journey for him and he looks forward to his weekly lessons with Mrs Ho who enthuses with her passion and engaging stories about the history of music. In fact, so inspired was he, that he decided, on his own, to take up piano lessons under her tutelage. Kudos to Mrs Ho, for gifting Matt, the joy of learning Music! 🎶Josephine Leow Ting Ting31 October 2018Mrs Ho taught both my kids (7 and 10 years old) Grade 5 music theory. I was impressed that she was able to teach Grade 4 and 5 music theory in 2 - 3 months compared to the previous theory teacher that taught Grade 1-3 in 7 months. When she took over the teaching, she was sharp to observe what are the issues my kids was having on music theory and could rectify it. Professional and reliable teacher! Jo