Keys Piano School

04/10/2026

We played lots of jumping games in our foundation Hopscotch theme this week! We love to include many different types of activities to engage lots of learning styles. This rhythm game was a huge hit with our bouncy little pianists!

01/10/2026

Started brainstorming for our Think Like a Composer workshop this Saturday (and yes I’m a bit last minute 😂) and have SO many exciting things to show the students that I barely know how to get it all into 3 hours!!

I DO know that starting with biscuits will be a good idea.

Oh yes - biscuits can also be great for teaching structure ….. (literally just thought of that now - ok back to the planning!)

28/09/2026

Last week was Pirate Week at Keys Foundation! 🏴‍☠️🎹

We explored our pirate music in all sorts of ways before bringing it to the piano! 🌊🎶

27/09/2026

Lots of deliveries this week for our Magic Academy holiday club at half term!

10% off with code SPOOKY expires Wednesday night.

https://keyspianoschool.com/accelerate-holiday-club/

26/09/2026

Meet Franklin. He has perfect pitch, synesthesia and an insane sense of rhythm. He also has autism. Our lessons are more of a musical conversation than a traditional teaching experience. I love how he challenges me to think quickly, explain harmony, improvise, and keep up with the speed of his musical brain. What a way to start Saturdays! ❤️🎹

This is today’s jam on “Finger Jogging Boogie” by Stephen Duro.

24/09/2026

Have you ever thought, “I’d love to play the piano,” and then decided you’ve probably left it too late? You haven’t. 🎹

You don’t need to read music or have a piano at home to come and try a lesson. Whether you’re starting from scratch or picking it up again after years away, we’ll go at your pace.

If you fancy giving it a go, send us a message. We’d love to welcome you to Keys! 💙

We understand that finding the time to fit in piano lessons as an adult can be challenging. We therefore want to make our sessions as flexible as possible.

22/09/2026

New branding!

03/09/2026

Trying to learn how to slow down… and discovering I’m really quite bad at it.

After what feels like eight years of literally never stopping, I’ve had a bit of time off recently and a lot of time to think.

I’ve realised I don’t actually want to live at that pace anymore.

I want to keep my mornings mostly clear of work. Have time for things like walking Willow, drinking coffee while it’s still hot, exercising, seeing my family — or occasionally doing absolutely nothing useful. Then I can fit the admin, planning and other work into my afternoons around my teaching.

And I’m trying to accept that my priority doesn’t have to be earning enough to maintain the lifestyle that came with working every available hour. Family and health need to come first.

It all sounds very sensible.

The problem is… I’m finding it really hard.

My brain goes straight to work almost as soon as I’m awake. I’m so used to “the chase” — staying ahead, anticipating everything that might happen, making sure nothing gets dropped. Maybe it’s the teacher training still ingrained in me: always prepared, always organised, everything has to be right. Or maybe I’m just a genuine workaholic. 😬

When I do something that isn’t productive, I feel guilty. There’s this nagging feeling that instead of resting, I’m just storing up problems for Future Jeni to deal with.

So apparently learning to slow down is going to take some practice.

(Case in point, on walk and posting to social media. 🤦🏻‍♀️😫😱)

Anyone else find that resting is actually much harder than working?