Joan Cumming MMus: Moray Piano and Singing Lessons

03/09/2021

Normal lessons have resumed 🥳 with some covid measures in place

24/03/2020

Hi all,

Given the new government advice last night I'm going to be moving to online lessons, starting immediately. I already have Skype set up but can also do Facebook/ WhatsApp/ Facetime, whichever means is best for you. Just let me know your preferred method and the contact details I'll need. Thanks.

So please don't leave your homes and I'll video call you at your normal appointment time! 😁 It'll be worth setting up your device next to your piano/keyboard around 10mins before we're due to start.

All payments will be moved online also, so I'll send invoices with my bank details included for you to make a bank transfer. Those of you who pay weekly can either continue to do so, or I can invoice by month or by school term. Thank you.

Also since we all have a lot more free time on our hands (😅) you can change your lesson time to pretty much any time of day. If you'd prefer it in the morning now just let me know and I'll rearrange my timetable 👍🏻

This is such a weird time we're living in at the moment but maybe now more than ever we need the power of music. These online lessons will allow us to continue our lessons and progress unhindered until we're able to meet again in person. Which will hopefully be very soon.

If you have any questions please let me know.

Kind regards,
Joan x

28/10/2019

There are no quick fixes 😂😂

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06/12/2017

Hi everyone,

Just a note to say that for some reason my Pages app hasn't been pushing notifications to my phone, so I haven't known when messages come in 😨 Sorry if you've sent a message and it's taken me ages to get back to you; that's why! I'll try to remember to check my inbox a bit more frequently, but you might be better sending an email ([email protected]) if it's not too urgent, or sending a text if it is. Sorry about that, don't know what the problem is!

30/06/2017

Hahaha, accurate 😅

🙋🏼 guilty! You?

23/06/2017

So, SO proud of all the Burghead music students who performed tonight's concert! It was even better than last year! Loved it 😄

01/05/2017

Bach doesn't like it when you don't practise

(via organist Richard Apperley)

12/04/2017

Don't get into the habit of giving up. It's when you persevere that you see the greatest rewards. ;)

What's your struggle right now? Whatever it is, don't give up on yourself.

Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.

31/03/2017

So interesting!

A student then takes the bench and the pair analyzes how a beginner visually approaches a piece as opposed to someone more tenured.

23/03/2017

This is a fantastic article (with accompanying 14min masterclass video at the bottom of the page) on using the wrist - something you pianists have heard me going on about pretty much every lesson! Well worth a look.

I often think it must be very confusing for the pianist seeking guidance on piano technique from the internet, only to find conflicting information from various authorities. Nothing is more contentious than the wrist, it seems. As you may have discovered, some pianists and teachers of repute insist…