Ben Cockburn- Piano Tuition/ Accompaniment service

27/05/2026

Sometimes when working on rhythm, I find it helpful to play along with the student, mimicking their part. It builds up confidence and allows them the freedom to make mistakes while also maintaining a steady pulse! This video was captured by a parent, as I was working on this exact technique!

18/05/2026

This week's student highlight is Dylan! He has been working very hard for his Grade 4 exam next month. This is one of his pieces, called Cloudscape! 😊 Dylan is very talented and is one to watch for the future! 🎶

12/05/2026

This week's student highlight is Edward playing the Super Mario Brothers theme while rocking the t-shirt! Edward has just achieved a merit in his Grade 2 Piano exam so we thought we'd have some fun with this! It only took him a week to learn 😲

03/05/2026

Had a wonderful day yesterday accompanying and delivering a masterclass for the students of Helen Hodgkiss: Musician & Woodwind Tutor in Liverpool. 🎶

20/04/2026

I've updated my Youtube channel this week! 🎶 It will have regular content from me, with Music of a wide range of styles! Give it a follow and check it out please! 😁

Pianist based in Leeds! https://www.tiktok.com/.c_pianist?_r=1&_t=ZN-95VRuH47QcI https://www.instagram.com/ben.c_pianist?igsh=MTZkeWFud2lweGRxdg==

24/03/2026

This week's student highlight is Lourdes, performing something she has been working on for her Grade 7 exam. A very atmospheric piece that has only been put together in the past couple of months!

11/03/2026

Today's student highlight is Lara! Currently working towards her GCSE ensemble exam, she has chosen Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy! With a few weeks still to go, she is working very hard and sounding great! 🎶

01/03/2026

Today's student highlight comes from my final student of the week on a Friday evening. We've been working so hard on this piece and his practice has paid off!! With it being at such a fast tempo and with several very tricky hand positions throughout, it takes a lot of time and patience to achieve playing like this! Very proud teacher 😊

18/02/2026

HALF TERM HIGHLIGHT! 😄This is my student Orla playing Somewhere Only We Know by Keane. Despite the fact that it's the holiday, Orla kindly agreed to record a video of this for me. This is in preperation for her Grade 3 exam later in the year and was recorded in 1 take! Very talented 👏 🎶

09/02/2026

Warm ups are an important part of playing any instrument! Here are a few ideas for some on the Piano 🎹 🎶