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Piano lessons • Michael Hegarty
My Top Tips and Advice for Improving Piano Technique and Performance, acquired over years of giving piano lessons.


Your Free First Piano Lesson in Dundee
Book a free first piano lesson Dundee and receive tailored guidance, clear next steps and a relaxed introduction to learning piano at a pace of your own.
Michael Hegarty
14 hours ago6 min read
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Music Theory Lessons That Make Piano Easier
Music theory lessons build confident reading, stronger practice and clear exam preparation. Learn how tailored tuition supports every pianist with assurance.
Michael Hegarty
2 days ago6 min read
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Adult Piano Lessons for Lasting Confidence
Adult piano lessons for beginners and returning players, with tailored guidance in reading, technique, theory and confident independent practice at home.
Michael Hegarty
3 days ago6 min read
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Piano Lesson Prices and What You Receive
Understand piano lesson prices, what affects the cost and how tailored tuition helps beginners, adults and exam students make steady musical progress.
Michael Hegarty
4 days ago5 min read
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Why Face-to-Face Piano Lessons Build Better Habits
Face-to-face piano lessons give each student tailored help with technique, music reading and practice, from a confident first piece to exam preparation.
Michael Hegarty
5 days ago5 min read
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Online Piano Lessons That Build Real Progress
Online piano lessons with clear, tailored guidance can build reading, technique and confident practice. See how lessons work for every level at home.
Michael Hegarty
6 days ago6 min read
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Piano Lessons Dundee for Confident Progress
Find piano lessons Dundee for beginners, returning adults and advanced players, with tailored teaching, theory, exam guidance and a free first lesson.
Michael Hegarty
6 days ago6 min read
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Check Out My Profile on Music Teacher
Check out my profile on musicteacher.com to contact me and book a lessons. As an experienced piano teacher, I have entered many students for exams. Those who have entered their exams with me have all achieved Merits and Distinctions for their work, both adults and children. In addition to exams, all my students are encouraged to learn music theory and practise technical exercises to improve their technique and dexterity. Trial piano lessons can be booked with me through this
Michael Hegarty
Apr 261 min read
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Top Equipment for Online Piano Lessons
In this article I will discuss the best equipment and software to use for online piano lessons. While the ability to take piano lessons...
Michael Hegarty
Dec 31, 20244 min read
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Review: Faber Accelerated Piano Adventures for the Older Beginner
This is a review of Faber Accelerated Piano Adventures: for the Older Beginner. I am not generally a fan of Faber's Piano Adventures...
Michael Hegarty
Dec 16, 20244 min read
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Exploring the Basics: How Do Piano Scales and Chords Work?
There is a common trope in contemporary piano teaching where one is constantly exhorted to 'teach chords', sometimes by other teachers...
Michael Hegarty
Dec 6, 20245 min read
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Review: Teaching Little Fingers to Play, by John Thompson
John Thompson's series of piano methods, encompassing the Modern Piano Course for Piano , Easiest Piano Course and Teaching Little...
Michael Hegarty
Nov 27, 20244 min read
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What Constitutes a Holistic Approach to Piano Tuition?
The question that presents itself to us when we first begin to teach a new piano student is: how do we ensure that we produce a musician...
Michael Hegarty
Nov 17, 20246 min read
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Review: Practising the Piano by Frank Merrick
It can hardly be an exaggeration to say that this little-known volume, contemporaneously at least, is quite possibly the best summary of...
Michael Hegarty
Sep 26, 20242 min read
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Effective Techniques for Mastering Scale Practice
Playing scales is one of the most fundamental skills that we, as pianist, must develop. Yet a complete, unadulterated scale will hardly...
Michael Hegarty
Sep 6, 20242 min read
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Congratulations to Victoria on a brilliant Distinction at grade 1 piano
This post is a congratulations to my student, Victoria, on her first rate distinction in her grade 1 piano. She attained excellent marks....
Michael Hegarty
Aug 22, 20241 min read
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Learn Piano Today: In-person or Online
Most people will say, when pressed, that one of their regrets in life is not learning to play an instrument. There is something...
Michael Hegarty
Jul 9, 20242 min read
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Empowering Independence: Teaching Self-Reliance in Piano Playing
This will be only a brief post on the topic of self-reliance and how to teach pupils in a way that will maximize their independence....
Michael Hegarty
May 12, 20242 min read
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Beginner's Guide: Choosing the Right Piano or Keyboard for You
When we first begin to study the piano, one of the biggest questions we have is: Which piano or keyboard should I choose? In the first...
Michael Hegarty
Mar 12, 20243 min read
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Exploring Piano Methodologies: An Alternative to Piano Adventures
I wrote an essay detailing why I believe, on the one hand, that Piano Adventures and similar modern pedagogies are not conducive in...
Michael Hegarty
Mar 5, 20244 min read
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