We reopened the doors of our piano school in East Dulwich after 6 months closure during COVID-19 restrictions. Our first week back went extremely well with all students, teachers and parents on board with the new safety measures that are helping us keep everybody safe.
We’ve also had a record number of enquiries for September thanks to the Dulwich Diverter cover feature and advert. We are nearly at maximum capacity now so we’ll be adding in an extra day of piano lessons on Friday afternoon to start this week so do enquire if you are looking to learn the piano. Our vacancies page has just been updated here although it gets out of date very quickly so do email if you’d like to find out the current vacancies as this is changing daily. We teach adults and children from the age of 4.
We were overwhelmed with entries for our sold-out first Fundraising Online Piano Festival for Westminster House Youth Club in Nunhead and have decided to run this event again in August on Tuesday 11th at 4pm. We are delighted to say we raised £175 for the charity through your entries.
ENTRIES NOW OPEN
Join us for an online piano festival where you can play your pieces on Zoom and receive feedback, an e-certificate and a medal. We will also award one Trophy per class. Medals and trophies are available for collection from us in SE22 after the event.
Entry to the competition is by a minimum £10 donation per pianist. We have been fundraising during lockdown for a children’s Youth Club in Nunhead called Westminster House and have raised over £780 so far since the end of March. Your participation in this event will help us boost this total even further. The Youth Club are providing weekly free meals and a foodbank for the vulnerable young people that use the club.
Ask your teacher which class you should enter and which pieces(s) you will play. We previously had a deadline to enter but the places all filled up well before the deadline therefore we are advising you enter early but there is no deadline to enter. Once all tickets are sold out, no more can be added.
DO NOT ENTER TBC ON YOUR ENTRY AS THIS CAUSES AN ONEROUS AMOUNT OF ADMIN FOR OUR VOLUNTEERS TO EMAIL AND CHASE YOU UP FOR THE CORRECT INFORMATION THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ENTERED AT THE TIME OF ENTRY. EDITING OR AMENDING ANY ENTRIES FOR ANY REASON INCURS A £5 DONATION TO THE CHARITY PAGE .
Grades 1 & 2 Class ~ One piece from any graded exam book (classical/jazz/pop)
Grades 3 & 4 ~ One piece from any graded exam book (classical/jazz/pop
Grades 5+ ~ One piece from any graded exam book (classical/jazz/pop
Please read this page carefully as we are receiving a high volume of emails asking us questions that have been fully answered in the informational videos and text below. We will answer all queries about the event in an update to this page on Wednesday 1st July at midday so check back at this time if you have a query that you have emailed but not received an answer.
We do not refund or reschedule any tickets if you are unable to attend the event as we have already donated all profits to our chosen charity (see donation on our Justgiving page).
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This event has been so popular that we will run it again in August. Entries Now Open.
We have raised £175 for Westminster House Youth Club (WHYC) so thank you for entering this event and raising vital funds for the club that works with the vulnerable youth of Peckham.
Adjudicated by Lorraine Liyanage & Mirnalfonsina Grisolia (SE22 Piano School)
Log on to Zoom on Friday 3rd July at 4pm. Anyone logging on earlier will be held in the Waiting Room so there is no need to log on earlier. Please do not share this Zoom link online or use it at any other time other than the competition time:
Nb. we cannot assist with technical help for Zoom installation so please ensure you have it up and running on your device before entering.You can install it and do a test call with a friend/teacher/colleague. Do not leave it until the day of the event as we cannot refund any tickets should you be unable to use Zoom.
MEDALS AND TROPHIES To be collected from SE22 8JY on the following days – Email to arrange collection and full address will be provided for contactless pickup: Monday 6 July 5pm – 7pm Tuesday 14 July 4pm – 5pm
LIST OF ENTRANTS (Nb. no edits can be made to this list)
BEGINNER CLASS
Fiona Cela ~ 1. “Through the Woods” by John Thompson 2. “The Trombone Player” by John Thompson
Jon Cela (pronounced “YON”) ~ 1. “The Ballet Dancer” by John Thompson 2. “Three Blind Mice” by John Thompson
Grace Greaves ~ Ocean Depths by Fisher and Wind Chimes by Knerr
Orla Coulthard ~ Ode to Joy (Beethoven) & My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean (Trad.)
Clara Griffin “At the Animal Fair” – Traditional & “Chaos/Not Chaos Song” by Clara Griffin
