Starting Music Lessons at the SE22 Piano School in East Dulwich

Welcome to the SE22 Piano School.

You can view our latest vacancies here: https://www.se22piano.co.uk/vacancies

You can view lesson fees here: https://www.se22piano.co.uk/fees/

2024 Timetable

8 January 2024 to 10 February (5 lessons)
HALF-TERM: 11 February to 18 February
19 February to 24 March (5 lessons)
15 April to Saturday 25th May (6 lessons)
HALF TERM: 26 May to 2 June
3 June to Saturday 20 July (7 lessons)


Here is some information about the Consultation Lesson and the terms and conditions.

How the Consultation Lesson Works
We understand that you will have a lot of questions about starting piano, singing or guitar lessons. The most common of these is what age should we start lessons. This varies but generally anywhere from age 4 upwards is a guideline for starting. We can only assess readiness to start when you book a consultation lesson as no two students are alike. Consultation lessons are 30 minutes in duration and 1-to-1 only. We do not offer group tutoring. Parents are welcome to stay for this session.

The consultation lesson is £50 and is payable in advance by online banking only. You will have time during the 30 minute lesson to speak to the teacher and we allow for 5 minutes at the end for a discussion of what we covered and how to progress. After the consultation lesson, we give you 24 hours to pay the balance of fees for the remainder of the term. We are unable to hold spaces open for students that do not contact us within this time period. Lessons are £42.50 for 30 minutes plus a new student registration fee of £20. We follow the Southwark state school timetable. We do not charge for holidays when we are closed. Your lesson time remains the same for the academic year and we do not refund or reschedule missed lessons for any reason as we are a private school.

About the SE22 Piano School
We offer music lessons for adults and children from age 4 or 5. The business was established from a private residence in East Dulwich in 2007 before moving to commercial premises just off Lordship Lane and we have been in this property for just over 10 years now. You can read more about our piano school’s journey here. We are proud winners of the Southwark Business Awards and we are partnered with Casio pianos.

Our students can follow a graded exam system or they can just learn for pleasure. We teach various styles of music including pop, classical and jazz. We include skills such as ear tests, aural training, improv and sight-reading in lessons. Some students will go on to achieve Music Scholarships to local schools such as Kingsdale, Prendergast and Haberdashers and we offer specialist tutoring for these entrance exams. We also tutor students for all local private schools (Dulwich College, JAGS, Alleyns). In addition to the weekly lesson we offer twice-yearly performance opportunities at our student recitals.

Our Team
Please click here to read the teacher bios. We don’t just teach piano, we also offer singing and guitar lessons too. Our teachers also offer lessons in a variety of languages (French, Spanish, Russian and Bulgarian).

Please watch our welcome video from our Head Teacher Lorraine:

At your first lesson your teacher will go through the Terms and Conditions for lessons with you. These are included below and we ask all parents to sign a copy of these both electronically and on paper which you keep for your records.

We are located at 85 Pellatt Road SE229JD. We do not offer home visits.

Please sign up to our mailing list and agree to the terms and conditions for lessons before attending your first lesson. (Mailing list link provided by email when you register).

Term Dates are listed on your invoice and on our website. www.se22piano.co.uk. We are unable to respond to emails asking for term dates but we have included this information on the auto-reply for your convenience.

Nb. We cannot swap or refund missed lessons as our timetable is heavily booked without any breaks and your teacher only works set days. Your lesson time is your weekly slot and cannot be altered so please look after it carefully! 

Late payments incur an admin fee of £10. This is automatically added to your next invoice should you pay late. For the smooth running of the piano school, we rely on your cooperation to settle all invoices no later than 5pm on the last Monday of each half term. 

Recommended Books for Beginner Pianists (Children)

Theory Books ~ https://amzn.to/34xyoK6 and 

Theory Drills ~ https://amzn.to/32byFBL

Beginner Piano Book ~ https://amzn.to/3FRb4HY

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Digital Piano Recommendation

You can choose from the entire Casio digital piano range and get 20% off any Casio piano and keyboard* when purchasing direct from casio.co.uk/emi. Email se22pianoschool {@} gmail.com for the discount code.

*Sale items excluded.

Terms and Conditions for Lessons:

  1. We do not reschedule or refund missed lessons as we operate the same terms as a private school
  2. Your lesson time remains the same for the academic year
  3. A supply teacher will be used if your teacher is not available
  4. In the case of lockdown, lessons will be online. No refund or carrying over of lessons is allowed so please ensure you are able to attend Zoom lessons before you enrol for lessons.
  5. Late payment of an invoice incurs a £10 administration charge. We reserve the right to give away your space if payment is not received after issuing one reminder.
  6. Your teacher is the first point of contact for all queries. They will contact our admin team on your behalf if they are unable to assist you. 
  7. One term’s written notice is required to quit lessons. This allows us ample time to advertise the space and fill with another student.

Payment is by online banking only on the last Monday of each half-term for the next block of lessons. We do not offer lessons during the school holidays and no charge is made for lessons during this period. 

How to Contact The Piano School

Please note we do not have a full-time administrator and your teacher will be able to answer all questions about progress, purchasing books, exams and any other music-related queries you may have. Our administrator primarily focusses on issuing invoices and chasing late payments. If you have asked your teacher a question and they cannot answer they will ask our administrator to assist you.

Resources for Online Group Lessons

Message from Head Teacher Lorraine:

Here are lots of free music worksheets and pieces that I have put together to supplement the weekly piano lesson. I will keep updating this page regularly and send you a newsletter when there are new resources available. Do ensure you are signed up for our Mailchimp newsletter (email se22pianoschool @gmail.com to subscribe).

Theory Worksheets:

Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced

Fun Pieces:

Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced

Vacancy for piano lessons in East Dulwich with Lorraine Liyanage

I have one space for a new student to start immediately. Do get in touch if you would like to enquire about starting lessons with Lorraine Liyanage at the SE22 Piano School in East Dulwich, a busy and popular private teaching piano practice.

East Dulwich Piano Lessons at the SE22 Piano School
East Dulwich Piano Lessons at the SE22 Piano School

Wednesday with Lorraine
4.15pm – Older beginners/graded exam students/adults

We are now fully booked for younger beginners age 4 to 7. Our books open again in June 2014. We are happy to meet prospective students for a consultation lesson at any time during the school year.

We may be able to accommodate adult beginners/re-starters and graded exam students throughout the year – email to discuss options available.


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