My music journey

I started playing the piano when I was a child. A friend of the family, who was a pianist, came to our house and the first thing he did was open the piano to show me the mechanisms inside. That day and the moment when our upright piano was delivered at home as I watched through the window, are some of the fond memories that come to mind when I think about how my musical journey began.

I started then taking piano lessons with different teachers, but one stood out. She had an electric piano, recording gear, and a laptop to create her own music. I was the proudest child when I took home a cassette with a song we had recorded in the lesson… my first recording!

The fun experience of those lessons might have been the starting point of an eclectic music career which involved composition, singersongwriting, improvisation, arranging, and the study of a second instrument: bandoneón (you can visit the rest of my website to learn more about it).

In 2022 I started to work in Galway Music Academy, and since then I have worked full-time teaching piano to many students from 5 years old to adults. I have discovered a new passion in teaching but also the big challenge of conveying what I have learned in my 30 years of musical experiences within a 30-minute lesson.

This is the standard time for piano lessons, but I believe students can benefit from longer lessons.

That’s why I am now offering 50-minute private lessons—to give students the time and space to explore, learn, play and develop their musical skills.

I offer 50-minute private piano lessons in my home, a cosy cottage in Corrandulla, Galway.

My lessons provide a strong foundation in music language, giving students the skills they need to follow any musical direction they wish—whether it’s playing classical or contemporary music, composing, accompanying their singing, or performing in a band. I teach notation, composition, improvisation, technique, and chord progressions in a fun way, with a repertoire picked according to each student’s interests, as I am constantly researching new music and composers to bring fresh and inspiring material to the lessons.

I incorporate the Piano Safari Method, the teachings and games from Colourful Keys, and Forrest Kinney’s Pattern Method for Improvisation. To encourage consistent practice, I use the Vivid Practice App.

I also prepare students for the grade exams from Royal Irish Academy of Music if I feel it is a good fit for them.