Graham Fairbairn
B . Mus (Hons) LGSM, ALCM.
Tuition in piano, keyboard and music theory.
You can contact Graham by clicking here.
His teaching studio is based in Eccleston (PR7),
west of Chorley.
For more about his keyboard tuition, please
visit the tab above.
Graham has been teaching in his new premises of 1(c) Bradley Lane for over four years now. This is equipped with a new three pedal Schimmel upright (pictured opposite) and just visible in the background is a 7 octave Casio Privia. Downstairs there is also a dedicated waiting area for parents/siblings. Parking is easy (apart from 3.30 to 4.15pm (due to a local primary school) in which case it's best to park in New Street, a 2 minute walk away.
All nearby parking is free.
Covid-19 & Tuition
Currently I have returned to face-to-face teaching but still offer lessons online. For more information please visit the online tuition tab. There is a discount available for online tuition.
His teaching studio is based in Eccleston (PR7),
west of Chorley.
For more about his keyboard tuition, please
visit the tab above.
Graham has been teaching in his new premises of 1(c) Bradley Lane for over four years now. This is equipped with a new three pedal Schimmel upright (pictured opposite) and just visible in the background is a 7 octave Casio Privia. Downstairs there is also a dedicated waiting area for parents/siblings. Parking is easy (apart from 3.30 to 4.15pm (due to a local primary school) in which case it's best to park in New Street, a 2 minute walk away.
All nearby parking is free.
Covid-19 & Tuition
Currently I have returned to face-to-face teaching but still offer lessons online. For more information please visit the online tuition tab. There is a discount available for online tuition.
Here are a few of Graham's latest YouTube videos:
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A recent yell.com review:
"I have been learning the piano and music theory now for over 2 years and have achieved a distinction in grade 1 with Grahams tuition. Importantly I am really enjoying the lessons, Graham seems to adjust the pace for each pupil, just enough to push and encourage but not too much as to deflate your enthusiasm." For more reviews, please go to yell.com. |
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There are many more keyboard tutorials on my YouTube channel.
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There are more videos on my YouTube channel "eccleston piano teacher" found at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChjiHvEHd5j4C-S2fxrA86w |
Teaching Repertoire
Graham uses an extensive repertoire for piano and keyboard tuition and is always introducing new material. Some books and tunes simply become dated: pop and rock is particularly prone to this whereas much classical music has incredible durability.
Classical
My background is largely classical music as that was the content of my degree and diploma studies. I admit that I breathe a sigh of relief when pupils are happy to work with classical piano because of this. BUT another reason is that music which is suitable for working on in lessons is still largely classical, although the compositions of many eg Nikki Iles, Mike Cornick, Christopher Norton, Heather Hammond, Pam, Ollie & Sam Wedgwood to name only a few have given us much of quality that satisfies both artistic concerns as well as pedagogic.
Pop/Rock
The shorter lifespan of pop and rock songs can be traced to a number of factors: for a song to be of interest, the pupil has to have heard the original performance/video which no doubt shows the song at its best. However, the arrangements for solo piano are usually inferior, as there is very little chance of reproducing on a piano (especially with really simple arrangements for early stage pupils) everything from the original, eg, the vocalists unique timbre, synth lines, drum loops etc. The Complete Piano Player series, although useful, is rather weak at developing the left hand, but it does rely on non-classical mostly, which appeals to quite a few pupils although it is now rather dated as it's song list (largely pop/rock) reflects what was well known in the 1980s.
Cost
Classical sheet music tends to be cheaper than pop and rock because the composers are dead!
Teenagers and choice of music to be studied.
If a teenage male approaches me for lessons, the deal is that they (not me) are responsible for choosing the music (apart from exam entry, where we normally have to work with a syllabus set by the exam board). Experience has taught me that I can spend ages researching appropriate music for them (eg not too hard; reflecting their favourite genre etc) but they don't practice it if they are not really excited by it.
My background is largely classical music as that was the content of my degree and diploma studies. I admit that I breathe a sigh of relief when pupils are happy to work with classical piano because of this. BUT another reason is that music which is suitable for working on in lessons is still largely classical, although the compositions of many eg Nikki Iles, Mike Cornick, Christopher Norton, Heather Hammond, Pam, Ollie & Sam Wedgwood to name only a few have given us much of quality that satisfies both artistic concerns as well as pedagogic.
Pop/Rock
The shorter lifespan of pop and rock songs can be traced to a number of factors: for a song to be of interest, the pupil has to have heard the original performance/video which no doubt shows the song at its best. However, the arrangements for solo piano are usually inferior, as there is very little chance of reproducing on a piano (especially with really simple arrangements for early stage pupils) everything from the original, eg, the vocalists unique timbre, synth lines, drum loops etc. The Complete Piano Player series, although useful, is rather weak at developing the left hand, but it does rely on non-classical mostly, which appeals to quite a few pupils although it is now rather dated as it's song list (largely pop/rock) reflects what was well known in the 1980s.
Cost
Classical sheet music tends to be cheaper than pop and rock because the composers are dead!
Teenagers and choice of music to be studied.
If a teenage male approaches me for lessons, the deal is that they (not me) are responsible for choosing the music (apart from exam entry, where we normally have to work with a syllabus set by the exam board). Experience has taught me that I can spend ages researching appropriate music for them (eg not too hard; reflecting their favourite genre etc) but they don't practice it if they are not really excited by it.