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Susanna Bearfoot

Birmingham (B16) View on map
Last Logged In: 24 May 2012
Sex: Female

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Piano £30.00/hr
Music Theory Exams £25.00/hr

Sound Therapy £35.00/hr

Personal Message: I am a piano teacher and creative musician with more than 30 years experience teaching privately and in schools. My ABRSM pass rate is 100%.
Which subject(s) do you teach?: I teach Classical Piano and Music Theory up to Grade 8.
Tell me about your qualifications.: My degree is in Performance Arts with a BA in Performance Arts from Middlesex University where my major study was Music.
What kind of experience do you have?: I have taught both privately and in schools for more than 30 years. I also have experience of working in the theatre as a Musical Director and collaborating with other creative artists, including visual artists.
How much do you charge?: My current fees are £30 per hour for piano tuition. Theory lessons are £25 per hour. I offer concessionary rates for those on low incomes and these are individually negotiated. There is a free half hour consultation lesson for every prospective student. For Sound Therapy my fees are £35 for a 1 hour session. Collaborations, Sound Art and all commissions are individually negotiated.
Where do you teach?: I teach from my home in Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands. I also have students in Harborne and Bearwood. I am willing to travel up to 5 miles if students are unable to get to my home address. All Sound Therapy sessions are held at my home address.
When are you available?: My availability is flexible and I'm happy to teach at weekends and in the evenings as well as during the day. I normally teach through school holidays.
Which ages and levels do you teach?: The age range of my students is currently from 4 years to 65 years and I teach from absolute beginner to ABRSM Grade 8.
Do you have an up-to-date CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) disclosure certificate?: Yes
Do you belong to any professional organisations?: Incorporated Society of Musicians
Tell me about some of your current students.: My youngest student is 5 years old and has recently started school. He has been taught by his mother from a very early age and is now learning with me in preparation for his ABRSM Grade 1 examination. It is interesting for me to learn a different approach, as this child has been taught in the Chinese way until now, so me and his Mum are learning from each other while this gifted child has the best of both worlds. Another student is in her 60s, having bought a baby grand piano as a retirement project. I am constantly delighted by the way she progresses, giving of her time to this new skill. It is very gratifying to see how an older person can learn and grow musically without having had the benefit of learning at an early age.
Do you have a personal message for students?: It is important that we enjoy the music and grow as people through the learning process whilst developing musicianly skills and sensitivities. I have my own ways of teaching but each student brings something to me whereby I can also continue to learn and grow. Developing your own creativity tends to enhance your understanding of the process composers are involved in, so composition is an important part of my teaching.

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I love playing the piano. It's my instrument of choice and we're in a deep and lasting relationship. Those nights when a small restless me couldn't get off to sleep weren't eased by story telling but by my mother playing the piano downstairs while we children lay in bed listening. Often it was Chopin, the Nocturnes of course and the gentlest...

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When I first made contact with Susanna and asked her to be my Piano Tutor I had been playing for 3 years. I thought I had gone as far as I could go. Susanna is extremely patient and calm, understands me and builds my confidence. She encourages me to seek out new horizons and continually improve. As a result I am now playing pieces I never dreamt I could play. I no longer know where the end of my ability lies as I am now moving forward the whole time".
- Gill Mansfield, Pianist

I would like to recommend Susanna Bearfoot as an outstanding piano teacher. Susanna has taught my daughter for about four years, in which she has supported her with her grade 1 and 2 ABRSM practical piano exams. My daughter is currently also working towards her grade 3 exams under Susanna’s guidance and is enjoying her lessons very much. Susanna teaches her with a lot of patience and makes the lessons fun and easy to follow, but at the same time challenges her to reach the next milestone.
- M. Chohan (Teacher of MFL)

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