Benedict - Notting Hill - Composition

The best piano teacher in London ... He knows his music.

Benedict is a terrific music teacher ... He knows his stuff inside and out, and yet is completely aware of the pretentious attitude that infests so many music schools ... He's shown me how to use my EARS. And what its going to sound like before I press the keys! We talk about records, riffs, harmony and analyse every kind of record as to what makes them really great. I'm listening to things I never thought I would, and I'm playing better and more than I have in years.

Benedict has that unusual combination in a teacher: a considered, pupil-focused approach, alongside overwhelmingly evident pleasure in playing and teaching the piano. It's infectious in the extreme. His self-developed methods avoid dry techniques and repetitive methods of dusty old piano teachers - but the exercises and worksheets he provides slowly unlock the mysteries of the instrument in a truly personal way ... I wouldn't go to anyone else.

Having not played a musical instrument since I gave up the piano as a child, I was looking for a teacher who would help me reconnect my love of music with the long process of learning an instrument. I knew this wasn't a given, but Benedict's lessons have done exactly that ... The way I listen to music has completely changed. Benedict is a truly gifted teacher and a talented musician. I highly recommend him.

Benedict has been teaching both our teenage son and daughter piano and music theory on a weekly basis for two years and we have found him to be both a great teacher and very easy to get along with, which make his lessons a pleasure ... Benedict's knowledge of his subject is clearly very deep and he can draw easily on it to explain any musical feature under discussion. ... Benedict is a superb teacher and I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending him to others.