Marycliff Piano Lessons is a partnership consisting of Clifford and Maryvonne Evans who offer one-to-one piano lessons at Ipswich UK (about 80 minutes from London), either for examination work (Associated Board) or purely for pleasure. Clifford caters for children aged 10 and adult beginners up to any standard, as well as advanced students studying for diplomas. Maryvonne caters for child beginners from aged five upwards. All styles of music are supported and lessons are tailored to the needs of the student, once the basics have been covered. The method is a combination of the English, Russian and French Schools of pianism, brought together by Clifford's specialist understanding of piano technique which aims to help the student achieve an efficient technique whilst producing a beautiful sound with melodic control and as little effort as possible. Students of Marycliff Teaching have achieved high placings in competitions (often firsts), and examination results have a large percentage of distinctions and merits. Both Clifford and Maryvonne are members of the ISM (Incorporated Society of Musicians).
Clifford Evans is an A.R.A.M (Associate of the Royal Academy of Music) which is an honorary diploma awarded by the Royal Academy for services to music. He also has the L.R.A.M. in piano teaching as well as a Certificate in Education for school class teaching (a previous career). He offers one-to-one piano lessons based on a very efficient teaching technique developed over 30 years in a variety of situations, from teaching at colleges of further education to being head of music in a comprehensive school. All these combine with the techniques of playing and teaching which he assimilated from periods of study at The Birmingham Conservatoire, The Royal Academy of Music London and at the St Petersburg Conservatoire in Russia. By careful judgement of the student's strengths and weaknesses, he tailors the lessons to the needs of that particular person and thereby ensure regular progress and enjoyment. On of his main goals is to help the student understand how to practice when the teacher is NOT there. This is where the real progress is achieved. Students of all ages travel from all over the UK to enjoy these lessons, (even occasionally from USA) and although more than half of them practise at home on electronic keyboards, they all prefer to have their lesson on an acoustic piano. These lessons also include music theory on a need-to-know basis.
Maryvonne Evans offers one-to-one piano lessons mainly to children of all ages, and takes them from the age of 5. These lessons also include theory of music. They all love her lessons and their own progress so much that they often stay with her up to and including the advanced grades in practical and theory. The exams are taken with the ABRSM (The world's leading music exam board). Lessons can also be purely for pleasure. Her own love of playing the piano stems back from her childhood lessons in France, where her teacher was so impressed with her progress that she used Maryvonne to help with her own lessons when Maryvonne was only 12 years old! As an adult she worked through the english music exams with distinction and acquired via Clifford the russian method of teaching and playing the piano, which combines well with her own french musical training. This added to her tremendous patience and experience of bringing up a family makes her the ideal piano teacher especially for children. |
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