Aged between 6 and 106 ?

Looking to restart after many decades of not playing ?

Intermediate hoping to become more advanced ?

An absolute beginner ?

Just want to have a go ?

Hi,my name is Richard Chaplin and I live in Cullompton.  If you can reach the M5 easily then I am just a few minutes away. You can come to me or, for a small extra fee, I can come to you. Most places shown here are within 20 minutes of me.

Why choose me as your teacher?

• I have over 10 years experience
• I am friendly and encouraging towards nervous pupils
• I teach keyboard, recreational piano (e.g. pop or jazz) also classical piano up to Royal School of Music Grade VI
• I offer 1-to-1 tuition
• You can come to me or I will come to you
• I teach children starting from Year 1 and also Adults
• Daytime, evenings, and Saturday morning slots available.
• Registered with GTC and Teaching Personnel CRB checked.
• Currently teaching at Burlescombe Primary School, Monday, Tuesday & Thursday afternoons.
• Any length lesson from 15 to 60 minutes
• Regular, one-offs, weekly or fortnightly.

Contact me
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More about Richard
I am a PCGE school teacher holding a grade 8 ABRSM qualifaction for piano.
I am a father with three children.
You can hear me playing at St. Boniface Church (Cullompton)

Other extras
I can also teach you elements of composition, music theory (Royal School of Music Grade VI).
In my music room at Cullompton you can also try out:
FLUTE, CLARINET, SAXOPHONE, DRUMS, PEDAL ORGAN, GUITAR

For those who don't have any instrument at home. Keyboard Rental - £5 per week

Advice on buying keyboards 

People buy musical keyboards for all sorts of reasons; recently I have come across all the following:

I want to make this my hobby now I am retired”
“I played a bit when I was young and always wished I’d kept going”
“My child, children are interested in learning”

Sound familiar? Often though people are put off because they re not sure what they should get, are worried because it might be expensive, or think that they might not ave enough room.

Taking the last 2 points first – the prices of electronic keyboard have become quite ompetitive in recent years, you should be able to get something quite reasonable for £150. Most keyboards oday are very lightweight and you can buy collapsible stands, so that everything can be tucked away when not in use.

But what to buy? There are 3 main makes, Casio, Yamaha and Roland. The model numbers seem to change quite often, but here is what to look out for:

• Number of keys: a full sized piano has 85 keys (7 0ctaves), deally you should check that they are full sized keys, you should be able to put your fingers between the black keys without them getting stuck!
• For a beginner there is nothing wrong in getting a keyboard with only 61 keys 5 octaves).
• Touch Sensitive: this is a must!! If you press the key gently you get a quiet sound, if you press it firmly you get a loud sound.
• Weighted Keys: Typically £350, you have to press harder to make a sound, the response is much closer to that of a real piano.
• Digital piano: Start at around £750, the touch & sound are uch closer to that of a real piano, they tend to be a bit bulkier then cheaper keyboards though. There is currently a Yamaha digital Piano for just under £500 that I would highly recommend".