Learn to accompany yourself at the piano, singing songs that speak to your soul.
Online and in-person. All voices welcome!
Lose yourself in a song
Imagine taking a few moments to sit down at the piano keys.
You start to sing a song you love. Perhaps it’s something by your favourite artist. Or maybe, it’s a song you’ve written yourself.
As you sing, your hands flow easily across the piano. The keys feel comfortable and natural under your fingers. Your voice blends beautifully with the sounds of the piano. For a few minutes, you lose yourself.
If this sounds like something you’d love to do, then you’ve come to the right place. All you need are the right kind of piano lessons to help you get there.
Learn how to…
Play chords
Chords are the key to accompanying yourself at the piano. If you can play the chords of a song then you have an accompaniment. It’s as simple as that! I’ll help you understand how chords work – and show you the tricks to make them easy.
Build your own piano parts
If you can create your own piano accompaniments, you’ll be able to play more of the songs you love. I’ll show you how simple – and enjoyable – it can be to build your own piano accompaniments.
Sing & play at the same time
It feels good when you can effortlessly weave your singing with the piano. Strong rhythm and coordination skills are the key – and I’ll help you improve both.
Start With a Taster Lesson
Starting piano lessons can feel like a big step. A taster lesson is a relaxed way to experience what lessons are really like — with no pressure to continue afterwards.
Whether you’re a complete beginner or already play, I’ll meet you exactly where you are.
You can learn with me online from wherever you are. Many students are surprised by how enjoyable and effective online lessons actually are. I’ll help you get everything set up before your first lesson, so everything feels easy.
Or, you can have in person lessons at my home studio in central Bristol – just a stones throw from the SS Great Britain in Bristol Harbourside. Come and play my acoustic piano, in a calm and welcoming space. Cuddles with a friendly whippet are an optional extra!
1 hour — £40
Learn more about lessons
Beginner Piano Lessons
For singers who are new to the piano. These lessons will help take your first steps towards accompanying yourself at the piano. Start playing and singing, right from lesson one.
Improver Piano Lessons
For singers who already play some piano. These lessons will help you make faster progress towards playing and singing with ease.
Testimonials
Tracy Johnson
“Claire provided a supporting structure throughout. She kept encouraging me to stretch myself, so I learned a lot very quickly and really built my confidence.”
Sophie Starke
“My only regret is not starting piano lessons with Claire sooner! I’m finally making meaningful progress towards my goals after years of floundering, with only a short block of lessons with Claire.”
Aisha Ali
“From the first lesson, it was clear that Claire is really passionate about teaching. Her enthusiasm for helping me find my creative voice was really inspiring. Her belief in me boosted my confidence.”
Danielle Styles
“With Claire’s help I’ve reached a point where I feel I’m expressing myself fully as a musical artist, which has always been my dream. She has helped me use the piano to express the emotion & message of each song.”
About me
Hi, I’m Claire. .I was a teenager when I first began teaching myself to accompany myself singing. I loved to sing and I could already play the piano, but I couldn’t put them together. My years of classical piano lessons meant I could play Mozart or Beethoven – but I didn’t know how to accompany myself.
Over many years, I gradually collected all of the knowledge and tools I needed (you can read more about how I did this here). Eventually, I was able to achieve my two main goals; to perform professionally as a singer-pianist and to be able to accompany myself at the piano singing songs that I’d written.
Now, I love working with other people who love to sing. I know that typical piano lessons don’t give you the skills you need. That’s why I’ve made it my mission to help singers learn to accompany themselves at the piano with flow and ease.
