TESTIMONIALS | brightonpianolessons

"Olga has been the very best piano teacher for my daughter, who has great enthusiasm for her sessions every week. Olga has such a kind, warm, caring and friendly manner. I particularly love that she is willing to meet my daughter where she is, and follow and support her in learning to play the music that truly lights her up. In this way, she nurtures the spark and keeps her passion and joy for music alive. Olga’s excellent and sensitive touch makes learning piano a gift that my daughter actively wants to develop. Recommend!"
—Red E.

"Olga has been teaching my 8-year-old son for the past nine months. He recently passed his Grade 1 piano with Distinction — a testament to Olga’s calm, encouraging and inspirational style of teaching. Gussie looks forward to his lessons enormously, is keen to improve and to impress Olga with what he has practised in between sessions. He has found sight reading tricky, but with various techniques Olga demonstrated, which I was able to work through at home with him, he got a really good mark in this section of his exam."

—Flora W.

"Olga was a wonderful teacher for my daughter. My daughter is autistic and Olga understood the need to go gently and with no pressure. Under her expert hand my daughter loved her lessons and made brilliant progress. To our joy Olga even supported R to feel happy to take and pass her Grade 1 exam with Merit.
As parents, we appreciated Olga's flexibility around lessons and her booking schedule too. I cannot recommend Olga highly enough."
—Catherine M.

"Olga is such a lovely teacher. So patient and friendly. I have loved learning to play the piano in my 3rd age and cannot imagine finding another teacher that will be so supportive and kind."
—Fiona L.

“Eternity’s progress has been phenomenal. I can’t thank Olga enough for helping to realise her talents and encouraging her to persist with her learning.”
—Emily W.

"Olga is an attentive and patient teacher who has taken the time to get to know E and his interests, making the lessons fun and engaging. I would absolutely recommend her to anyone, old or young, who is looking to learn piano with a motivating, encouraging and supportive teacher."
—Arriarne E.

"Olga is the best teacher I have ever had including all my school ones - she is very kind and I love learning piano with her."
—Ezra - age 10

I am an older student in my late sixties who had played a little, many years ago.
I started lessons with some trepidation and was very lacking in confidence. However, I soon found Olga to be a kind and patient teacher who is always encouraging and positive, while also being thorough in her teaching.
During my two years with her I progressed from being almost a beginner, to taking and passing my Grade 5 piano exam (ABRSM), something which I never imagined I would achieve. I would highly recommend Olga as a piano teacher. I learnt so much from her and looked forward to my weekly lessons."
—Christine F.

“Olga has a fantastic way with kids. She is kind, enthusiastic and engaging. My two children (a 7 year old girl and a 9 year old boy) always look forward to their lessons with her and she inspires them to practice and improve.”

—Katie F.

“Olga is a fantastically talented piano teacher with a warm and kind character. She has incredible patience and inspiration and has taken me from a complete novice to now doing my grade 5. Every step along the way has been a joy and a delight. I cannot speak more highly of Olga and can assure you you will not find a more brilliant piano teacher for children and adults of all levels.”

—Charlie C.

“I have taken piano lessons with Olga for approximately 9 years, and due to her engaging teaching methods, I was able to progress further than I had imagined possible. Olga ensures that she appeals to her students' interests and goals, taking the time to talk about and jointly select the pieces of music, as well as making the lessons enjoyable and well-paced. Not only an outstanding teacher and greatly talented, she is also approachable and understands that students have busy lives and adapts the pace of lessons to suit.
I cannot recommend Olga highly enough as a music teacher, and I can confidently say her teaching ability was the main influence in improving my confidence and ability beyond any initial expectations.”
—Sheree L.

"I started playing the piano when I was young and gave up in my teens, now a few decades later I wanted to start to play again, however not sure where to start. Olga helped me to gain my confidence again in playing as I was happy to start from scratch and soon progressed. Olga soon got to learn the type of music that I like to listen to and then to play, which was anything from classical to jazz to easy listening. After a couple of years with her, guiding and helping me through, I am now up to grade 4 again. I cannot thank her enough"

—Sarah C.