Westerhaven · Lothian · Online
Weekly lessons. Real progress.
One-to-one music lessons in Westerhaven, and online, wherever you are.
£80 a month · one 30-minute lesson a week · the same time every week
Music lessons
Beginners, returners,
and players who want
to get properly good.
One to one, or in small groups. In person in Westerhaven, or online from anywhere.
How lessons work
One lesson a week, in person in Westerhaven or online, on a monthly fee that holds your time.
01
A fixed weekly time
Same day, same time, reserved for you. There is nothing to book each week. If you need to move one, tell Sam and you are offered another slot that week.
02
Music you can use at home
Sheet music, exercises, backing tracks and video, set after each lesson. Sheets open on your phone or tablet and scroll down the page themselves, so both hands stay on the instrument.
03
Questions between lessons
Message Sam from your practice area when something is not working. No app to install, no phone numbers to find.
The practice area
Everything from your lessons, in one place
Every student gets a private page. What was covered, what to work on, and the music to work on it with — dated to the lesson it came from.
- Sheet music and exercises that scroll themselves while you play
- Backing tracks, playing straight from the page
- Lesson videos, and links to anything useful elsewhere
- Notes and practice for every lesson, written up afterwards
It works in any browser. There is nothing to buy and nothing to install.
Scale study in G major
Set Tuesday · pages 1–3
Scale study in G major
Crotchets at 60. Even, and no louder than you can control.
Sam: Bars 1–4 only this week, slowly, with the backing track.
Pricing
One monthly fee
Weekly lesson
Standard£80a month
One 30-minute lesson a week · in person or online
- 48 lessons a year, at the same time each week
- Music, backing tracks and video to practise with
- Messages to Sam between lessons
What the fee covers
Lessons are paid monthly by card. Your slot is held for you every week — there is nothing to rebook and nothing to remember.
The amount is the same every month, holidays included — £80 in February, £80 in July. Your time is held either way.
Starting with a single lesson
You can book one lesson on its own first, paid separately. There is no subscription until you decide to take a weekly slot.
Your teacher
Sam Ellis
I teach one-to-one music lessons in Westerhaven, and online.
Beginners, returners, and players who want to get properly good. One to one, or in small groups.
Half an hour a week, same time every week.
Questions
Common questions
How many lessons does the monthly fee cover?
Forty-eight lessons a year — one a week, with four weeks off for holidays. The fee is the same every month so there is nothing to work out in December or July.
What if we are on holiday, or ill?
Tell me early and I will move the lesson to another slot that week. The fee holds your regular time, so it does not change.
Do I need my own instrument?
Yes, one you can practise on at home. If you are buying your first, ask me before you spend anything.
Do I need to buy anything to read the music?
No. Sheet music opens in your practice area and scrolls down the page by itself at whatever speed suits you, so both hands stay on the instrument. Backing tracks play there too.
How old do you have to be?
Most children are ready around seven or eight, though it depends on the child more than the age. Book a first lesson and I will tell you.
Online or in person?
Both. In person in Westerhaven, or online. Plenty of people mix the two.
Newsletter
A monthly email
Something worth learning, and what is on at the school. One email a month, and one click to stop.
Book a first lesson
Tell Sam what you would like to learn and when you are free, and you will hear back with a time.