Nicholas

5 (19 reviews)

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Number of students Nicholas has accompanied since arriving at Superprof

5 (19 reviews)

€59/h

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Learn to play piano by ear! Fun and engaging piano lessons in Edinburgh.

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About Nicholas

Hi :) my name is Nicholas, I am a multi-instrumentalist (piano, guitar and bass) and sound engineer/producer. Education/Experience: - 15 years of teaching experience (ages 7-75) - BMus Hons (Kingston University, London) - HND Sound Production (Edinburgh College) - 1 year jazz course (LeCim, Paris)

About the lesson

My approach to teaching is to make the lessons fun and break things down simply for my students. I teach popular/contemporary music so my focus will be more on developing musicality, rhythm and "good ears", than learning how to read music. My lesson plans are based around the music you like and we will be learning solos or piano/guitar parts by ear and jam along to your favourite songs! Improvisation is also a big part of my teaching and something I will help you discover intuitively first before we start delving into the topic of music theory.

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5 (19 reviews)

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Bo
- 5
Deadly! Found approach to a beginner (me) v friendly. No rush, felt like a gentle intro in lesson. Have a fairly clear view of where I’m going and at a v comfortable pace. Many thanks!!
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Bo

Deadly! Found approach to a beginner (me) v friendly. No rush, felt like a gentle intro in lesson. Have a fairly clear view of where I’m going and at a v comfortable pace. Many thanks!!
Nada
- 5
Deadly! The class with Nicholas is very organized and structured. He addresses details of technique while also teaching you practically using new hip songs.
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Nada

Deadly! The class with Nicholas is very organized and structured. He addresses details of technique while also teaching you practically using new hip songs.
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Aurélien
- 5
Deadly! Nicholas is a great passionate teacher who could be adaptable to any levels. Also, quite fun to learn with him and he is a nice guy.
Highly recommend!
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Aurélien

Deadly! Nicholas is a great passionate teacher who could be adaptable to any levels. Also, quite fun to learn with him and he is a nice guy.
Highly recommend!

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Great student, will be up and running with jazz piano in no time!
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  Great student, will be up and running with jazz piano in no time!
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Natasha
- 5
Deadly! Nicholas is a great teacher that tailors lessons to your specific goals. Informative, engaging and an all round nice guy, I couldn’t recommend his lessons enough.
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Natasha

Deadly! Nicholas is a great teacher that tailors lessons to your specific goals. Informative, engaging and an all round nice guy, I couldn’t recommend his lessons enough.

Nicholas's response
Great student! Just working on solidifying the basics of piano technique, music theory and playing tunes by ear.
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  Great student! Just working on solidifying the basics of piano technique, music theory and playing tunes by ear.
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Flynn
- 5
Deadly! Excellent teacher who really explains things well and helped me understand the areas in my piano playing that need improved and how to do so. Highly recommend.
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Flynn

Deadly! Excellent teacher who really explains things well and helped me understand the areas in my piano playing that need improved and how to do so. Highly recommend.
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Lyu
- 5
Deadly! Nicholas has a special method of teaching that makes the lesson pretty fun and attractive!
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Lyu

Deadly! Nicholas has a special method of teaching that makes the lesson pretty fun and attractive!

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Excellent lesson with Lyu's daughter Eddy, she is a bright and talented kid, very engaged and great to teach!
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  Excellent lesson with Lyu's daughter Eddy, she is a bright and talented kid, very engaged and great to teach!
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Lucy
- 5
Deadly! Awesome lesson with Nicholas! Really enjoyed his unique approach to playing by ear and learning how to improvise. He has an excellent setup also with a clear view of which notes he was playing.
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Lucy

Deadly! Awesome lesson with Nicholas! Really enjoyed his unique approach to playing by ear and learning how to improvise. He has an excellent setup also with a clear view of which notes he was playing.

Nicholas's response
Excellent lesson with Lucy! We covered the basic chords on the piano and how to play chords by ear. She's very musical and we will get through the basics quickly. Lucy's setup for online lessons was also great (headphones, good view of the piano...).
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  Excellent lesson with Lucy! We covered the basic chords on the piano and how to play chords by ear. She's very musical and we will get through the basics quickly. Lucy's setup for online lessons was also great (headphones, good view of the piano...).
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SKYLER
- 5
Deadly! Nicholas is very inspiring and can find the key guidance for the student, very excellent
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SKYLER

Deadly! Nicholas is very inspiring and can find the key guidance for the student, very excellent

Nicholas's response
Great student! Already has a good foundation in piano technique and is very musical. Will learn to play really well in no time!
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  Great student! Already has a good foundation in piano technique and is very musical. Will learn to play really well in no time!
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Matt
- 5
Deadly! Casper (9) had an excellent & fun first lesson with Nicholas, who has an amazing way of teaching and is great. We'd 100% recommend him!
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Matt

Deadly! Casper (9) had an excellent & fun first lesson with Nicholas, who has an amazing way of teaching and is great. We'd 100% recommend him!

Nicholas's response
Great lesson with Matt's son Casper! Casper is only 9 but I've never taught chords to anyone that quick. Very musical kid!
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  Great lesson with Matt's son Casper! Casper is only 9 but I've never taught chords to anyone that quick. Very musical kid!
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Douglas
- 5
Deadly! Super fun and a great sharer of knowledge. Thank you Nicholas. I am a complete beginner but we were playing chords to songs in no time. Nicholas has a very good approach, patient and puts you at ease. Highly recommended
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Douglas

Deadly! Super fun and a great sharer of knowledge. Thank you Nicholas. I am a complete beginner but we were playing chords to songs in no time. Nicholas has a very good approach, patient and puts you at ease. Highly recommended

Nicholas's response
Had an excellent lesson with Douglas. We worked on simple chords and learnt a few songs. Good musicality already so I expect he will learn fast!
- Nicholas's response :
  Had an excellent lesson with Douglas. We worked on simple chords and learnt a few songs. Good musicality already so I expect he will learn fast!
Daniel
- 5
Deadly! I have found the lessons to be great! He is very friendly and certainly knows his stuff. Generally a great bit for how I learn.

Highly recommended!
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Daniel

Deadly! I have found the lessons to be great! He is very friendly and certainly knows his stuff. Generally a great bit for how I learn.

Highly recommended!

Nicholas's response
Very good lesson with Daniel! He already has some basics down so we practiced major and minor chord inversions and simple pop accompaniment on a few songs. Also took a look at hand independence.
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  Very good lesson with Daniel! He already has some basics down so we practiced major and minor chord inversions and simple pop accompaniment on a few songs. Also took a look at hand independence.
Peter
- 5
Deadly! Human / heuristic approach and finally I understand chords better after first lesson.
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Peter

Deadly! Human / heuristic approach and finally I understand chords better after first lesson.
Ben
- 5
Deadly! Nicholas is a great teacher. I really like his approach of encouraging playing by ear and improvisation! I was impressed that he prepared for the lesson by listening to pieces of music my sons enjoyed and then during the lesson showed them how they could play along with the chords. Highly recommended!
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Ben

Deadly! Nicholas is a great teacher. I really like his approach of encouraging playing by ear and improvisation! I was impressed that he prepared for the lesson by listening to pieces of music my sons enjoyed and then during the lesson showed them how they could play along with the chords. Highly recommended!
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Karolina

I can really recommend lessons with Nicholas as he is great at making musical concepts simple for a beginner. He is also very fun to learn with! :)
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Karolina
I can really recommend lessons with Nicholas as he is great at making musical concepts simple for a beginner. He is also very fun to learn with! :)
Karolina

I cannot recommend Nicholas more as a piano and music teacher! He is very passionate and enthusiastic teacher who is great at simplifying more difficult concepts and making lessons really fun. It was the first time I was taught music by ear and I think it’s a brilliant way to learn, especially if you want to jam with people.
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Karolina
I cannot recommend Nicholas more as a piano and music teacher! He is very passionate and enthusiastic teacher who is great at simplifying more difficult concepts and making lessons really fun. It was the first time I was taught music by ear and I think it’s a brilliant way to learn, especially if you want to jam with people.
Mark

Nicholas is not only an accomplished and highly experienced musician -he has that rare ability to teach 'patiently' throughout all levels too.
He has taken me from a complete musical 'novice' to now understand Music Theory and to start composing my own tracks on Logic Pro - Highly recommended !!!
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Mark
Nicholas is not only an accomplished and highly experienced musician -he has that rare ability to teach 'patiently' throughout all levels too.
He has taken me from a complete musical 'novice' to now understand Music Theory and to start composing my own tracks on Logic Pro - Highly recommended !!!
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Mark

Nicholas is not only an accomplished and highly experienced musician -he has that rare ability to teach 'patiently' throughout all levels too.
He has taken me from a complete musical 'novice' to now understand Music Theory and to start composing my own tracks on Logic Pro - Highly recommended !!!
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Mark
Nicholas is not only an accomplished and highly experienced musician -he has that rare ability to teach 'patiently' throughout all levels too.
He has taken me from a complete musical 'novice' to now understand Music Theory and to start composing my own tracks on Logic Pro - Highly recommended !!!
Fay

My singing voice has always sounded and felt a bit strained. I struggled to reach the high notes and gain power in my voice, which often led to hoarseness. Now, after about 10 sessions with Nicholas, I feel much more relaxed when I sing, and I have gained more power and volume in my voice than I have ever had.
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Fay
My singing voice has always sounded and felt a bit strained. I struggled to reach the high notes and gain power in my voice, which often led to hoarseness. Now, after about 10 sessions with Nicholas, I feel much more relaxed when I sing, and I have gained more power and volume in my voice than I have ever had.
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Maksim

Nicholas is a great teacher. He manages to avoid all unnecessary complexity and explain the subject in a set of simple rules. I managed to improve my technique drastically in just a couple of months. In addition to this, Nicholas focuses as well on the songs I am struggling right now. Thus instead of singing Amazing Grace, as I did with the other teachers, we spend time usefully on the material I need right now.
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Maksim
Nicholas is a great teacher. He manages to avoid all unnecessary complexity and explain the subject in a set of simple rules. I managed to improve my technique drastically in just a couple of months. In addition to this, Nicholas focuses as well on the songs I am struggling right now. Thus instead of singing Amazing Grace, as I did with the other teachers, we spend time usefully on the material I need right now.
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