Highly qualified and experienced piano teacher, and accompanist

Piano lessons for all ages and abilities

Quality music lessons for all ages and levels

Mark Dunnington offers lessons in piano (classical and jazz) and music theory (including a fast-track Grade 5). With decades of professional experience as a performer, accompanist, and educator, Mark tailors every lesson to the individual student — whether you are a complete beginner, preparing for graded exams, or simply playing for pleasure.

Mark's students range from young children taking their very first steps at the keyboard through to adults returning to an instrument they last played years ago, and to advanced students preparing for diploma-level performance.

"He is an excellent teacher and gifted musician — my daughter really enjoys her lessons and passes her exams with great confidence."

"An extremely talented musician and wonderfully patient teacher."

Lessons are available face to face, online or a mixture of the two. Tuition gift cards and vouchers available.

Piano for leisure and relaxation

Fun, focussed and flexible

Not everyone who takes up the piano wants to follow a formal exam syllabus — and that is absolutely fine. Mark is equally happy to work with adult beginners and hobby players who simply want to enjoy music for its own sake. Lessons can be tailored around your favourite pieces and musical interests, with a flexible approach that keeps things enjoyable and rewarding.

Extensive use of music software is made to create arrangements of pupil requested pieces as well as customised backing tracks and demo videos to go with these arrangements. This makes lessons much more engaging and is a wonderful way to build confidence and musical awareness. Pupils are able to record and save their chosen performances to play at home and these recordings build over the years into a valuable record of achievement.

"It is very rare to find someone who is such a gifted musician and also such a patient and encouraging teacher." — Mr A.J. (Adult beginner)

Benefits of playing the piano

Learning to play the piano delivers significant cognitive and emotional benefits for people of all ages. Research consistently shows that regular piano practice improves memory, concentration, and fine motor skills — and these effects are seen in children and adults alike.

Playing music has been shown to reduce stress and anxiety, boost self-confidence, and provide a rewarding creative outlet. For children, musical training is closely linked to improved academic performance, particularly in mathematics and literacy.

Whether your goal is to master a favourite piece, achieve examination success, or simply enjoy a fulfilling new hobby, playing the piano is one of the most enriching activities you can undertake at any stage of life.