1-1 Piano Lessons with Robin, Published Educator, Ex UK No. 1 & Globally No. 33
- Rhythmic concepts that help you manage the likes of Messaien and other advanced organ composers.
- Pitch using Kodaly derived solfege (the relative do-re-mi system) to help you hear organ music in your head before playing.
- Organists’ articulation and different types of touch with finesse and detail, contrasting different types of detache for instance, making advanced organ playing musical.
- Transposition (playing in different keys and thus using the whole organ) via range of advanced organ teaching techniques.
- Organ Coordination activities between the hands and feet,
- Pipe Organ Pedal technique, Baroque and modern.
- Inner ear development to further enhance the musician.
- Making an organ voluntary ‘your own’ through interpretation.
- Performance coaching lessons from beginner organ lessons to CRCO, ARCO, FRCO diploma pipe organ lessons.
- Transposition, Sight Reading and Score Reading.
- Keyboard harmony specifically adapted for advanced pipe organ lessons, in a range of styles.
- Organists Improvisation and extemporisation (including backing tracks to improvise over) to deepen understanding and consolidate concepts and skills learned.
- Organ Improvisation Techniques for different eras and styles.
- Strategic Pipe Organ Practice Techniques, specific to advanced organ lessons.
- Organ Examinations – preparation for all major boards and institutions, ABRSM, CRCO, ARCO, FRCO.
- Live pipe organ lessons (online or in-person on my 3 manual digital organ in Teesside, UK) include a bespoke video summary of the session.
Dr Robin Harrison FRSA is your supportive, holistic piano lesson, organ lesson, singing lesson teacher & vocal coach – music for everyone.
For pupils of all ages from beginner organists through to Fellowship diploma organ students. An academy organ teacher for the Royal College of Organists (RCO), annual summer school organ teacher, masterclass deliverer, improviser, diploma paperwork examiner and aural trainer.
- 30 years of teaching experience, 1-1 expert lessons, schools, colleges, universities, kindergarten to diplomas to postgraduate.
- Extremely highly qualified: composition, piano, organ and singing diplomas, conservatoire degree and musicology PhD.
- Huge breadth of musical styles (more music for everyone!).
- Many music students become professional musicians (music for everyone here too: classical, pop, studio, teachers, performers).
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
- Academy teacher for the Royal College of Organists.
- Teaching pedagogy published by Routledge (2021).
- Former no. 1 in UK and 33 globally for putting jazzy spins on popular melodies.
Dr Robin Harrison FRSA has been a music teacher in piano (classical, jazz and rock pop), organ, singing (classical, pop, musical theatre) for over 30 years. Ex number 33 rock pop piano and jazz piano pianist worldwide, Robin was originally classically trained at the Royal Northern College of Music. He self-released 3 rock pop piano albums and teaches from beginner through to advanced diplomas. He is also a sought after composer and choral director.
He also holds a NPQLTD (UK National Professional Qualification for Leading Teacher Development).
