Where Priscilla's students sit down to play
I'm Priscilla, and I've been teaching piano in Edmonton for more than thirty years. People usually ask what a lesson actually looks like before they bring their child over, so I've put a couple of photos here instead of describing it. This is the room, the piano, and the space where the work happens — nothing staged, nothing borrowed from a stock library.
My studio is set up for one thing: a student at the keyboard with enough room beside them for me to sit, listen, and point at the page. Lessons are well organized and structured, but at the same time very friendly and fun as well. That balance matters more than the furniture. A child who is tense at the bench does not learn, and a child who is never asked to work does not progress either.
One-hour lessons, beginner through Grade 6
Everything I teach is piano — that's the only service I offer, and it's had thirty years of my attention. Students arrive with no experience at all, and they arrive partway through a grade having learned somewhere else. Both are welcome. What I look for in the photos above is a bench at the right height, good light on the music, and a student who looks like they want to be there.
- Private piano instruction, one student at a time
- Structured lesson plans that build week to week, not lesson by lesson
- Technique, reading, and repertoire taught together rather than separately
- A friendly, unhurried pace — questions are expected, not tolerated
- Progress you can actually hear at home between lessons
Keeping a musical tradition alive is the honest reason I'm still doing this. In thirty-plus years of teaching piano, my goals have been to instill confidence in my students and to give my students hope. The ultimate goal of taking piano lessons is to add to our happiness. Parents are happy to see their child learn and progress; students are happy because they can do something today that they couldn't do last month.
What students and parents say after their first term
I'd rather you read my families' words than mine. AIM Up Piano Studio holds a 5 out of 5 rating from 10 reviewsand these are two of them.
I've had such a great experience with this piano teacher. Priscilla is patient, knowledgeable, and truly passionate about teaching. She explains things clearly and makes each lesson enjoyable.
The second comes from a parent rather than a student, which I always find the more useful read, because parents hear the practicing at home.
Priscilla teaches my daughter, and we've been very happy with her.
Reviews like those are the only measure of a teaching studio I trust. A photo shows you the room. A parent telling you their daughter is happy at the piano tells you what actually happens in it.
Book an interview before you commit
Photos only go so far. If the studio looks like the right fit, come and see it — I'd rather meet you and your child first, talk about where they are and what they want to play, and let them try the piano before anyone signs up for a term. Piano lessons in south Edmonton run Monday through Friday from 10:00am to 8:30pm, and Sunday from 10:00am to 4:30pm. Saturdays I'm closed.
To arrange an interview, call (780) 965-5677 or email psyndicate@hotmail.com and tell me a little about the student. I'll find a time that works around school and everything else your week is already full of.