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Wow - can you believe we are already in November? I don't know about you but this is my favourite season. Give me ALL the hot chocolate, please! It's also a wonderful time for reflection, something Laura and I have been doing a fair bit of recently as we wrap up 2025 and plan for the new year. Our Autumn courses finished a few weeks ago and we could not be prouder of our students and more impressed by what they achieved. By the end of our Introduction to Piano course, our mus

Anyone who learnt an instrument as a child has memories of being nagged to practise, and if you were anything like me, it sometimes had...

Hi everyone, Laura and Scarlett here! As we prepare to welcome a new group of budding musicians to our Autumn courses this week, we...

At the start of the year, we set ourselves what seemed like an ambitious goal: develop and run two courses in 2025.

Laura and I recently had the absolute joy of running our very first 'Introduction to Piano' course for a group of incredible and very...

Here at Viva Piano, children use portable keyboards instead of pianos during our group lessons. Whilst there are some differences between the two, keyboards are effective for learning all the necessary skills to play the piano, and for developing your child's musicality. Plus, they enable our group lessons right here in Letchworth! Here are our thoughts on some of the similarities and differences. They (pretty much) look the same. The piano and keyboard have the same layout

We're often asked why our 'Introduction to Piano' course is designed for little ones age 6 to 9. Let's jump straight in. Sweet-spot for...

On the fence about you or your child learning an instrument? My top 10 benefits might inspire you!

Some thoughts from us before week one!

Some very exciting news and a little recap since our launch.